Tips To Stop Dog Itching

Is your dog's itching driving you crazy? Well, it's driving him crazy too. Dog itching is not something to be left untreated. Now, I'm not talking about the occasional itch and scratch here and there. I'm talking about almost obsessive itching - where your dog scratches all day long; where your dog actually wakes you up in the middle of the night with the scratching. Something's gotta give!!!

Of course, the first thing you must do is figure out what is causing all that dog itchy skin. The common culprits are:

• flea allergies
• food allergies
• nutrition
• atopy (skin contact allergies)
• inhalent allergies (airborne - like pollen)
• mange in dogs
• pscyological (separation anxiety)

While trying to figure out what is causing your dog's intense need to scratch, you will need to alleviate the itch. The best ways to do this are all-natural. Try to avoid any chemicals, as your dog's immune system is already stressed while trying to battle all the itching.

There are many natural ways to ease the need of your dog to scratch.

For complete, overall body itching, colloidal oatmeal shampoo is probably your best bet.

For isolated areas of itching, you could try something with any/all of the following natural ingredients in them:

• Calendula extract: anti-bacterial agent that also has quick, soothing relief to irritated skin.
• Flowers of sulfur: mild anti-bacterial and anti-fungal agent that also helps relieve itching.
• Tea tree oil:a powerful anti-septic and anti-fungal agent which does not irritate the skin.

Also, try to treat your dog's itching from the inside out. By making your dog healthier, with a stronger immune system, he might be able to fight off whatever ever it is that is making him so itchy. Try adding supplements to his food that have EFAs (essential fatty acids). EFAs do wonders for the skin and coat and help your dog's immune system as well. Check out http://www.HealthyDogs4Life.com for lots of detailed information on the kind of dog food best for your dog.

None of these natural dog itching remedies will cure your dog's incessant itching, but it will give your dog some much needed comfort (actually, adding the supplements could cure his itching if it is due to a dry coat or mal-nutrition) while you figure out what is wrong.