Husky and stool problems

Question
My wife and I got a husky puppy at the age of three months she is now six months. We have never seen this puppy have a solid stool! We have tried every thing to try to fix the problem. Our vet has run all tests for parasites and even to make sure her pancreas is working properly. We have tried all types of food from chicken and rice, to cottage cheese to what we are using now, which is Hills Hypo-allergenic food. The vet has chocked up the problems to a food allergy. Any ides on what we can do? She does seems bite herself a lot as if she is itchy. Other than that she seems to be in great spirits. However due to the runny stool and number of times she eliminates a day she is quite small for her size. Any answers you have to help make our baby healthy would be wonderful. Thanks so much

Answer
This is a tough one, and having already been to a vet, it's tough to think of anything that might not have been tried.  In any case here's my only two suggestions and one comment:

1) Most dogs that suffer from food allergies do well on lamb and rice diets.  So if you think it is a food allergy, that might be a place to start from.

Comment:
Sibes have extremely efficient metabolisms and don't need as much food as a lot of other dogs,  With your dog having stool problems, you may inadvertently be adding to the problem by over-feeding.  (Loose stools is a sign of too much food in the digestive system)  It's a tough balancing act, but try to spread smaller portions over more time if possible, and keep in mind that the dog shouldn't be eating what's listed on the bag.  I feed my two food that suggests 2-3 cups per day - they get 1/2 cup twice per day.

2) This is a lesser known tidbit and one that has affected dogs from my particular kennel line and I'm sure is not entirely uncommon in Siberians.  Due to the efficient metabolism, many times Sibes, especially those from working lines, often thrive on high protein, high fat diets.  And whether it be a digestive tract genetic predisposition, or the loss of an enzyme, or something, some Sibes can't digest kibble as easily as one might think.  Karnovanda (the kennel from which my two dogs came from) discovered several years ago that by supplementing the dog kibble with about a tablespoon of raw hamburger meat helped solidify stools.  That might be something to try.

In that same vein, many dog owners are into raw diets (affectionately called BARF by some people - Bones And Raw Food).  You can definitely look into that online and I've heard many people say that digestive problems and even allergy problems took care of themselves on such diets.  While there are some increased problems with this method of feeding, the risks are minimal for gastro-intestinal illness because the canine digestive system is so much shorter and in reality designed for a carnivorous diet.  With this being the case, bacteria that would make humans ill (E. coli for example) don't have time to develop in the short canine digestive system.

Hope this at least gives you a few other outlets to try, and feel free to write back if you have any more questions.