![]() Tip: If you’re on Amazon getting a few of the bits above, pick up a handy little atomiser spray bottle while you’re there, one that creates a mist, like the one below, otherwise you’ll be running around looking at one, asking yourself is it a good idea to empty the contents of your anti-bacterial surface spray and use that bottle for the moment (no, it is not!). But don’t rest on your laurel, you have work to do in the background while you try find out what is causing that itch. Spray on affected areas when and where needed and watch the dog that’s won’t stop itching settle and be calm. Shake up your mix in a big spray bottle and store in the fridge.Add in a good dash of your calendula oil.Mix thoroughly, it will break down eventually. Chop off a few aloe vera leaves and squeeze their sticky contents into the above mixture.Add half a cup of ACV to half a cup of cold tea.Make up a cup of very strong green and peppermint tea (use 2 of each bags, add some hot water and allow to stew while cooling).How to make a great homemade spray if your dog won’t stop itching… They don’t call it the skin healer for nothing. Calendula is a potent anti-inflammatory of this skin but the tea isn’t strong enough, the oil really packs a punch. Whilst a touch harder to source, you want a Calendula extract here (in oil form). Simply pick up a nice, juicy plant in your local store. Simply unbelievable at healing the skin (I’m not going to even bother dredging up some supportive studies here, there’s too many to chose from). Simply pick up some good quality green tea bags in your local shop as we’ll be making tea out of them! Peppermint is used as it has a cooling effect on the skin. Studies actually show green tea polyphenols help protect against skin cancer by securing skin free radicals and reducing inflammation. Thanks to the relatively unique array of polyphenols and alkaloids it contains, green tea is a powerful anti-inflammatory and it is greedily absorbed by the skin, hitting the troubled spots directly. Some Good Quality Green AND Peppermint Tea.For more on the established benefits of ACV check out this literature review! ACV is even proven effective in the fight against cancer. It is also anti-bacterial and anti-fungal (which is great if their skin conditions was because of one of these critters). Studies show ACV has a range of established benefits, including a top-notch probiotic of humans, improves digestion and boosts immune function. We recommend Braggs ACV as it has the mother in it (the floaty bits on the bottom. For immediate, albeit temporary (30-1hr) relief of itch I recommend you make up this simple but highly effective skin spritz. But all this takes a little time and meanwhile, your poor little dog won’t stop itching. You then picked up a few of the natural dietary additions recommended in Part 2. OK, so by now you’re following the advice in Itchy Dogs Part 1 and are working away in the background trying to get his exclusion diet right. Top 10 Tips for Itchy Dogs Before You Call the Vet Part 5/10: Homemade Spray if Your Dog Won’t Stop Itching… If your dog won’t stop itching, this simple homemade spritz is sure to provide some instant relief to your poor dog… ![]()
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