Probably a couple of years ago my westie Lucy was diagnosed with an itchy skin condition.  I seem to remember the vet prescribed Malaseb.  It seemed to fade away and she has been okay since although she suffers with arthritis - she is 10 years old.

However she seems to have had a recurrence of the skin conditon.  Her coat seems greasy and has a "mousey" smell.  Today she has been to the groomer's but still has the smell.  Also she has  been biting her tail which is sore.

The groomer said she wondered if I had changed her food lately - I have, she has the small bite Bakers dried food mixed with a bit of Butcher's tripe.  Before that she was on JWB - but likes the Bakers much more.  Do  you think the food could be causing it?  And should I put something on her sore tail?

I know skin problems are quite common in westies so any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Snowflake

Possibly malassezia, a yeast infection very common in Westies with sensitive skin.

Bakers is full of sugars and colourings and certainly wouldn't be helping.  A BARF diet generally helps, or if you don't want to do that, then Wafcol salmon & potato or Vegetarian sometimes helps.

And hand stripping rather than clipping also improves the skin as it removes dead coat rather than cutting it.