ProDerma Powder Supplement

[Khan]

I think You are on the right track with as few ingredients as possible. CN is a good place to start.
From a person who has gone through this. I would not only focus on the protein or grain I would check ALL the ingredients in BOTH food AND treats!
I'm sure everyone is sick of hearing about Khan's issues; We found he was allergic to Flax/Flaxseed. This happens to be an ingredient in CN and most all treats. We focused on the "Big Items" for several months to no avail. Just make sure you are looking at the not so common ones as well. When it was all said and done, after getting rid of the Flax, salmon, and dairy, he was no longer an itchy licking mess.
Just some Food For Thought!

[Jack Monzon]

I think You are on the right track with as few ingredients as possible. CN is a good place to start.
From a person who has gone through this. I would not only focus on the protein or grain I would check ALL the ingredients in BOTH food AND treats!
I'm sure everyone is sick of hearing about Khan's issues; We found he was allergic to Flax/Flaxseed. This happens to be an ingredient in CN and most all treats. We focused on the "Big Items" for several months to no avail. Just make sure you are looking at the not so common ones as well. When it was all said and done, after getting rid of the Flax, salmon, and dairy, he was no longer an itchy licking mess.
Just some Food For Thought!

The California Natural I feed does not contain flax or flaxseed. I feed Lamb & Rice; I think the Chicken & Rice formula does. Not sure about the CN grain-free formulas.

It's been 6 full weeks on CN, and he's doing better, itch-wise, and perfect bowel-movement-wise (small, hard, and easy to pick up!). He still itches some, but it's no longer excessive. It's moderate. I'm guessing the switch to CN is working, or (more likely) his allergies are seasonal and subsiding since it's getting cooler.

I've also been cleaning my apartment way more, and I bought the Dyson Animal Vacuum, which is picking up all kinds of evil stuff my $80 Hoover had left behind. The Dyson costs an arm and a leg, but I'm impressed with it so far. Also, I've been toweling him off with microfiber towels after every trip outside. So it could be any number of these things that's making him improve.

If he continues to improve, I'm going to start easing in some salmon oil. His coat is looking better, but it could improve. I haven't used the Furminator in weeks, but the last time I did, he had dandruff.

As for the powder supplement I originally started this thread about, it's still sitting in my cabinet, unopened.

[magicre]

It also contains "beef plasma".
That is a by-product of the meat packing industry and is manufactured from blood that is collected from slaughterhouses. It's blood to entice the animal to eat.
Why would anybody want to feed their animal blood?

i might not want to feed blood plasma, which is merely the yellow serous fluid, minus the white and red blood cells and platelets...it acts as the river that carries the nutrients through the system...

but my dogs eat the blood that pools in the container of their meat bags....and when i make stew, if the meat has defrosted and there is blood in the bag, it goes into the stew.

it's got lots of nutrients....and is good for you....:)