Oatmeal…is not only for breakfast anymore. It is delicious and nutritious but there are so many other uses for this hearty grain. Packed with some important vitamins, minerals and proteins, it is great for your body inside and out. This amazing product works wonders for the most delicate skin for humans and needed relief when it comes to your beloved dogs skin also. Our dogs skin is so sensitive we must take care of them.

If your dogs have any of these issues, you might check into it further.

  • Itchy skin, persistent licking, rashes, hot spots, excessive scratching, skin redness, ear problems, irritable behavior, face rubbing, paw chewing, excessive grooming, low energy, loss of hair. Itching is the most common aliment our loved ones have from allergies, pollen, fleas, bug bites, stings, ticks, infections, food allergies, poison ivy, poison oak, or elements from our home environments. It could be the detergent we use on sheets, cleaners for the house, sprays we use for the yard. Many factors come into play. This makes them go crazy as they scratch none stop and make their skin raw and red from scratching so much. Probably more disturbing to you as an dog owner than your own pets. We all want them to be safe and comfortable.

Here are some tips to help you.

  • Oatmeal baths are the cheapest and the most affordable way to help your itchy dogs skin in an instant. You want the fastest relief out there, this is it. There are plenty of expensive oatmeal products like shampoos, conditioners, powders and sprays out there but you can make your own oatmeal bath product with oats and a food processor, very inexpensive. Put plenty of oats in a blender and blend into powder fine flour. Keep in a air tight container for use when needed.

    Soaking your dogs in the tub for 15 minutes or even longer will have a tremendous effect on your dogs skin, its like a instant relief for your pooches. Your doggies will love you for it. Starches in oats make them retain water and form a protective barrier on the skin, which helps relieve dryness. Phenol’s provide anti-inflammatory effects, which also helps relieve your dog’s itching.

  • Oatmeal and baking soda baths are another good combination to relieves your dogs itchy skin but also cleanses and deodorizes your dogs coat. Oatmeal neutralizes the redness and itchiness but also moisturizing the PH balance of your dogs skin. Baking soda also provides a foaming action when combined with certain chemicals, which helps lift dirt and odor from your dog’s coat.

  • There can be many underlining issue as well so, remember to take your dogs to his veterinarian on a regular basis for his check ups. They are the professionals after all. They will be able to give insights on the root of the cause and give proper medications as needed. But for an instant fast relief, oatmeal is a natural remedy for your dogs itchy skin.