Relieving Itching for Dogs
I have a 7 year old black Labrador, too. Lately she has started to have patches of dry flaky skin. Her fur comes out in tufts when she is scratching herself. She is always biting and licking herself on different spots on her body, mainly under her lower belly. Will olive oil or cod liver oil help? Can someone help me please?
By leenavipul from Delhi ncr, India
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RE: Relieving Itching for Dogs
Definitely watch out for food allergies, particularly corn in dog food.
But also, check out earthclinic.com online. They have a pet section that talks about these sort of things a fair amount.
Good luck!
Post by Gina J.
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Try changing their food I had several dogs that the vets were charging me major bucks for this and that for dry skin then on a spur of a moment switched foods. I was in a sporting goods store with my husband and we started talking and the man and I got onto dogs and I mentioned my dogs itching he mention a product called sportsman's pride or black gold he said that's what he fed all his dogs it cured my dogs itch and it good food all the way around. I now have 12 dogs and 16 cats and that's all I feed them and they love it and won't eat another brand. Debbie
Post by dcsprsmm
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Hi,
Fish oil capsules and flax seed capsules.
You can give them what you give yourself and not buy the expensive ones at the vets.
Sorry to hear about your pups.
Our airdale had terrible itching and scratching due to allergies and hotspots to the point where he would bleed from the gauges and we had to put a cone on his head. His underbelly, back, head, everywhere. We tried everything for years...shots, prednisone/cortisone, tea tree oil, hydrocortisone creams, even benedryl didn't touch it, etc.
It wasn't until we started giving him fish oil capsues and flaxseed capsules that it stopped almost totally. We gave him the ones from Sam's, but you can get a great deal on buy one get one free at drugstores. They work in the body from the inside out and are an anti-inflammatory.
The vet was impressed and so were we. We didn't want to keep him on prednisone as that is hard on the liver.
Hope this at least might give your pups some relief. It won't cure the mites but might help with the inflammation they cause.
For years I was extremely sick with asthma and allergies myself. Started taking the oils along with some other supplements and I rarely need meds now. Use to max out my meds before. Our bodies need the Omega 3's or we can get sick in a myriad of ways. I really hope this helps you!
Post by italianswede
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I have a shiutzu/pug mix with same problem.
My vet has me putting olive oil on her food.Also limit baths to every 15 days and use Avon Skin so Soft.....
Post by chrissym15
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Me again. Food allergies maybe? Corn wheat and soy should never be in dog or cat food. Notorious for food allergies. Science diet? Most of their foods list corn #1.
Post by muttmom
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Borax all carpets for fleas. Leave for 2 weeks before you vacuum. Use willard water xxx for the itches. Use more often at first. WW xxx will stop the itching overnight. Very healing.
Post by muttmom
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I use to didn't have the problem with itching. I now have *4* dogs that have it so bad it's driving them crazy and they jump and hop around and whine. 1 is scrappy (male, 1/2 jack russell terrier and 1/2 rat terrier). He never had that problem until 3 weeks ago..now he has been scratching so bad he is almost hairless and he skin is splotched with redness. I've also got 3 great pyrneese pups that are 4 weeks old. They didn't have the problem until 3 days ago. The mother had moved them from a shed to underneath the house. It is only now after I've spent a fortune on scrappy at the vets that I realize what is actually wrong with my dogs. Mites. Mites are like a chiggar. They are so small you can't hardly see them. They go under the skin and they itch you to death.
My poor dog got shots that he might not even needed. It did help though. It just came back. For mites you can spray the dog (or the affected area) with alcohol after you give them a bath. Spray them, let them dry and wait another few hours and spray them again. do this for a total of 3 or 4 times. It will kill out mites and chiggars You can also use 1 oz of lavender essential oil.
Take a big bottle of (generic) baby shampoo, pour some out in a cup and then add your lavender essential oil, put the lid on and shake the bottle. The shampoo will turn white cloudy looking (that's ok), then take the lid off the shampoo and pour the left over shampoo back in the bottle. It won't hold all of it, but pour it as full as you can get it. put the lid on and shake again. You can use this to give dogs a bath in. This will also kill fleas and ticks. The is an all natural remedy for dogs and will not hurt them. I'm not sure about cats. That's a special animal so check the websites before giving a cat a bath in lavender. I hope this helps.
Post by fritzbaby2000
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The itching could be caused by a flea allergy. My cat Skooter has a horrible flea allergy and was always scratching himself until I got him on Advantage Flea Preventive. Advantage is sold for dogs too. As a matter of fact, 1 tube of Advantage for dogs, a blue box, can be divided into 10 .4 ml. doses for cats for huge savings and this is what I do for my cats.
I have given dogs a tablespoon of veggie oil daily to help prevent dry skin and it has worked.
If the itching is bad, the vet should be able to give the dog(s) a shot to stop the itching.
Mary in Camden, MI
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Post by Lorelei
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Itching and scratching can be so many things. I have a dog with severe arthritis, and my Vet told me to give him a 3-6-9 omega pill every day. Itching and scratching, from all the years of my doggies, could be related to not enough oils.
Everyone knows that oils are at the top of the list, and we shouldn't have too many, but without oils, we get itchy and need help. I don't know how else to say it. When I give my male baby a 3-6-9 oil capsule, one a day, he isn't arthritic anymore, and he is still very old, but he is a truly happy baby. Almost 14 years old.
I don't think dry foods contain the oils that we all need in our lives, even though we must be careful of what oils we consume. This also applies to dogs.
Post by Carol L.
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