My dog has skin rash, licks, smelly poop. Should I try raw food?

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Her diarrhoea has stopped but her poop is smelly when it wasn't in the past. Her skin rash is back again and she licks herself raw. I'm worried. What do I do? Any advice on changing to raw from dry food? Would that be a smart idea? Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | unspayed | 4 years and 4 months old | 4 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

In bella's case i would say there is a good chance that she is suffering from food allergy. did you try an hypoallergenic prescription diet? if not i would recommend trying that before trying Raw, this way it will be easier to identify the source of the allergy. if the hypoallergenic diet solves the problem, them you can try to switch to raw gradually over a period of 7 days. at first you should try only one source of animal protein, for example chicken, every 2 weeks you can try to add a new source, this way you can identify things she is allergic to.

My dog has skin rash, licks, smelly poop. Should I try raw food?

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