I don't know where you live but if it is like up here in WI. the dry winter air makes everyone itchy. Try a humidifier maybe ? and give her 1 or 2 fish body oil caps a day for Omega 3 fatty acids. NOT COD LIVER OIL !!!! which can be toxic. Fish body oils are sold with diff descriptions. WallyWorld sell one we all ( 2 & four legged) use as Cold Water Salmon Oil and another good one is from KMart Vitasmart brand ... Natural Fish Oil Supplement with body oils from sardines,anchovies, sprat, clupea and salmon. No concerns for the soy contained in these caps as it is soy lecithin oil , the only soy porduct that is toxin free . ( I avoid soy for what it is .... toxic). Our GSDs get 2 caps twice a week unless they have itchy skin issues. Ohhh, you poor girl doggie , it must be so hard for her with a big belly to deal wiht this. Good luck, Shirley Fred & Donna Velten <vhvgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: female is ready to whelp any minute..changed her food 2 weeks ago from euk to eagle kennel pack, she was itchy on eukanuba also but not like this. she is biting at her entire body scratching and biting her coat out. on propan she was also itchy. she has been thyroid tested she has no sores or "bugs" ! she is scratching so much it constantly sounds like she is nesting. i am sure that the heat in the whelping room isn't helping but she doesn't spend much time in there because she is a spoiled rotten house mouse who insists on lying on the couch in the sun during the day and yes she is itchy there also Fred & Donna Velten Vom Haus Velten German Shepherds www.vomhausveltengermanshepherds.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================