Stop Dog Itching With Natural Ingredients
Is your dog itching driving you crazy? Chance are it’s driving your dog crazy too. You know how it feels when you just can’t stop that itchy feeling. You’ll do just about anything to stop it. So will your dog, including tearing up their own skin. And when that happens, their possibility of developing secondary bacterial infections increase, causing even more discomfort.
So what can you do to help your poor dog? Some people give their dogs steroids, antibiotics and topical/spot-on itching treatments. However, some dogs can have bad reactions to these chemical products.
The good news is there are several all-natural ingredients that really help soothe and relieve dog itchy skin, whether it be from dry skin to allergy related skin itchiness. These remedies have been used and proven for centuries.
Colloidal oatmeal is an excellent remedy for both dry and itchy skin. Your best bet is to look for a dog shampoo containing colloidal oatmeal. Try to stay away from shampoos that have oat extract, as this is inferior to colloidal oatmeal. Let the colloidal oatmeal shampoo sit on your dog’s coat for 5 to 10 minutes for maximum benefits. Even if your dog hates baths, the relief from this type of shampoo will make it worth while. Make sure you rinse thoroughly, then rinse again – shampoo residue is a common cause for dog itchy skin!
Calendula extract is another top ingredient for soothing irritated skin and aid in quicker healing of the skin. Calendula extract comes from the marigold flower and has been used for centuries. Calendula is added into both dog shampoos and spot-on topical itch relief sprays.
Aloe Vera has long been used to treat various skin conditions, from burns to cuts, and soothes irritated skin. Aloe Vera is great to help condition your dog’s skin and keep it moisturized.
Tea Tree Leaf oil is still another widely used natural ingredient to help give your dog relief from itchy skin. It is both an anti-septic as well as an anti-fungal agent, and relieves pain.
Try one or more of these all-natural dog itching remedies to give your dog some much needed relief. But remember, these only help stop the itching temporarily. You need to get to the root of the problem – fleas, mange, allergies, etc – to get the itching to stop permanently.