Dog Itching: Treating Dandruff With a Raw Feed Diet
Try feeding a little lamb with fat on it – lamb, beef, and goat are red meat and the fat is a little different than chicken or turkey fat – introduce him to liver kidney and heart along with some bone.
Also introduce mackerel or anchovies, etc. for good fat to nourish the skin and all of this will help to resist fleas. It’s probably easier to buy lamb in Karachi than in Los Angeles – my dog sheds a lot and tends to have dry skin – she used to scratch and lick all the time and had lots of scabs and lost lots of hair – she was always filthy dirty, dirt just stuck to her.
I was embarrassed to take her out because she looked bad and constantly scratched, but after 8 monts of raw meat diet she hardly ever scratched and has almost no scabs and her hair has come back. She is playing again like she used to since these problems have gone away.
In the beginning I had to bathe her with Neem and essential oils in baby shampoo every 3 days (or she would start biting on the scabs – I was always yelling at her to not lick herself) to relieve her discomfort and she hates water, but now all i have to do is brush her.
The skin is not flaking very much or scabbing and itching, but able to do its job and clean itself now. Try lots of different brushes to get the right ones – I have settled on two favorites: a fine-textured human brush with long bristles and a fine textured slicker brush – her hair is short and wiry.
I don’t know what kind of hair your dog has. Make the changes and it will take time as do all natural remedies – your dog will heal from the inside with the right diet.
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I hate when my dogs get dandruff, especially because I have a reverse brindle pitbull so he is almost all black and you can really see it. I have special shampoo I use for it and it really helps.