Solutions for Sensitive Skin
Support your pet’s skin health from the inside out with Big Dog Pet Foods’ natural, raw diets.
Big Dog raw food for itchy and sensitive skin
Diet can play a major role in managing your pet’s allergies and itchiness. Feeding your dog a food that supports their immune system response and helps to boost your dog’s skin and coat health is one of the easiest and most natural ways to help your pet.
Ingredients that may support your dog's skin
Big Dog recipes are made with high-quality, Aussie produce sourced from the human-supply chain to provide pets with fresh, raw meals that replicate their natural diet.
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Our team, along with trusted veterinarians and canine nutritionists, has created a wealth of educational resources to help pet parents make informed choices about their pet’s diet and overall care.
What causes my dog to itch?
Veterinarian, Dr Nicole Rous, explains how much itching is normal for pets, the common causes of itching, and effective management strategies, especially focusing on diet and holistic care.
Understanding food allergies in dogs
Narelle Cooke is a canine nutritionist, naturopath and herbalist for pets, with a passion for research. Narelle explores food allergies and intolerances in our pets – how the present and how we can manage them.
Why is my dog itchy?
Frequently Asked Questions
Whether you’re just starting your raw feeding journey or looking to make the switch to a more natural diet, we’ve got all your questions covered.
What would you recommend for a dog with sensitive skin / irritated skin?
Big Dog Pet Foods Sensitive Skin recipe is complete and balanced and formulated to support dogs with skin issues by strengthening their immune system and nourishing their skin.
For dogs that have skin issues due to a food allergy, we have 3 single meat protein options available: Kangaroo, Turkey, and Goat.
Including a probiotic can be very beneficial for dogs with skin issues.
We recommend working with your vet to determine the cause of the itch or irritation.
Feeding raw food for sensitive skin.
What makes up a Big Dog diet?
Big Dog healthy raw food diets are based on evolutionary dietary principles of cats and dogs (also referred to as BARF – Bones and Raw Food or Biologically Appropriate Raw Food).
Our raw food diets for dogs consist of approximately:
70% muscle meat
10% offal
10% crushed real bone
10% fresh vegetables, fruit and other healthy ingredients (eg, eggs, herbs goats whey etc).
Our raw food diets for cats consist of approximately:
A minimum of 70% muscle meat
15% offal
5% raw bone powder and other calcium sources
4% fresh vegetables
<4% healthy ingredients (eg, eggs, goats whey, nutritional yeast etc)
How do I transition my pet to your raw food?
We always recommend slowly introducing raw diets over 2 weeks. The reason for this is to minimise any potential for stomach upsets which can happen if a change in diet is sudden. Some pets will have no issues with a quick changeover in diet, however to be sure, we do recommend slowly introducing the new food.
Day 1-3: 20% New 80% Old
Day 4-6: 40% New 60% Old
Day 7-9: 60% New 40% Old
Day 10-12: 80% New 20% Old
Day 12+: 100% New Diet
Remember, there are no preservatives in our food so it will last only 2-3 days in the fridge once defrosted.