We are just getting over fleas at our house. We've never had a problem before until this fall, and all of a sudden, the dog had fleas out of nowhere. We have been doing lots of vacuuming, Borax and salt on the carpets, Kleen Green, washing the dog with Dawn, and more. It is all working, it's just time-intensive and taking longer than using the chemicals.
However, my dog now has really flaky skin, I mean it is just flaking everywhere. He's a labradoodle. He's also still itching some, despite not seeing any signs of fleas or flea dirt on him. The flaky stuff just seems really icky, like it's just getting all over my house. He doesn't seem uncomfortable y itchy, just teh occasional itch, so it;s not a comfort issue for the dog.
Do you think this is just from the frequent baths? It's not like we bathed him every day, more like once a week, if that even. Took him to the groomers this week and she used something with shea butter in it even, but it didn't seem to help.
Also, his coat seems sort of "oily" when you touch it. It's not really oily, hard to describe, but after you pet him, you just feel this like, film, on your hands.
However, my dog now has really flaky skin, I mean it is just flaking everywhere. He's a labradoodle. He's also still itching some, despite not seeing any signs of fleas or flea dirt on him. The flaky stuff just seems really icky, like it's just getting all over my house. He doesn't seem uncomfortable y itchy, just teh occasional itch, so it;s not a comfort issue for the dog.
Do you think this is just from the frequent baths? It's not like we bathed him every day, more like once a week, if that even. Took him to the groomers this week and she used something with shea butter in it even, but it didn't seem to help.
Also, his coat seems sort of "oily" when you touch it. It's not really oily, hard to describe, but after you pet him, you just feel this like, film, on your hands.
