Pet Skin Doctor

If your dog suffers from dry, itchy skin, then you’re probably beside yourself trying to decide what to do about it.  I know I found it to be very frustrating trying to help my little Lhasa Apso.  When I adopted my Lhasa, Sugar, she was about two years old.  I have had many dogs in my day, so I was well aware of the potential problems associated with dog itchy skin.

Fleas, allergies, improper nutrition, rough grooming . . . after tiresome months of narrowing down the possibilities, I had all but given up.  I didn’t want to put her through time-consuming, painful or expensive testing because she seemed healthy.  It was just these occasional patches of dry skin that would appear.  Sometimes they went away on their own and other times she scratched at them so much they became sores.  The vet did tell me that if it was an allergy, it wasn’t necessarily to a specific item, but could be to many.  The end result?  I began keeping her coat trimmed close to her skin so I could catch the dry patches upon first appearance.  then I rubbed a natural skin therapy lotion on the dry skin patches before she had the chance to scratch them open.  They disappeared more quickly and I see them less often now.  Maybe it’s not the cure, but it has made Sugar’s life healthier and mine easier!