Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Hello all, We have been keeping a small dog for a neighbor who has been ill. Misty is about 20 lbs, a cheerful little mutt (poodle/schnauzer/???) with a long curly coat which has been clipped for the summer. About two weeks ago she began chewing her behind and actually tearing her fur out in patches. She developed a series of small oozing sores in this area, and I was quite concerned for her health, and also what her owner would think when she returned home. What I did was to dilute about a tsp of tea tree oil in a quarter-cup of olive oil, and massage this into the area twice a day. I thought the dog would struggle, but she obviously liked this treatment. And she instantly began to heal. Today she still looks scruffy because of her bare butt, but the hair is growing back and she no longer chews and scratches. I am guessing flea dermatitis, perhaps compounded with anxiety from being away from home (although we are her regular home when her elderly owner is unable to care for her). I thought I would throw this out to the group for comments. A dog’s skin is sensitive, and over the years I’ve developed several natural ways to treat dermatitis. I thought perhaps this info would be useful to some of you – or some may criticize this approach. By the way, although I would never “animal test” any of my soaps, I have bathed Misty several times now with my herbal shampoo bar, and it works great. The most prominent herbs in this formulation are nettle and rosemary. And I am quite certain that it was not the shampoo that caused the dermatitis in the first place. Dave Semper in fæcibus sumus, sole profundum variat. -- Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/368 - Release 6/16/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 There are a number of commercially available balms sold to help dogs with this problem. The only " active " ingredients are tea tree and lavender essential oil. I've known a number of people who have had great success with these in a simple balm of beeswax and oil for hot spots and dermatitis in dogs. Joanne , " David Lambert " <dlmbrt wrote: > > Hello all, > > We have been keeping a small dog for a neighbor who has been ill. Misty is > about 20 lbs, a cheerful little mutt (poodle/schnauzer/???) with a long > curly coat which has been clipped for the summer. About two weeks ago she > began chewing her behind and actually tearing her fur out in patches. > I am guessing flea dermatitis, perhaps compounded with anxiety from being > away from home (although we are her regular home when her elderly owner is > unable to care for her). I thought I would throw this out to the group for > comments. > > A dog's skin is sensitive, and over the years I've developed several natural > ways to treat dermatitis. I thought perhaps this info would be useful to > some of you – or some may criticize this approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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