Ann, that is absolutely true for most dogs. When Desi's allergies went systemic and was having the hives and the serious falling out of his fur, it was a combination of the oatmeal bath, the Lipiderm, and the Benadryl. The thing that actually calmed him the most was the oatmeal bath. When he isn't having a big attack, I don't give him a bath more than once every 6 months - but between the end of his bad season and the beginning of the next - it is less than six months to when I have to start again. I have heard for humans who have the dry itchy skin to take the Aveeno colloidal oatmeal baths. I think it is something in the oatmeal that soothes.
--- In [email protected], ann banks <ann.80.june@...> wrote: > > My vet said do not give bath often. Dries out natural oils. Sometimes the > more you do the worse itgets. > On Jun 10, 2013 11:38 AM, "Joan" <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > 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/
