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Can the water be causing my dog to itch?

  • November 22, 2015 11:37 PM EST

    Question submitted by the audience in our recent webinar: "The Itchy Dog":

    In Florida a lot of our water has sulfur in it, strong smell, tastes bad etc. Could that be causing a dog to break out and itch? No other changes to daily routine. I recommended bottled water to see if it would make a difference. 

    Answer by: Andrew Hillier, BVSc, MANZCVS, DACVD 

    It would be extremely unlikely that sulfur in the water, or any other waterborne element for that matter, is the cause of dog’s allergies. There are no reported cases of this happening.