I have a female 57 variety dog. She is about 10 yrs old and very nervous. We have had her since she was 6 months old. She is frightened of everything and everybody.
It's very hot here just now. She has Frontline monthly so no fleas or ticks, but she just doesn't stop scratching. She is scratching so much she is losing her hair. I have been to the vet's and got some shampoo which was expensive. I don't mind this, but it didn't work. Now they are talking about her food as the possible problem. I put oil in her food. She is fed just once a day because it's so hot.
Any ideas would be great. Should I be putting cream on her? She never goes out in the sun, ever. Help please.
By Christina
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
Try feeding her dog food for a month with no soybean. You may even go so far a making your own dog food. The soymeal has been know to cause skin problems and other problems in dogs.
Hi Christina,
I have 2 labs that are inside children. They are on Comfortis for flea preventative. Since it has been so dry this summer, it seems to have affected their skin like it does our allergies. I got a box of Aveeno oatmeal bath. Stores sell their brand which is cheaper than name brand. I use a pack of it in their bath water when I bathe them each weekend. Seems to soothe their skin so they do not scratch. Hope that it works for your dog.
No grocery store pet food, no corn wheat or soy. Fish oil supplement is great a little plan yogurt is good. At least some raw diet. cook natural as you can, it is even less expensive than Purina. Best advice is nzymes granules. Their container of granules will last a very long time. You will find you will never want to be without it again. Great for skin (fungus, allergy, diet deficiency). Good for joints, healing and general health.
No more poisons (frontline and others). Dry Borax in carpets, cedercide in yard (5 pound container lasts more than a year for average yard. No vaccines. They shut down the immune system. Google thuja for vaccine toxicity help. Check any anti vaccine site for ingredients in vaccines, ugly. Documented on vaclib.org. Write if you need me.
I agree on the oatmeal bath rather than an expensive shampoo. Unless the vet thinks she has some kind of fungus and the shampoo is a fungicide. Did the vet say anything about giving her benadryl at least for the short term to keep her from tearing her skin up with scratching? I would ask about the dosage for your dog's weight.
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
