Did you know that dogs can suffer with hayfever too? Like us they can get sore irritated eyes and itchy noses/muzzles.
Grasses
Grasses and grass seeds are next and these can cause an immediate reaction on dogs. Often with grasses the feet are affected first (but symptoms can present on other areas of the body too). With the feet they become red, inflamed and itchy. The constant gnawing at the feet makes it worse, the fur between the toes will be a brown colour, you may notice deep red patches and a couple of lesions may be present – this is all caused by the licking, gnawing.
Keep Me Clean, Make Me Happy
Washing your dog is always beneficial as this removes the pollens and allergens from the skin.
Use a light gentle natural soap. One that contains neem is a good idea as this is an insect deterrent so great for managing fleas too.
For the feet a simple saline solution will suffice – the aim is to keep the feet clean and dirt free (dirt just irritates any weakness further).
While a saline solution or soap keeps the areas clean it doesn’t stop the skin from being irritated. What is needed is a balm that stops the itching and aids the skin’s health, this is where Eezapet comes into play.
Stopping the itch/scratch cycle is paramount in containing rashes
Our fast acting balm is applied to the skin and starts activating immediately.
Within 5-15 minutes you will notice the itching has subsided but our Eezapet balm doesn’t stop there it continues to soothe and heal helping the skin to repair and fight off the allergens irritating it in the first place. When your dog can start sleeping instead of gnawing then you know you’re onto a good thing.
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