dog itches?

Question

can you help please i need somthing i can order in the uk that calms the coat but if you know somthing that sooths that i can get hold of

Answer 1

Try bathing them in an oatmeal shampoo.

Answer 2

Unfortunately you will get the typical answer with this. Contact a vet. They do carry many over the counter shampoos, conditioners, and leave in treatments. They would be the best people to tell you, they will need to know a few answers, more than what you have posted ex: is the dog itchy, are there sores, is he licking...etc. They can try to give you the best advise on the phone, or you may have to set up an appointment .

This could also save you time and MONEY. If you get a good shampoo for 20$ or so. It may be better than getting 5 or 6 $5 shampoos that don't work.

Or vise versa, of course :) GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 3

I am assuming that the itching is not parasitic. While it could be due to kidney problems or hypothyroid, it is most likely due to nutritional imbalance. HOKAMIX-30 is an excellent supplement to help balance.
I recommend researching breed-specific nutrition for long-term care (NOT the commercial products that claim to be breed-specific but are actually group-specific).W D Cusick has written several books on this topic. Breed-specific nutrition is based on the origins of the breed. For example, labs are from the fishing villages in Newfoundland where they ate fish, whale blubber and some vegetables - and very low carbohydrates - they do not assimilate beef or beef fat easily. Golden retrievers thrive on beef and potatoes. Labs are said to be prone to skin problems but this is due to their skin (which should be protected at all times by their coat and the ant-bacterial oil produced by the skin) being exposed to foreign matter or toxins trying to be expelled through the skin. Mathilda is my third lab. She eats deep ocean fish (mostly mackerel) and a variety of vegetables and very low carbs. She is well-muscled, athletic and has tremendous stamina. She has a coat that is so shiny and luxurious it prompts strangers to ask what she is fed! She does NOT SHED except to blow her coat (I have white furniture); she does not smell - even when wet; she never gets a bath (remember - protect that skin) and never needs her teeth brushed; she has NO DANDER - people with severe allergies have no problem being around her; she does not get fleas and I use no flea products on her. She is the perfect little tugboat she was meant to be!

I don't know what breed you have, but think about it - do you really believe that their is one dog food that is 100% nutritionally correct for 150+ breeds? If you took someone from some remote village in, say, China and started feeding them Big Macs don't you think they would have problems?

Answer 4

I have also had the same problems. Actually you can buy something called Sulfodene and it usually takes care of the itchy spots. It is very easy to use. You can just rub it where the dog is scratching (with a cotton ball). Then the itching will be gone. I use it on my dogs, and the bottle lasts forever. They usually don't get the itching back for along time. I hope I was helpful.

Answer 5

your dog might have what is called hot spots if so then look for someting to help with hot spots