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scratching
my dog is a 1 year old bichon frise. he has been scratching himself non stop to a point where he rips his face up & he bleeds. it's not flees (we asked the vet & he takes medicine). the vet suggested hypoallergenic food, which we ordered. my dog has been wearing a cone for the past 2 or 3 weeks (so he won't scratch) but as soon as you take it off, he does. what else can we do to make him stop scratching the way he does or what could be wrong with him? i don't want him to wear a cone or scratch for ever!
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Maybe he is allergic to something you should take him to the vet and ask them to look carefully and also maybe you should pray and you should also get some ointment for him and also ask the vet to see if he can get a shot or something Good luck:-)
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Well first of all, make sure you cut his nails so he doesn't hurt himself so badly. It does sound as if he has dry skin. There are many shampoos you can buy for dry skin, so get one of those. Don't bathe him too much though- that will make it worse. Do it only about once every one or two weeks.
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It sounds to me as though your dog has dry sensitive skin. Some things you can do for him are: give him dietary supplement C (in tablet form and crush it to add to food), E(capsule form and puncture a hole and squeeze on food), and Sulfur (powder or tablet form and crush and add to food). If you can't locate individual vitamins specifically for dogs then go ahead and get people versions only give your dog child doses. If your local health store doesn't have sulfur in individual tablets or powder form you can also find it in powder form in most pharmacies. If they don't have it they can order it. You need to give the dog a bath with a shampoo for dogs with dry sensitive skin. Immediately after drying your dog put extra virgin cold press olive oil mixed with vitamin E, clove oil, and lavender (proportions below) onto the areas most troublesome. Olive oil is a sqalane which will clear up difficult skin problems (eczema, dermatitis, rashes, etc.) when nothing else helps very much. It also heals skin cracks, which are a significant health issue in the winter as germs can easily enter the body through cracked skin that has dried out from cold conditions. Squalane has these unique abilities because the oil is naturally a major factor in skin lubrication as well as providing germ killing activity when it is properly concentrated in the skin. Pour about 1/4 cup into a bowl and put one drop of clove essential oil and 3 drops lavender. The clove will numb the area so that he won't feel it itch and the lavender will heal it. You can also use the clove oil on a sore tooth and it will numb it for a while. In World War I they used lavender as an antiseptic in France to heal to wounded when they ran out of conventional methods. It also has healing properties. You don't have to add these two items for the olive oil, with the added vitamin E,will work all on it's on. The clove and lavender only enhances the healing process. I suggested these natural products because you are going to be applying to a dog. They are always licking themselves other dogs are licking them and I'd hate for some chemical to get into your dog and harm him. Also, there is a product on the market that is called "Sqalane". It is excellent and is great for people and will work on dogs. It's just that the olive oil you can start using immediately. I don't know where someone can purchase the product "Sqalane" except over the internet and since olive oil is a sqalane.... Your dog will love your doing this. Make sure your fingers get down to where the skin is and rub the solution on the skin as best as you can. If the fur gets too oily, get a paper towel and lightly rub on the area and get as much as you can off. It won’t be long before it is cleared up. Good luck!
Namaste,
LULABELLE
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His skin may be to dry. Try finding a good shampoo for dogs with dry skin and give him a bath.
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edit:: you said your groomer used good shampoo but you cant always trust that. especially if you go to like petco to get it done. they go more for glamor over like how good it works
did you try giving him a bath? my dog was scraching alot lately so i gave her a bath and it solved all our problems.. we think her skin was just really dry from the weather and she started to peal. also i think they make dog moisturizer maybe you can try that
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