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Baxter Tiberius
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Usually a bad thing, especially with this breed.
But I've discovered something, at least with Baxter. He has constant skin problems, but I constantly find him laying in his patch of grass which he pees and poops on. Additionally from time to time he will have an accident in his bed, which of course he lays on. I have washed the thing five million times at least.
Anyways, the point is, a lot of the skin conditions (severe red marks) i thought were from food. Then the vet suggested neosporin and I was shocked to see them clear up almost immediately overnight. That tells me bacterial. Not allergic....
Earlier this week I was getting in the shower, and in waddles Baxter. Im like "Oh really, are you sure you want to be in here?" He just looked at me and sniffed his nostrils at me. So I turned on the shower, and washed him down. But with no soap. No shampoo. No nothing. Just water. He'd been playing with the dogs at the daycare, which I am confident gets him quite dirty, and possible infections, etc.
Three or four times this week he's had a water rinse (no soaps or anything) while I showered, and ... his skin looks better than I have ever seen it, since the day I got him. All the red marks have gone "skin color" and are healing perfectly. Everything is clearing up beautifully, and his fur just looks brilliantly fluffy and healthy.
Maybe it was a contact dermatitis of some sort, and I am rinsing off the allergens. Maybe rinsing off any residue of feces and urine is whats helping. Do dogs sweat? Maybe thats part of it. Surely plain water won't hurt them or cause issues right? If so ... i may keep this up.
I swear this dog eats the same food I do, and now he may even be showering on the same schedule. I mean why not right?
Any thoughts?
But I've discovered something, at least with Baxter. He has constant skin problems, but I constantly find him laying in his patch of grass which he pees and poops on. Additionally from time to time he will have an accident in his bed, which of course he lays on. I have washed the thing five million times at least.
Anyways, the point is, a lot of the skin conditions (severe red marks) i thought were from food. Then the vet suggested neosporin and I was shocked to see them clear up almost immediately overnight. That tells me bacterial. Not allergic....
Earlier this week I was getting in the shower, and in waddles Baxter. Im like "Oh really, are you sure you want to be in here?" He just looked at me and sniffed his nostrils at me. So I turned on the shower, and washed him down. But with no soap. No shampoo. No nothing. Just water. He'd been playing with the dogs at the daycare, which I am confident gets him quite dirty, and possible infections, etc.
Three or four times this week he's had a water rinse (no soaps or anything) while I showered, and ... his skin looks better than I have ever seen it, since the day I got him. All the red marks have gone "skin color" and are healing perfectly. Everything is clearing up beautifully, and his fur just looks brilliantly fluffy and healthy.
Maybe it was a contact dermatitis of some sort, and I am rinsing off the allergens. Maybe rinsing off any residue of feces and urine is whats helping. Do dogs sweat? Maybe thats part of it. Surely plain water won't hurt them or cause issues right? If so ... i may keep this up.
I swear this dog eats the same food I do, and now he may even be showering on the same schedule. I mean why not right?
Any thoughts?
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Just like you I don't use shampoo other than if it's really necessary, water is enough just to rinse the soil off. The only thing I've noticed with Joey is that if her feet stay wet she gets cysts between her toes. Same goes for rainy moist weather. But that's an easy fix, I just make sure I dry her feet nicely and if needed put some baby powder if it's hard to get it dry with a towel. Jo can be quite a wrestler when it comes to wiping her feet
I do get shots, and it's manageable but for some reason bathing them is an issue for me. I take them to the groomers every 6 to 8 weeks.
