I have a 7 week old dachshund puppy that itches so bad he whines.?

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I have a 7 week old dachshund puppy that itches so bad he whines. My husband took him to the vet for a check up and asked about the itching and the vet checked him for "pests" (i.e. worms, fleas, ticks) he told him our puppy did not have pests and it might be a food allergy. We give him the same food the breeder gave him.. Iam Healthy Naturals. He did not seem to itch until 3 days after we got him home. The vet told my husband to keep an eye on it. I am planning on giving him a bath this afternoon and see if this helps with the scratching. How would I know if it was an allergy to grass, or laundry detergent, or food and etc. He does not have a rash or red spots or anything like that. If he might be allergic to laundry detergent, what detergent could I use? If possible I would like to narrow these things down before I have to go and spend more money at the Vet just to tell me to "keep an eye on it". Thanks for your help.
 
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If you don't want to do that stop feeding your dog his food and instead feed rice with some ground beef or chicken in it. I usually cook the meat right in with the rice. You can also add cooked sweet potato. Anyway, feed for at least a week and see if the itching improves. Your dog may be alergic to grains such as corn. There are many grain free foods out there you can feed, ie. Taste of the wild etc. A bath could make him worse as it will stip the oils from his skin.
 
This happened to my doxie when she was little and I never figured out what it was. Common allergies to food are beef and wheat, so I would eliminate that from their diet right away, regardless of what the breeder fed. Also, I used puppy shampoo with aloe on her and that seemed to help. It did end up clearing up after a few weeks though.
 
I think you should go to Bing.com, I'm sure you've heard of it, and search 'dachshund alergies' or something like that. Also see if you can find the different chemicals that dachshunds may react to and avoid them when buying certain products like detergent. Btw when the Vet say to 'Keep an eye on him' that means he has no idea whats causing ur puppy's problem. Also I found a site called everything-about-dachshund.com, this might also help. Hope this helps and ur puupy gets better.
 
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