Have you heard about ‘hot spots’ in dogs? – areas of itchy dermatitis that drive both animal and carers crazy from the scratching. Our dog,Ollie,a Shetland collie,recently developed a number of them on his back and abdomen,so I surfed the net for an answer. One dog-owner suggested:
Trim the area around the hot spot.
Clean the area and pat dry.
Apply hydrocortisone spray or hydrocortisone cream (not good for a licking dog).
Prevent the dog from biting,licking or scratching the area by putting a plastic cone around its neck.
When all else fails take the animal to the vet. (Expensive).
This all seemed a bit too complicated for a doc who has successfully treated thousands of human eczema patients with wheatgrass. So I grabbed a bottle of Skin Recovery Spray and spread it around. Initially,Ollie resisted strongly,but in a few minutes he was lying placidly on his back,legs splayed,asking for more. He hasn’t scratched since,and after a couple of days,his “spots” had disappeared.
I think he’d look pretty silly with a plastic cone,don’t you?
Finally,here’s a tip for the coming (southern hemisphere) summer. The Skin Recovery Spray is the best,in fact the only,effective remedy for sunburn I have ever come across. A natural anti-inflammatory,wheatgrass takes the tension out of bright red,burnt skin and eases the pain. Although the skin may still peel,at least there’ll be no more tearful kids interrupting your sleep. ALL our products work for this,even Supershots if you’re desperate.
Wishing the very best to you and yours for the Festive Season and 2012 from all of us here at Dr Wheatgrass.
Kind regards,
Dr. Chris Reynolds.
