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January 19, 2012

My dog has pretty sensitive skin and a healthy, but thin coat. She seems to itch a lot in a few hot spots and I find a flea or two every now and then. What do you suggest for flea control and tender skin?

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Hi Cindy,

A non-training question: my Brittany seems to have pretty sensitive skin and a healthy, but thin, coat. I have noticed that she seems to itch a lot (scratches and chews though doesn't have any "hot spots") and though her outdoor kennel has a thick bed of cedar chips and she gets bathed about every couple months (she just doesn't get very dirty). I continue to find a flea or two every now and then. I don't think her skin can handle harsh chemicals and I don't like to use them anyway. Her food is Taste of the Wild Lamb (no grains) and I put salmon oil on each feeding (twice/day) as well as brewers yeast. What do you suggest for flea control and tender skin? Thank You!

Cindy's Answer:

Here is our section on flea and tick control. I use and recommend all of these products.

She may chew and scratch because of the fleas but it may also be something else like sensitivity to the cedar chips or reaction to vaccines or other chemicals.

I would remove the cedar chips, they have an oil that isn’t good for animals (I wish they didn’t sell them as animal bedding).

I’d recommend garlic in place of brewers yeast. Brewers yeast is known for causing itching in some dogs.

I’d also try a regimen of D’toxifier and see if that doesn’t help her.

Cindy Rhodes

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