itchy skin puppy on Iams ; changing puppy food for allergies:

Question
i have a 5 mth old gsdxakita puppy she has really itchy skin and really runny stools i started her on iams and she got poorly and the vet said put her on chicken and rice for a few days so i did as soon as i put her back on dry food it returned so i swapped the dry food for frozen meat only her tummy now seems fine but she is still itchy is there anything else i could try plus she used to refuse her dry food and lost a lot of weight?

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Hi Mandy - How about we start her on some home-made dog meatballs - cut 1 up and mix it on top of the dry dog food...( or just 1/2 of a meatball on top)  YOU can freeze up the meatballs and take out what you need.
Also, let's get his kid onto some Activia Yogurt ( something with Active Acidophalus Probiotics)
I would give 1/4 a cup of Van yogurt or plain 2 x per day .....
Will help to get control of possible overgrowth of yeast causing Itchies..

Also, this food looks good :  

Wainwright's Complete Puppy Food with Turkey and Rice (* good for allergy dogs)

Wainwright's Complete Puppy Food with Turkey and Rice is a nutritious complete puppy food that is specifically formulated to be gentle on your puppy's digestion; excluding many of the ingredients which are known to commonly cause allergies.
Made with high quality ingredients, rich in vitamins and minerals and contains a minimum of 29% Turkey and 25% brown rice, to help give your puppy the complete nourishment it needs. Suitable for puppies up to 12 months old.

Meatball recipe:



Dog Meatballs

Dog Dog Food Recipe by Michele, provided to her by her vet.

Ground chicken 1 lb
Ground beef   1 lb
4% small curd cottage cheese
2 cups quaker oats soaked in low sodium chicken broth
peas
string beans
2 tablespoons salmon or fish oil (health food store or break open capsules from grocery store)
2 eggs
2 boiled yams or sweet potatoes -this is great protein and helps keep everything moist.

Mix together and make into meatballs the size of your dogs portion. Bake them at 350 until they are completely done.
Freeze into bags and warm up in microwave until warm and serve. They should love it and it is all digested so there is very little waste and smell.