How to relieve dry skin on a puppy?

I have a German Shorthaired Pointer that is 5 months old. I noticed she has a bald spot on her side from biting. I assume she has dry skin because I have seen no fleas. I do not bathe her that often. What to do?|||I table spoon of vegetable oil on their foods. once a day. My vet told me to do this with chocolate lab pu of the same age and have had no problems since. Also you might wanna keep an eye on the humidity in your house but the oil on the food is the best answer, I even get compliments on her coat now from the vet on how healthy it is. 2cups of food= 1 table spoon of oil, when I don%26#039;t have veggie oil I use olive.|||neem oil is great





www.eurobichons.com|||Sounds like a hot spot. Petstores have lotion for this.|||Along with whatever topical care you give to relieve the irritation, your puppy is very young and I would suggest that you switch immediatly to a high grade anti-allergy brand of dog food. My dog thrives with shiny coat on Natural Balance duck and potato. Go to www.naturalbalance.com web site for more information on the high quality of this pet food. I buy it at PetCo but found it also at the high end mom and pop pet stores and it is not that expensive. Many pages of testimonials, some with the same problem as yours.|||Try bathing her with a mild shampoo with Aloe and Oatmeal. When you bath her let the shampoo set on her for at least 5 minutes to let it work. Towel dry. Also the dry heat in the house if youe are where you need heat can affect a dogs skin. If in doubt call your vet, while she may not have fleas, she could have a skin allergy.|||My dog has dry sjin and the Vet said to givehim any type of Omega3 pills, so i fgive him a fish oil vitamin pill everymorning and it has helped a lot but you should take your dog to the vet|||Your dog does have fleas even though you dont see them per say. Most likely your dog is allergic to them and is most likely not flea infested. If it is infected then an oral ab will be necessary and depending on the severity if inflammation, then an oral steroid or topical steroid will be necessary. Apply flea prevention now to avoid any future hotspots. Advantage or Frontline only! Dry skin doesn%26#039;t always mean itchy skin. Hotspots equal allergic reaction, then a secondary infection that appears to start off as dry skin.


Derm Vet technician for %26gt;10 years|||Most likely it is dry skin caused by allergies. Check the pollen count in your area (but it could be food, or household allergies). Dry skin from allergies is sometimes called pruritus. For this condition in my dog I find a lotion made by vibrac helps. You could also ask you vet about allergy medicine. Normally they ask you to try benedryle first (1 regular benadryl per 25lbs) but since the dog is 5 m. old I would check with the vet first. There is also a prescription spray that you can buy that is made by vibrac. The resi-hist lotion is over the counter. Here is a link to it. http://www.virbacvet.com/product_guide/a鈥?/a>|||Our dog gets bad skin and sometimes it is because of the food that she is on as it can be because they are too sensitive to it. Brushing her regularly helps too as it stimulates the blood supply to the skin. If she carries on maybe take her to her vets and she as they may give you some cream stuff like we got if it gets too bad.|||You should give her a nice bath using your shampoo and conditioner. If it continues you should take her to the vet.|||I dont think it is from dry skin, I agree with the hot spot. they do sell ointment for that, also she could have allergies due to the winter weather or the dog food she is eating. but your best bet is a hot spot :)