Tazzierescued

We've just had a bit of a flea scare on Taz and we're still monitoring him closely. He's perked up significantly from 2 days ago (when we've just discovered signs of the little buggers) and doesn't look so miserable anymore. We're in the process of vacuuming and re-vacuuming the entire place and have arranged for carpets to be steam cleaned (was due for one anyway) next week to get rid of any flea eggs and larvae remaining. Now Taz is still scratching occasionally, but not as much as during the peak of his experience with fleas but still more that usual. Is this normal and will the scratching die down eventually? Thanks

Thank you all for your insight, its been very helpful! Looks like I'll add in a bit of offal in with the mince daily or set aside a day of 2 where the offal replaces the mince. GayleK would there be any issues with choking on sardine bones? I've always heard about people choking on the small fishbones and was wondering if sardines have the smaller bones which might be a choking hazard too. And yes being big fans of apple ourselves, Taz will certainly be getting apple in his veg/fruit minces.

OH and I are thinking on starting Tazzie on a raw diet, he's been on Science Diet since we adopted him 6 months ago (that was what the shelter was feeding) but the more I learn about dogs diet the worse it seems and we seriously think moving away from processed, commercial food sounds the most logical. Some info, Taz is a approx 2-4 year old, 5 kg male, believed to be a terrier/papillon/some other mix. Just wondering if some of the older hands here can see if the following diet daily sounds ok: 2 chicken necks/wings (about 40-50g each) 50g of pork/beef mince various vegs/fruits, minced by the blender (~10g) A raw egg with shell, once a week A fish oil capsule, twice a week Also, I've read somewhere that raw food is digested a lot quicker than the commercial dry foods, does this mean that we've got to feed him a light meal in the mornings, as we're just currently feeding him once a day in the evening when on dry food. Any input much appreciated, thanks!