My 5 year old toy poodle has been scratching his ears lately. His ears are red and flaky most of the time due to the aggressive scratching. There are also some yellow-brownish kind of cream-like texture in his ears when I go to clean them. I believe that the yellow-brown stuff dries up and becomes the...

The allergies could be due to flea bites, molds, pollen, dust, food - lots of things. However, if the allergies are year-round, I would definitely try a different food, as someone above suggested. A lot of dogs are allergic to grain, which is common in dog foods, especially dry food, and especially the...