Pet Skin Doctor

Since many breeds of dogs (and even cats) are prone to sensitive skin or certain types of skin infections, you must first rule this out as a cause for your pet’s dry skin.  Dry, flaky skin, with or without other symptoms may be a sign of a more serious underlying health problem with your pet.  It may be a simple diagnosis and fix, such as poor nutrition, or a more complicated issue, such as allergies.

It’s important that the cause of pet dry skin is properly diagnosed prior to treatment.  However, because diagnosis may take some time, there are two recommendations made for immediate action.  First, do the best you can to prevent your pet access to the area of dry skin – no licking, chewing or scratching it.  Secondly, you may apply a skin therapy lotion to help prevent infection and possibly even temporarily heal the area.