What are the most common ways of dealing with dog skin problems?
Often the first course of treatment is to change the diet. So many dogs appear to be allergic to certain grains or other components of commercial dog food. The next most common treatment is to give the dog steroids and/or antihistamines to treat the symptoms of inflammation and itching. Vets will often prescribe special “medicated” shampoos, with the recommendation to bathe the dog twice a week or more. And there are dozens of off-the-shelf “quick-fix remedies” that do little to nothing to solve the problem. “Soothing” shampoos and topical sprays usually cool the skin to ease the inflammation temporarily, but the disease is still there, raging. There is no quick fix. What problems can these treatments cause? Regarding treatment with steroids (cortisone, prednisone), this is much like a human doctor saying “take two aspirin and call me in a month.” Sometimes the symptoms of itching and inflammation abate somewhat, but the disease comes back because the cause of the allergic response rem
Often the first course of treatment is to change the diet. So many dogs appear to be allergic to certain grains or other components of commercial dog food. The next most common treatment is to give the dog steroids and/or antihistamines to treat the symptoms of inflammation and itching. Vets will often prescribe special “medicated” shampoos, with the recommendation to bathe the dog twice a week or more. And there are dozens of off-the-shelf “quick-fix remedies” that do little to nothing to solve the problem. “Soothing” shampoos and topical sprays usually cool the skin to ease the inflammation temporarily, but the disease is still there, raging. There is no quick fix. What problems can these treatments cause? Regarding treatment with steroids (cortisone, prednisone), this is much like a human doctor saying “take two aspirin and call me in a month.” Sometimes the symptoms of itching and inflammation abate somewhat, but the disease comes back because the cause of the allergic response rem
