A salt water bath can help sooth a dog's itchy skin. A salt bath can even help get rid of fleas - The salt bath dehydrates the fleas and may kill the fleas (please note: I have not personally verified that a salt bath kills fleas, but have read this from some other sources. I have personally verified that a salt bath can help relieve dog itching.)
TABLE SALT, SEA SALT, EPSOM SALT, or OCEAN WATER -- If the dog is scratching, wash the affected area with TABLE SALT, SEA SALT, OR EPSOM SALTS mixed with warm water. Washing the affected area with OCEAN WATER works even better – I discovered this by accident with our wonderful old dog when his hot spot got accidentally soaked in sea water.
Sinatra was an old dog. Old dogs tend to suffer with itchy dry skin more then younger dogs. I had been giving him a bath with too much flea shampoo and he was itching like crazy. He was on a flea medication but was still scratching. I had resorted to putting an E-collar on him to keep him from chewing on himself. Then one day I took him out in our kayak and his bottom, where he had been biting and itching, got soaked in sea water. We went home and lo and behold he didn’t bite at himself. After that, whenever he started to itch, I would take him down to the ocean and give him a sea water bath. Epsom salt mixed with water also seemed to work, but not as well as ocean water. OCEAN WATER – THE MIRACLE CURE FOR DOG ITCHING! See more discussion about this in epsom salt and ocean water bath tips and comments.
This is still a work in progress - please read epsom salt and ocean water bath tips and comments and Home Remedies For Dog Itch – THE MIRACLE CURE FOR ITCHY DOGS! (A Comprehensive Guide) for more information.
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