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Home Remedy for Dog Skin Allergy
When a dog has a skin allergy, it is miserable with
itching. With a bit of trial and error, however, you should be able
to find a home remedy for dog skin allergy that will help the poor
pooch endure its agony. Since most allergies are caused by things
like pollen, mold, and dust, a starting point is to vacuum often and
use an air purifier.
Dogs with skin allergies often lick and bite at themselves until
they make the skin raw. This irritated place becomes swollen and
infected, and becomes what dog owners commonly call hot spots.
Fortunately, there are some home remedies you can use to treat those
hot spots. For best results, try to trim the hair from around the
spot, if the dog will let you.
Here's a recipe for a wash that is helpful to use on hot spots. Make
a cup of strong tea (not herbal). Add 2 adult aspirins and a
tablespoon of isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. You can dissolve the
aspirin in the alcohol before adding it to the tea. When the
solution is cool, dab it onto the hot spot with a cotton ball. This
is best followed up with a bit of cortisone cream from the store.
If you'd rather not use the hydorcortisone cream, you can follow the
aspirin wash with a bit of vitamin E oil. Simply pierce a capsule
with a needle and squeeze it onto the sore. Another home remedy for
dog skin allergy that is good to follow up the wash with is a bit of
aloe vera gel.
If the allergy your dog has is an allergy to flea bites, there are
home remedies for getting rid of fleas. Try pressing half a clove of
garlic into the dog's food every day. This is a safe and healthful
addition to your dog's diet. Another flea remedy is to rub brewers
yeast or nutritional yeast into the coat of the dog. Also to repel
fleas, add a few drops of penny royal herbal tincture to the shampoo
you use when bathing your dog.
It is safe to give your dog over the counter diphenhydramine at the
rate of 1 mg. per pound twice a day. This is a human medicine used
for allergy relief and to induce sleep. Check the labels of OTC
allergy and sleep preparations for this remedy. Don't choose a
medicine that combines the diphenhydramine with other medicines,
though.
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