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Mold is one those dog allergies that can cause skin itching and general illness, paticularly mold that produces mycotoxins which suppress the immune system.  The two most common places for mold is on you dogs food or in the rooms he is commonly kept.  If you buy food for you dog from stores that don’t generally sell a lot of dog food there is a better chance that food has been sitting on the shelf too long allowing some mold to form.   Sometimes the food producers themselves using poor quality products with a small amount of molding, this will be hard to know without having tests run.  More than likely the mold is existing where he resides.  If you house ever flooded, had a leaky pipe, or washing machine hose broke your house could be the source of mold.  Perhaps you 20 year old plastic dog house could have some molding also.  Look around and bleach or dry those areas and see if it gets better.

If your dog’s personality appears to have changed for no apparent reason it may be possible that he’s suffering from an allergic reaction. Dog allergies present themselves in a variety of different ways and uncontrollable scratching is just one of them. An unhappy dog that isn’t itching may still be suffering an allergic reaction.

Symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea, runny nose, runny eyes or ear irritation are all possible signs that your dog has an allergy.

The most common type of dog allergy is known as canine atopic dermatitis, a genetic condition for which there is no cure. Treatment involves adjusting the dog’s immediate environment to reduce the allergens that trigger the dog’s allergic reaction. Your dog may exhibit no symptoms at all for the majority of its life until the conditions change.

Any noticeable change in your dog’s behaviour may be cause to seek help from your vet.