Would giving my dog a bath help her skin?

My dog itches constantly and sometimes if we dont tell her to stop, shell itch herself raw. i think she may have a skin problem. me and my mom gave her a bath and it seemed to slow down. but before then she was itching her ear, now its tummy, and i mean all over her tummy. and no she dosnt have fleas, me and my mom both checked. its definetly her skin. would giving her weekly or monthly baths help?

Would giving my dog a bath help her skin?
Your dog probably suffers from dandruff, dermatitis, seborrhea, eczema, or psoriasis. Some generic forms of coal tar shampoo are available to help clear up these problems but you may want to spend the money and take your dog to a vet for a professional opinion. Also try adding a tablespoon of olive oil to your dog's meal.
Reply:take her to the vet. She may have allergies
Reply:You can give your dog as many baths as you want as long as it's not causing other problems (hot spots or more itching). Make sure you use a good quality shampoo and also a conditioner if you're going to bathe her a lot. My frenchie gets a bath at least once a week and it helps his itching a lot.





Sometimes you don't see fleas. You'll just see the black specks that are their droppings. If you find any black dots, put them on a white paper towel and put a drop of water on them. If they turn red, they are flea droppings.
Reply:If her skin is just dry try giving her 1 tsp of plain yogurt daily. It helped mine dogs.It also helps to kill the bad breath!
Reply:Sounds like allergies. She could be having a reaction to her food. Most commercial dog foods have the same or similar ingredients.





You may want to switch her to something like the Fish and Chips formula from http://www.frrco.com/121668 It seems more expensive, but you feed a lot less so it costs only a few cents more per feeding. It's made to by non-allergic, helps skin and coat, and reduces the chances of allergie related ear infections and even some cancers. The quality ingredients also help avoid urinary tract infections and kidney stones associated with some of the ingredients in commercial dog foods.





Try bathing her in oatmeal shampoo as well.
Reply:sometimes, depends whats wrong with her skin, if its dry, then do give her a bath, but dont use dog shampoo, I personally would use a human moisturizing conditioner, and alot of it, like a whole bottle. If its irritated (from fleas and what not) give her a flea bath and gooooooooood brush down.
Reply:This sounds like a food allergy to me, I would take het to the vet to rule out any other physical problems, and your vet will recommend a food to try.





If your vet isn't doing anything, find a new vet.





The rash will not go away until you fix the cause, frequent baths may actually dry out the skin even more.
Reply:if she had very dry skin, put flax seed oil in her food, and baths too often will dry out the skin even more, but maybe one monthly bath will be fine...they make flax seed oil pills , try them in a piece of cheese! if that doesnt help, go to the vet, maybe there is something else like skin mites that live under the skin you cant see... hope you fix the prob, my pug has dry skin, always itching, also, itching causes irritation which makes it itch more, so put on regular cortizone from the store or aloe vera lotion to reduce the inflammation so the flax can start to work, have to get her to STOP itching in order to heal. good luck
Reply:Stop giving her a bath you are making it worse by drying her skin out. When your skin is dry you do not wash them do you? I would take her to another vet you vet should give you an answer or give you medicine to try or something. Ask the vet for some good solid advice. Try using some neosporin or some other good antibiotic. That will at least give her some relief.
Reply:different breeds need baths more than others. weekly eggs cooked in veg. oil works great for getting oil back in skin.
Reply:Frequent bathing may accelerate the problem as opposed to helping. You really should ask your vet for a treatment for this, as it sounds to me like she has an allergy or skin complaint. or if your vet is useless and doesn't have a clue (like many of them don't) find a new vet.





Fleas are notoriously hard to spot. Sometimes you just don't see them. The areas to look for fleas in are behind the ears, insides of legs and 'armpits', the stomach, and around the base of the dogs tail. Often a vet will tell you your dog doesn't have fleas and then you take your dog to the groomer and whammo you get a call saying your dog is crawling with fleas. I know this to be true, as I am a groomer and it happens ALL the time. Vets... think they know best lol.





But definitely don't bath her too frequently, this will make her worse. Dogs should only be bathed when they are unbearably smelly and/or have rolled in something nice for you to clean up. Too much bathing strips the skin of natural oils which it needs to keep in good condition. When these oils are stripped the skin becomes dry and itchy.





Please ask your vet again. If you are unhappy with the verdict from them, FIND ANOTHER VET! There is nothing more annoying than a vet who is all 'maybe' and 'just incase' or 'it COULD be this' Find one who will give you a straight answer.





Good Luck!


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Reply:you can give her a bath with some sensitive shampoo but you should take her to the vet because she may have a skin condition or may be allergic to something like fleas.