Hello Deanna, I used the Oatmeal bath...that is what my vet asked me to use. He loved the bath, but I think it was the way that it made him feel until the next time. Actually I would say that it was bath time and he would zoom to the chair so that I could take off his shirt and collar. I was surprised (but pleased) that he wanted his bath. The other thing is that I kept him in a t-shirt rather than a tank top to limit where he was scratching off his fur...also would see him scratching and I would gently rub the area and then he seemed OK. Now if I am sitting on the bed and he starts to scratch, I just say his name and he comes over and I gently rub where he was scratching. Sometimes he will turn his head and his body so that I can get everywhere that it itching.
--- In [email protected], "Deanna" <dmonastiero@...> wrote: > > Hi Joan, thanks for posting! > > We've tried lipiderm with Dash and it didn't do much for hi, and gave him an > upset tummy. > > Did the daily baths dry out his skin? My vet told me 2x a week with the > medicated shampoo. > > --- In [email protected], "Joan" <joan_croft@> wrote: > > > > > > Hello Deanna, > > My Desi Lou has dry skin AND allergies. He is 8 lbs and I give him > > Lipiderm capsules every day, and he gets 1/4 of a beneadry twice a day. I > > bought a spray at Petco that has lavendar (and other ingredients) and he > > will really calm down and stop scratching. I would just gently rub him > > when he was wanting to scratch, so all I have to do if he is scratching is > > say his name and he will come over and I will rub him gently. Last summer > > we had daily oatmeal shampoo baths. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Deanna" <dmonastiero@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone! > > > > > > Dash is almost 3 years old and weighs about 4 pounds. He has very bad > > > skin which we and the vet have tried a lot of different meds on. I have > > > a medicated shampoo for him and I brush the loose skin off him and apply > > > bacitracin every night. I also give him children's Benadryl when he is > > > really itchy. He is on hypoallergenic food as well. > > > > > > Anyone have anything they've tried that's helped? > > > > > > I hate to see my little guy suffer. > > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
