what can we do for his scabs?

Question

hi our dog had fleas,

was bitten quite alot i think he has alot of scabs and is itchin constantly. we havent washed him

i just wondered what we could use on him>

lotion? omega oil? something in his food?

plz advice ta

Answer 1

Hopefully, you've gotten rid of the fleas on your dog and the fleas in your home. And have your dog set up with some sort of flea repellant now. Your dog has scabs and is still itching which means his skin is really irritated, these are symptoms of flea allergy dermatitis. Which means he is allergic to flea bites. To prevent itching and soreness , There are shampoos, sprays and creams you can use. I would recommend the ones with natural ingredients.

Answer 2

Best thing to do is to get rid of the fleas before you start treating the scabs. Give him a good bath and there are even some flea dips that you could buy and dip him in at home. There are also different types of medicine to use on him that you place on their back and it's suppose to work really well. As an add-on, I bought my dogs some vitamins. There's one kind I found somewhere (I forgot where) but it's to help his shedding and also has garlic in it that's said to help repel fleas and mosquito bites. Also, remember to wash and spray the dogs surrounding areas. As a precaution I spray my house with the Raid spray at least once a month. I let the dogs out to play for a while and spray the entire house, vacuum, and pretty much check and double-check my dogs to make sure there aren't any fleas. Fleas normally show up around the ears or under the arms and stuff. You might even want to go to the extent of trying to find something to spray outside onto your lawn? I haven't done that though...

Answer 3

Talk to your vet about getting a good monthly flea and tick treatment, like Frontline or Advantage. Do not buy shampoo from the supermarket or flea and tick medicine from there, either. It's the cheep brands that are proven to actually harm your dog. You can get your dog dipped at the vets, or just give him a bath with regular doggy shampoo that's mild and won't bother his itching. Make sure you wash all blankets, sheets, doggie beds, and steam-clean your carpets if you can. Fleas can be pretty nasty. Also, if you put your dog on a holistic diet, you can find a recipe online and most call for a little bit of garlic which is a natural repelant of fleas.

Answer 4

The first thing to do is make sure that there are no fleas on your dog by using a good insecticide, like frontline. Then you must make sure that your home is flea free as most fleas live in the environment like dogs bed and household furnishings so spray them. This done bathe the dog in a natural shampoo not one with chemicals, the dog will probably lick off most lotions.Also you can ask for advice from the vet most vets will not charge for advice. If it is really bad then you might have to have vet treatment for your dog. Garlic in the dogs food is said to be a natural repellent for fleas

Answer 5

I give Harry the ocasional tin of Sardines, about once a week, it is good for them. A great cure for itching is a tablespoon of Spinach, liquidised, on his food once a day. The scabs will drop off in their own time just leave them.
Edit: Just remembered an old fashioned deterrant for fleas etc. Mix 6 drops Lavender Oil, 4 drops Tea Tree oil and 2 drops Geranium Oil, put into about half pint water and use as a spray around the house and on the dogs coat, avoiding the face and eyes especialy. It works for all types of flying bugs is environmentaly friendly and doesn't smell bad, what more can you ask! :-)

Answer 6

Wash him then treat him with something like spot on.

You can get little packets of a squirt on medicine from vets or even supermarkets. You squirt it on to the skin at the back of the neck and it gets rid of the fleas.

To get rid of the eggs, you need to treat any blankets in his basket and possibly the carpets from flea eggs. The scabs are where the dog is over scratching. Depending how bad he is you might need a conical collar to stop him biting the itches.

Answer 7

So long as you're flea-treating him correctly, the scabs and itching will resolve before long. You're correct not to bathe him, you can't do this within 48 hours before or after flea treatment.

I want to check you're using proper flea treatment - i.e from a vets, NOT store. Store-bought products do not work because they're not licensed to sell the appropriate drugs. You need Frontline, Advantage or Revolution basically, and you need to make sure it gets on his skin, not on his fur. You also need to spray your house to get rid of those fleas, because 95% of them are in the environment.

Chalice

Answer 8

you can use oil in his food to help the dryness like olive oil, i give my dog a tin of tuna in sunflower oil to keep her skin soft,but you can buy special shampoos, the only thing i have found worked with fleas is frontline it is expensive but well worth it, over the counter stuff at supermarkets is rubbish waste of money,my dog had fleas in august,it was awful she was riddled and so was my carpets, but since i used frontline and cleaned my carpets lots and used powder for the home i havent had any trouble ..touch wood lol good luck

Answer 9

tea tree oil is marvelous for anything with the skin and as an added bonus can be used with existing flea treatments as it is a repellent i find it very good

Answer 10

Witch Hazel works great. Put it on a cotton ball and dab dont rub the scabs. It will take away some of the itching and help sooth the scabs.