Itchy dog: Shampoos and Rinses Groomer and herbalist, Jitka Krizova of Vita Canis, shares her natural approach to bathing and grooming dogs who suffer with allergic reactions:
Jitka Krizova
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ver the last few decades, we’ve seen more and more dogs with allergic dermatitis, food intolerances and immunemediated diseases. We can try to limit the causes to a certain point and we can give the dog prescribed medication, however, this usually only provides short-term relief or improvement. Inevitably it will rear its ugly head again sooner or later.
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There is, however, one thing dog owners can do at home to help their itchy dog… bath, bath and bath again. I bet in the past you’ve heard that you shouldn’t bath your dog often, perhaps even at all? This was quite common a few years ago, especially with terrier people who believed terriers were not supposed to be bathed at all. Shampoos, in the past, were largely based on
Jitka with her dog
