Itchy!!

There are many things that can cause you to be itchy Heaven! Mom will sometimes give me a bath with some oatmeal shampoo she gets at the petstore (but too many baths will cause dry skin too). A groomer might be able to help you pick something out for your breed. She also said there are different foods out there too that can help. Eukanuba makes one for Sensitive Skin that helps reduce itching, scratching and shedding. There are also a number of itch wipes and sprays you can get too. If none of this helps, you might want to go to the vet and find out if its something like allergies or a skin condition/infection. Try not to scratch too much, it will itch more! Good luck Heaven!

There have been a lot of posts today about dogs being itchy. You'll have to check it out. It's a bad time for allergies, so you can either try changing her diet to make her more resistant to those allergens, or offer her an antihistamine (diphenhydramine or chlorpheneramine).

Zoe & Lewis' mom here...
I am no expert, however I think that it may be wise to take Heaven to the vet to figure out the cause of her itchiness. Friends of ours have a golden retriever, who is prone to allergies all year long. Just recently, they thought that she was having an allergy flare-up, but when symptoms kept getting worse and worse, they took her to the vet. It ended up being a serious Staph Infection that was spreading all over her body. So...you just never know. It might be in Heaven's best interest to investigate...especially if her symptoms are appearing now, and you haven't noticed itchiness previously. Good luck!

Hi Heaven! I hear ya - I am really itchy too. I have always been this way, and my mom has to take me to get a steroid shot for my skin allergies at the vet every year. Not sure if this is your problem or not, but probably a good idea to get it checked out. Good luck!

Good ol benadryl per Dr Frazer, the pink box in kroger brand is what I take,2 twice a day. No more itchy feet or skin and I get it inside cheese. And doctor says its better for me than steroid shots if it works. If you try it I hope it works for you.

Thanks for all of your help!! My Mommy took some advice and got me some Benadryl and I'm feeling much better!! So no more intchyness!!

You might want to try brewer's yeast tablets. They have them at Wal-mart of all places. It is a chewable tablet that also contains garlic and Omega-3 fatty acids. It is in the dog isle. Or, try a little flax seed oil over the food. That can be found at GNC or any health food store.

Try switching to Eagle Pack fish formula or adding salmon oil to your diet.