turns out my dog wasn't itching from fleas - it was his food this whole time

Spent like 6 months treating Ranger for fleas that he didn't even have. Multiple flea treatments, vet visits, the whole thing. I felt so dumb when i finally figured it out.

My vet suggested trying an elimination diet after everything else failed. Switched him to a single protein source food (duck and potato) and within 3 weeks the scratching dropped like 70%. Turns out chicken is a super common allergen and that's what every food i was feeding him had in it.

If your dog is scratching a lot and you can't find fleas, seriously consider the food angle. took us so long to get here and i wish someone had told me sooner.