subject: Bathing your dog - Dry skin itching problems and their likely reasons [print this page] Bathing your dog - Dry skin itching problems and their likely reasons
There are many factors that can be responsible for your dog dry skin itching. Let's take a look at some of the most frequent ones that can be immediately countered by the means of following simple steps.
The first and foremost reasons for itching in dogs have to do with hygiene. And while I will elaborate on the harmful effects of keeping your dog in unhygienic conditions later, I will first talk about the frequency of bathing. Very often, dog owners are s concerned about the well-being of their pets, that they follow a rigorous bathing routine. They bathe their dogs practically every day, which does more harm than good. The main reason behind this is the fact that dog dry skin itching problems sprout rapidly if you are applying too much of shampoo on your dog too frequently. This is because alike human shampoos, dog shampoos also extract the natural oils from the skin (scalp in humans). And in case the dog's skin is devoid of the required number of natural oils itching problems automatically crawl up .
Another valid reason why the dog's skin might be itching is because the constituents of the shampoo the dog is being bathed with comprise of something that the dog is allergic to. This is something that is often ignored by dog-owners initially, and results in their dogs scratching and itching their way for years. Make sure your dog does not suffer this! Bathing your dog - Dry skin itching problems and their likely reasons
