doggie dandruff

As long as we've had Dante he has had a terrible case of dandruff. It got even worse after his first dose of comfortis. I dont overbathe him, and he gets regular brushings, so i am wondering if it could be the food change (his previous owner fed cheap kibble, we use innova), or comfortis? I feel so clueless but i've never dealt with a case that didn't resolve itself. My husband thinks it may be an allergy and wants to switch to a grain-free food. Any suggestions on what the cause could be, or on solving this for him?

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Permalink Reply by Morgan on May 31, 2012 at 4:22am

Foxy has dandruff as well. I feed her fish based protein and it seems to mitigate but not eliminate the problem. After a dosage of comfortis Foxy had very itchy ears which resulted in a cone for a while. I went back to frontline but I am worried that the fleas in the area are resistant. Either that of the resident gopher is contributing to the problem.

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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on May 31, 2012 at 8:10am

Hi Rachael, it's not the food or comforts, simply add a tea spoon of oil to his food daily, turn up the humidifier at home.

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Permalink Reply by Donna and Lilly on May 31, 2012 at 7:53pm

I feed mine Canidae and they really like it, I mix in a can of sardines at night for them. The omegas really help the skin, and they love it. I recently changed to the ocean fish, which is grain free. They like it, but I still mix in the sardines...they love them!