Oh I spoil my Cleopatra.....my Pharaoh Hound. We adopted her 16 months ago. She is a nervous, timid dog....I think that's where the upchucking began....nervous stomach. But I think the itching comes from eating old picnic food droppings that she grabs faster than we can....that old stuff can have some bad bacteria on it. Even drinking any standing water puddles can do it, too. Things I never considered or thought of but the vet mentioned and so we are try to be very careful when we take her for her daily walks.