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Demystifying The Good Oil About Itchy Dog Home Remedy Treatment
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Natural treatments and itchy dog home remedy solutions can be found everywhere. There are a lot of products out there that can do more harm than good.
The right advice on itchy dog home remedy solutions is hard to find. Many products that are promoted and sold over the internet are not going to help you and in fact may be harmful.
Many of the "miracle cures" on the internet are shampoos that will make your dog skin problems even worse. A lot of canine skin problems are caused by allergies. A lot of allergies in dogs is due to atopy. Atopic dermatitis in dogs is caused by pollen, dust mites and household spores. Atopic dogs have a faulty skin barrier which is deficient in ceramide. Allergens can cross the skin barrier.
A lot of itchy dog home remedy solutions are shampoos, many of which are unsuitable. Shampoo can be quite irritating to a dog with no functional skin barrier. The faulty ceramide layer binding the epithelial cells of the outer layer of skin may be damaged and removed by soap.
Shampoo containing soap and surfactant is very bad if your dog has skin allergies caused by atopic dermatitis. The protective barrier of the skin in dogs with atopy is like the crumbling mortar between the stones of an old building. The ancient mortar crumbles allowing moisture to penetrate.
A dog with atopy has skin like this. Soap based products actually further dissolve and damage the faulty skin barrier and take it away leaving the skin even more exposed and susceptible to allergen penetration. It is obvious if you look closely, that your dog has dry skin. It flakes easily if scratched.
Atopic dogs commonly have dry skin. The dry skin manifests as "dandruff" and if you look closely at the dogs skin, it will be very dry and white flakes will appear if you scratch the skin.
Many itchy dog home remedy choices are shampoos that contain soap and also highly acidic essential oils. An example of this is the tea tree oil product range. A highly acidic product placed onto reddened and irritade skin is like pouring fuel onto a raging fire.
Allergens such as pollen and dust mite can be removed by bathing. It is important to be very gentle and to use a soap free shampoo.
Oatmeal washes are very soothing. A soap free formulation is best.
Bathing is beneficial and will provide relief but it is only temporary. It is vital to get a thoroughly comprehensive compilation of helpful itchy dog home remedy products. Some natural treatments and therapies can make a huge difference to your dogs' itchy skin.
You can learn which itchy dog home remedy products can help your itching
dog stop scratching. You can save money on drugs and vet fees by going
to http://www.itchydogvet.com
Article submitted Thursday, April 21, 2011 & read 13 times.
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