Dogs sometimes are born with congestive heart failure which puts them at risk for heart murmurs or it appears to affect dogs as they grow older and they later develop heart problems during their lifetime.
Either a cocker spaniel, or a boxer or any breed of dog can get the symptoms of Congestive heart failure.
The causes of Congestive Heart Failure are either by genetics or by birth or damage to the heart valves. Also heart worm disease can cause heart failure or other diseases that affect the lining of the walls of the heart.
Again older Dogs are susceptible to heart failure or problems of the heart when they exhibit symptoms of congestive heart diseases.
The symptoms of Congestive Heart Problems
The most common are: fatigue, coughing, shortness of breath and weight loss. Appetite and weight loss, fainting or a distended abdomen are also other signs of associated problems of heart congestive failure as well as lethargy.
How You can Help Your Dog with Congestive Heart Problems
A holistic veterinarian can do the tests to confirm a diagnosis of heart problems but there is much you can do to help your dog. Basically because the heart is not pumping blood effectively there will be congestion in the heart or the lungs due to fluid build up and backs up in these or other major organs.
Vitamins that Help Congestive Heart is Vitamin E which helps to heal the damage to heart muscles internally as well as selenium and Vitamin B.
Co Q Enzymes also are great for helping to clear the heart and strengthen it both in humans and dogs. There are expensive prescription drugs for congestive heart failure and it is best to consult with a holistic veterinarian for professional testing and help for your dog.
Alternatives for Healing Heart Damage
Herbal remedies are a part of the over all therapies for dogs with heart problems that are safe and work even if you are using prescription drugs. The main thing is the support the healing of the heart and strengthen the arteries and heart muscles. Anti-oxidants are also recommended to manage your dog’s heart and should be taken along with reducing salt in the diet.
Many commercial dog and cat foods have high sodium content and this should be avoided. Congestive heart disease cannot be cured therefore management should include a wide variety of choices to help your dog live a long life. There is a product that contains the ingredients all on one bottle and that is Cardio help for your dog.
Is Your Pet Dying From Over-Vaccination Due to Vet Economics?
(courtesy of vaccinenews.com)
Over vaccinating your pet with needless vaccines can lead to its death, you must know the truth about vaccines that your vet will not disclose to you.
We found this article for you from : www.VaccineNews.com – if you want the TRUTH- read this:
Nationally and internationally, companion animals (pets) are being over-vaccinated – a practice that is resulting in vaccine related deaths, severe illnesses, reduced longevity and large monetary costs to guardians (pet owners).
The most common practice is the annual administration of rabies vaccine, based upon the oft-stated supposition that an annual booster is necessary to maintain the vaccine’s effectiveness. In reality, there is no research substantiating that practice, and veterinary schools and professional associations increasingly are embracing a triennial administration standard.
A study of more than 1,000 cats and 1,000 dogs in the United Kingdom by Canine Health Concern in March 2001 showed a 1 in 10 risk of adverse reaction from vaccines! The study, which tracked over a seven-month period the health of cats and dogs vaccinated by one UK veterinarian, found that 7.54% to 12.42% of the dogs had adverse reactions within a 45-day period post-vaccination. An almost-identical number of cats – from 7.56% to 12.44% — also suffered adverse reactions within 45 days. This is quite contradictory to the vaccine-manufacturers’ claim that less than 15 adverse reactions occur out of 100,000 companion animals vaccinated. The UK study results were reported at the 99% confidence level. Vaccine manufacturers rely on adverse-reaction statistics from the vets themselves.
In our opinion many vets continue to cling to the annual rabies shot has less to do with a cautious standard of care and more to do with their economic dependence on vaccinations for fiscal solvency. This is especially true of a substantial – if not vast – majority of small vet practices (1-3 people, non-specialty, non-emergency practice).
A vial of rabies vaccine costs the veterinarian about 61 cents and is typically administered at a cost to the guardian of from $15 to $38 – not including the $35 office visit. In perspective, an 18-oz. package of Kellogg’s Sugar Frosted Flakes® is $2.20 to the grocer and approximately $2.75 retail. If the grocer’s mark-up were comparable to that of rabies vaccine, Frosted Flakes would cost $137 without the office visit and more than $260 with it. To borrow Tony the Tiger’s expression, that size of a mark-up is “Gr-r-reat!”
Take out 1 year of rabies vaccination and the consequential office visit– just for dogs — and the average small-practice vet’s income drops from approximately $87,000 to $25,000 — and this doesn’t include cats or other vaccinations!
The Veterinarian “Shot-based Practice” Model is a systemically flawed economic approach and potentially detrimental to companion animals. Bad practice-management becomes bad medicine, resulting in unnecessary — and widespread — death, illness, reduced longevity of companion animals and unnecessary cost to owners.
Shot Based Practice Analysis
The vast majority of dog owners vaccinate yearly. There is an arguably safer choice –the three year rabies vaccination option — but many, many in the veterinarian community are not informing the guardians (pet owners) to the potential detriment of their animal companions’ (pets’) life, health, and longevity.
Could economics be a factor in this lethargic effort on the part of many vets to provide their clients with an opportunity for informed consent?
Yearly rabies vaccination is big business and materially impacts the small-animal vet practice!
We can make these assumptions based upon various surveys and studies printed by animal association groups and trade associations.
· Average vet has 2,500 dogs and cats (45% dogs).
· Cost of vial of rabies vaccine is 61 cents.
· Cost of inoculation is between $15 and $38 yearly not including office visit.
· Cost of office visit is approximately $35.
· Price markup on rabies vaccine: 2400% to 6200% and again, this does not include the office visit.
If 100% of the dogs in the average one-vet practice are annually given the rabies vaccine= 2,500*.45 (dogs per practice) or 1,125 dogs.
The gross operating profit (after cost of goods, 61cents per shot) equals:
@$15 per shot, a net of $14.39 = $16,189.
@$38 per shot, a net of $37.39 = $42,064.
If the three year option is exercised (versus a yearly vaccination for rabies), then each vet loses between $32,000 ($16,000 x 2 years) and $84,000 ($42,000 x 2 years) of operating profit in each three-year vaccination period.
Adding office visits (1 a year for 2 years x 1,125 dogs x $35 per visit) = $78,800 of potential lost revenue.
(Note: The guardian should see that his/her companion animal receives a wellness exam at least yearly, which would extinguish this loss.)
Now, consider these figures. The:
· Median number of transactions per vet per year in 1997 was 5,102.
· Median gross income per vet in 1997 was $305,000 for a one- person practice.
· Net-income median for a one-vet practice before owner’s compensation as a percentage of gross income was 26.8%. Assuming $305,000, that would be$87,300 for the average 1-vet practice.
· Average transaction charge is $58.41 per vet in a one-vet operation.
If 1,125 transactions for rabies vaccine would be lost here is the impact on the one-vet practice for the two years the dog doesn’t get a rabies vaccine (assuming no replacement revenue).
· Transactions go from 5,102 to 3,887 or a 22% decline.
· Gross income falls (at $20 per shot plus $35 for an office visit) by $62,000 from $305,000 to $243,000.
· Net median-income per vet in a one-vet situation could drop from $87,000 to $25,000 or by 71%!
And this is only if dogs were inoculated for rabies on a three-year cycle. The impact magnifies with cats going three years on the shot.
Source: “Financial and Productivity Pulsepoints: Comprehensive Survey and Analysis of Performance Benchmarks:Vital Statistics For Your Veterinary Practice,” published by the American Animal Hospital Association, 1998.
The Small Vet (Non-emergency, non-specialist) Shot Model’s Systemic Dependence on Transactions Assumptions:
- That a $25 rabies shot is eliminated for 1,000 dogs only in one year. (Cats are not considered and parvo virus and distemper shots would still be administered annually).
- Profit on the shot is $24.39 (the cost being 61 cents).
- 26% is the net profit margin.
Result: Instead of 1,000 transactions (shots) yielding $24,390, the vet would have to gross $93,807 from other areas of the practice to replace that net revenue. Furthermore, using a $54 average per transaction, the vet would have to conduct 70% more transactions – 1,737 instead of 1,000 – which would mean a 15% increase in workload (the average vet has 5,100 transactions annually) just to be at the same place. Then consider the loss of office-visit revenue and take out cats, and parvo and distemper annually, and the Small Vet Shot Model indicates red ink.
It appears that even at 20% of the gross revenue, rabies shots may constitute 100% of the net profits – or even worse, subsidize a net-deficit practice – of average small-vet practices. The loss of two years of shots, on which these practices seem dependent, would have a devastating economic impact if not replaced.
It appears that the small-vet economic model is a “shot model,” based economically – by design or by evolution – on transactions rather than expertise. Such a model needs to be reexamined for validity of purpose and economic consequences.
· Vaccine-related cancer in cats: According to Colorado State University Professor Dennis Macey, “the incidence of this often fatal cancer (sarcoma-cancer development at the vaccine site) has been documented by several studies to be 1 to 3.2 per 10,000 cats receiving a rabies vaccine Š If all the cats in Denver (estimated to be 400,000) were to be vaccinated yearly for rabies, the unneeded additional vaccinations would result in an additional 26 to 84 vaccine cancer sites per year! Š I estimate 22,000 vaccine-associated tumors per year. Since surgery is usually unsuccessful, radiation treatment is necessary. Treating all these cats would cost $66 million per year.”
– “Are We Vaccinating Too Much,” Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1995· And this doesn’t even consider vaccine related prolonged illness or vaccine compounded deaths or reduced longevity for cats – and doesn’t consider the impact on dogs at all!
Mere Property or Next-To-Kin?
How much money would it take to persuade you to give up your television set? $3,000? What’s that? You say you have a 53″ high-definition projection TV that costs more that $3,000? Okay, would you give it up for $30,000?
Well, the pet food manufacturer, Iams Co., a division of Proctor & Gamble, commissioned a Gallup poll, which found that 66% of the respondents would not trade their dog or cat for $1,000,000! (Dog Fancy, May 2002 issue)
Here are some more facts to chew on:
•An annual American Animal Hospital Survey found that 83% of companion-animal guardians (dog and cat owners) “were somewhat likely … likely … or very likely” to risk their life for their companion animal; 70% said they would spend $1,000 on treatment for a life-threatening illness or accident; 40% would spend any amount necessary.
•Two other studies found that between 44% and 76% of companion animals sleep in their person’s bed.
• Midland National Life Insurance Company gives a discount on life insurance for senior citizens who have a dog, as it has been shown that dogs reduce stress (high blood pressure), routine visits to the doctor and, accordingly, medical expenses.
•In a study by Dr. Karen Allen, assistance dogs were able to substitute for paid-human assistance to the elderly or physically challenged in 68% of activities, saving a net-$13,000 a year in costs.
“Dogs aren’t my whole life, but they make my life whole,” wrote the late Roger A. Caras, noted broadcaster, writer and editor.
Yet, our laws still classify companion animals (domesticated non-farm animals) as “mere property.” In Great Britain dogs and cats are considered sentient beings.
Constructively, we are moving to recognize domesticated non-farm animals as beyond mere property in law. Several states now allow dogs and cats effectively to be heirs – via trusts set up for their care after the primary guardian has passed away.
It is time to declare companion animals (dogs and cats) to be “beyond mere property” and recognize that they are not mere objects. The value of the animal-human bond, and the companionship generated by that bond, should be legally recognized beyond the depreciated value of the cat or dog. This is not “whack-o animal rights” but simple protection both for the companion animal and for the guardian.
By recognizing the value of companion animals to be “beyond mere property, Next-To-Kin,” the law could establish significant civil economic penalties for the loss of that companionship through cruelty – be it of the gut-wrenching variety or the silent, systemic, willful acts of over-vaccination by smiling veterinarians. What else would one call economically driven acts that result in unnecessary suffering, illness, reduced healthy life span, and death?
As long as these $1,000,000 companion animals are legally considered mere property, there are no deterrents to over-vaccination and other types of self-serving, non-informed consent activities.
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Dogs can have OCD or obsessive compulsive disorders just like people do and it generally is involving an object or some funny rituals at the dog bowl before eating like my dog.
Dogs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
Some dogs are prone to becoming victims of obsessive- compulsive disorder when under stress. The stress can cause either a sudden or gradual onset of the condition. The behavior pattern that emerges will depend on the particular breed. In general, long haired large breeds of dogs may over groom, herding breeds may chase or hoard and a pure predatory breed may bite, mouth or chase objects.
All these have human comparisons. All the behaviors performed by compulsive canines are essentially normal behaviors. They are just performed over and over again and out of context. The same occurs with humans. There is nothing wrong with washing your hands repeatedly, but if you wash your hands several hundred times a day you have a problem. Psychiatrists treat the human problems on a case- by case basis.
Veterinarians remain divided regarding the significance of canine overly expressed behaviors. Some feel it may be our attempt to humanize our pets, yet others are not so sure. Whatever the cause, it is very real in some dogs. Lick granuloma in the canine is equivalent to hand washing in the human. Affected dogs lick their wrists or hocks excessively, over- cleaning or over grooming themselves until the skin in these regions is ulcerated. For years, no one knew why dogs engaged in this pointless, mindless behavior.
Now, we are seeing dog health problems with the OCD link and with this understanding are able to treat the condition much more effectively. Lick granuloma primarily affects larger breeds of dogs such as Labradors, golden retrievers, Great Danes and Dobermans. Individual susceptibility and environmental influences are also required for the full expression of the behavior.
Affected animals are usually anxious, sensitive, and high- strung and may give an impression of a generalized anxiety disorder. Environmental factors include various stresses and conflict situations, including separation anxiety or boredom. For your dog’s health problems you may wish to check for holistic products that will remedy this problem without drugs. See your local holistic health professional and check for products that are natural and herbal in nature.
Some pet owners have used melatonin to relax their dogs and help reduce the anxiousness from various sources like thunder, lightening, fear, depression, seizures and restless sleep. Melatonin is a natural amino acid made by humans and animals to reduce anxiety naturally and without drugs. You can read more about it at our favorite store : Melatonin for Dogs.
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In the same way that millions of people cope with diabetes, so too, does the disease affect canines. Specifically, the disorder is called diabetes mellitus (DM). An insulin deficiency prevents your pooch’s body from metabolizing glucose effectively. There are two varieties of DM: Type I and Type II. The former is the most prevalent type (99% of dogs with DM suffer from this type) and occurs when the body doesn’t produce enough insulin. The latter occurs when insulin is manufactured but your pooch’s body isn’t able to use it properly.
Our August 12, 2009 article and our article in 2008 about Melatonin for Dogs has been very helpful to our subscribers with anxious or nervous dogs so we dug it up in our Archives page due to popular requests.
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For dog owners who have anxious dogs and for those who have dog that exhibits fearful behavior you may wish to get some melatonin. Even if you have a rescue dog you may not know if the dog was abused and afraid. Check out our Archives Page for more titles.
Time and time again we have received letters from people who have tried melatonin and found success without harmful drugs. My own dog gets it regularly to calm her down without drowsiness and it works for her anxiety and aggression.
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Another Customer Writes About her Aggressive Dog:
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A Maltese Dog Owner’s Experience:
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Cairn Terrier Afraid to Ride in the Car:
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Jack Russell Afraid of Motorcycles and Thunder:
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A Beagle with Separation Anxiety:
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A Fearful and Stressed out Lab:
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An Anxious Schnauzer becomes Aggressive with Other Dogs:
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An Australian Shepherd Too Anxious to Ride in the Car:
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Dog lovers and owners everywhere are often faced with the issue of how to get rid of fleas! When your pet gets infested with fleas it can be an agonizing experience for both the dog and the owner and the rest of the family. We know there are side-effects of some well known dog flea products. The chemicals used in some of the nationally available household name products and may be harming our dogs and cats and potentially damaging our own health to boot. The local pet store sells a number of different flea shampoos, flea powders and flea collars including Frontline for fleas. Even though the staff are helpful and know their stuff, it is still difficult to know which product to use and almost impossible to know all of the chemical in these flea products. So for many of us the question still remains, how to get rid of fleas safely?
It’s always a good idea to know all your alternatives before beginning training for your dog. Nowadays, there are a number of kinds of dog training programs offered in many areas. Each course varies in price, but they each have something unique to teach you.
Puppy preschool is the first available type of dog training. This dog training course is intended for puppies between one and a half to 5 months old. The preschool lessons for pups typically take no longer than 6 or 8 weeks time. Because your puppy went through these training sessions it will be able to socialize better with people and other dogs. Your puppy will understand how to take a seat, stand still, and come to you.
The second type of dog training course is meant for the dogs that are at least 5 months old. This type of dog training is known as the basic dog training. The duration of these classes is usually about 8 to 10 weeks. This is the basic course, where your dog is taught the art of walking properly on a leash, sitting, staying, coming and heeling.
The third option of dog training is the intermediate dog training. This course teaches dogs the same things that are to be learned in basic dog training, but in greater detail. The dog is now learning how to stay for a longer extension of time and is also learning to listen to other people given orders.
The Intermediate dog training usually goes on for about 8 to 10 weeks, and is intended for dogs that are at least 5 months old. In order to participate the dog needs to already have a firm grasp on basic commands, either via a previous dog training course, or through one on one owner instruction.
Advanced dog training is the second training course available. Here, again, the class is very similar to the prior one, I.E., the mid-level dog training program, besides being more thorough in this case. In this program the dog will learn how to not rely on seeing you in order to follow a sit command.
It was about training intermediate course is from eight to ten weeks long. Another thing they will learn here is how to stay with their owners even when they are not on a leash.Furthermore, this slowly gets your pet ready for the Canine Good Citizen training program. The final instruction plan for pets is called Canine Good Citizen training program. After your dog learns the 10 necessary steps it will pass this course.
Dogs should not take this course unless they’ve completed all of the other courses. This is by no means an easy test and it takes a really obedient dog to do well with it. The length of the course depends largely on how your dog does.
Once you know these things, you should be able to determine which dog training course your pet needs. Your local dog trainer has valuable insight to give you on training issues. A lot of trainers do free consultations. So now you will be at least one step closer to beginning a training class with your dog.
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How to Train my Dog and solve behavior problems is what most pet owners want to know and the knowledge that you did a good job training your pet to obey commands is fulfilling for you and the dog.
What Most Pet Owners Do Not Know about their Dog
The one trait or aspiration in a dog is to become The Leader of the Pack. This is known as the Alpha Dog Syndrome -or the ability for you to remain the Master and the dog your pack follower.
Have you ever seen a person walking the dog and the dog is walking ahead of the person? That is being the Alpha Dog. A properly trained dog follows slightly behind its owner at the left hand side. The dog follows the person -not the other way around. If your dog is peeing on the rug or stealing food from your kitchen counter -the dog is trying to outwit you and become the Alpha Dog again you have to discourage this behavior before it sets in your dog’s mind that it is acceptable to you.
This is a basic training technique that instills in the dog that YOU are the TOP DOG not them and you should come first, walk first, eat first and be first out of the front door of your house.
These are amazing ways to tell your dog that you are the Master and once this is established further training is a breeze. Therefore when you walk your dog make them “HEEL” and obey your commands quickly.
Do not let them lead you on the leash or they will think they come first and will become the Alpha Dog and you are the follower. Many pet owners make this mistake and “allow” this behavior and then they get upset when the dog does not obey other commands. Push gently on the dog’s chest area ….not on its head but pushing the chest means something to a dog. It means you are the Master and the dog will get the drift.
You want to take this course yourself and learn the tips that will save you headaches in owning a dog. The earlier you start this training the better even at the age of 7 to 8 weeks a dog should be taught the basics of following commands from you. If you are consistent with your training each day at the beginning of the puppies life you will get results.
Sit is an easy one- just say the word “SIT” and if the dog is still standing push down on their back at the bum area gently of course and make the dog sit. They will get the idea eventually and are very eager to please you.
More techniques than we can write here are in this program that we highly recommend and we review all dog training techniques and programs very thoroughly before we can make that statement.
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In 2007 we posted several articles on the benefits of stem cell research from a company called Vet Stem Regenerative Veterinary Medicine.
We would like to revisit vet stem to see what has transpired in the past years to help dogs overcome diseases and untimely deaths. More than 3,000 horses have received stem cell treatments
Vet Stem Cell Treatments for Dogs-Less Expensive than Surgery
The procedure involves taking some 2 tablespoons of fat tissue from the back of the dogs neck area and it is sent to Vet Stem in California who are the global leaders in veterinary stem cell research. Vet stem has literally performed stem cell transplantation in over 1,000 dogs with great success.
Upon receiving the fat tissue samples vet stem extracts and separates the Adult Stem Cells from the fat tissue. The very same day the stem cells are sent back to a participating veterinarian who then injects the millions of stem cells back into your dog’s bones and joints. The results can be seen in weeks instead of months later as in surgical procedures.
Use Your Dogs Own Adult Stem Cells to Heal Diseases
If veterinarians “get this” why don’t doctors and government get this? The success stories are here, the trials have been studied -the results are very clearly positively and confirmed to show positive repaired diseases in dogs, and horses. It it works for animals and for humans also. Apparently your dog is getting better medical care than you are at this time.
Cats are healing also and trials are being conducted to heal feline kidney diseases and the Vet Stem Cell Company are on the forefront and are leaders who will only grown by leaps and bounds in the future -healing our pets and animals with this simple procedure.
The cost is far less than surgical intervention and the benefits of stem cell treatments over surgery are many and include:
No cutting of tissue, bones or or surgical errors.
No costs for general anethstetic or pain drugs -before during and after the procedure.
No waiting time to heal from surgery.
No apparatus to help mobility during healing is necessary.
No cost for anethstetic healing time is weeks instead of months.
Cost wise -stem cell treatments are far less than surgical intervention.
A few years ago the Vice President of the Muscular Dystrophy Association commented on the work underway by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. The use of stem cell treatments to relieve symptoms of muscular dystrophy in dogs holds promise in defeating the disease in children. Muscular dystrophy is a muscle wasting disease that occurs in one of every 3,500 male births.
There is also promising results for dogs treated for melanoma by genetically engineering stem cells from bone marrow to destroy cancer proteins as studies held in Britain. The adult stem cells known as mesenchymal stem cells can attack cancer cells while leaving health cells to thrive. These studies have been in progress since 2006 and again are showing positive results.
For people and their pets adult stem cell research should be funded and put on the fast track to help relieve pain and suffering and save lives now -rather than later.
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In this time of restraint dog owners are trying to save money and keep their dog healthy and the best dog health advice is free. A healthy diet is key for a dog and that can become a problem but also you can follow some helpful tips for various dog health issues.
Dog’s itchy skin is more than likely to be caused by food ingredients and causes allergies and may require a change in diet. If your buying cheap dog food at Wal Mart your dog will get itchy skin and other problems. If your dog is allergic, has mosquito bites or irritation and is breaking out in skin sores or dry flaky patches:
Use Aloe Vera Gel straight from the bottle and apply liberally on the skin sores. Also add a teaspoon per day to food or down the hatch, 2 teaspoons for medium size dogs and 3 teaspoons for larger dogs. Aloe Vera Gel for dogs also soothes the stomach, and intestinal track. Another tip is to bathe your dog in an oatmeal bath mix instead of buying chemical oatmeal shampoo at the pet store.
Make Your Own Home Made Oatmeal Bath for your Dog:
1 Cup Instant Plain Oatmeal (organic if available)
Coffee Grinder, Spice Grinder or Hand Grinder
** (For Large Dogs – use 2 cups of oatmeal)
Put the 1 cup of oatmeal through a grinder and grind into a fine powder. Put the powder into 1 cup of water and stir until a cloudy consistency or until mixed well. Put your dog into a bath tub and fill with enough water to cover at least half the dog’s body, let the dog soak for about 20 minutes while pouring the solution on its back and head. (not in the eyes). Rinse your dog well and dry.
This bath will cost you about 50 cents in oatmeal and will save you about $ 15.00 at the pet store, it is worth the effort to relieve your dog’s itchy problem. Repeat as necessary.
There are economical ways to keep your dog clean, healthy and stop the itching especially during the summer months.
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