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Update on Fudge and Toffee

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Question
Hi Sandra

They seem to scratch every minute!!. Mainly under their bellies, back of head, under chin and in their ears.
There main diet is lab blocks from Pets at Home which is 16% protein. They also have treats called Treat Ums (a few a week), chocolate drops, rice krispies, shredded wheat with apricot filling, dried fruit, banana,apple, cherries, grapes, carrot, cooked potato, bread (occasionally with a bit of marmite!!), cooked chicken or duck (once, maybe twice a week), occasionally hard boiled egg.
They eat better than me!!
Maybe i should cut the protein altogther for 2-3 weeks and see if they get any better

On another note, toffee seems fine this evening. She is running round like a mad thing and climbing the curtains.

Thanks
Vicky

Answer
Heck they eat better than MOST PEOPLE!  LOL!!

They do need their protein so I would not cut that...with the good diet they have I don't think its a protein issue.

They very well could have dry skin and eczema. Have they ever been given antihistamines before?