Flea Bites On Dogs
Dog Flea Bites: Home Remedies for Your Dog’s Relief
Author: Brandon Roe
Dogs love to play and explore their surroundings, especially when there are other dog playmates around the neighborhood. But when left unattended, especially in areas where all kinds of filth can be found, some dogs suffer from what is popularly known as “fleas” or “dog flea bites”. If you’re dog was once a happy and enthusiastic playmate and is now suffering from hair loss and incessant scratching, this could be a case of dog flea bites and should be treated immediately before it becomes worse.
To be able to understand how dogs suffer from these bites, it is important that you know what really happens when fleas crawl up into the dog’s body and start to bite all over. Basically when a flea bites, it excretes saliva and other irritating substances that usually cause an allergic reaction in some dogs, making them scratch all over until hair falls off and sores begin to develop. Such skin eruption is usually characterized by red spots surrounded by a reddened circle or halo, so if you see these kinds of spots on your dog, which is usually either on the lower back or tail, abdomen, and thigh areas, it’s most likely a case of dog flea bites. If left untreated, the skin disorder will become severe, causing the skin to thicken and darken and hot spots to start developing, which normally appear as red painful sores, which are extremely uncomfortable for your dog.
Solutions
The good thing about dog flea bites is that there are home remedies which can stop the itching and rid your dog of these parasites. Here are some remedies that you can apply if you’ve discovered that your dog is suffering from nasty flea bites:
- To be able to prevent the alleviation of inflammation, bathe your dog with cold water to stop the itch and keep him or her clean so that secondary infections won’t occur in the future. Never use warm or hot water as this could stimulate the itching again and increase the pain of the sores at the same time.
- Most veterinarians and experts suggest using fresh aloe vera and other herbal plants to sooth the inflamed skin of the dog. Aloe vera is especially recommended since it has significant properties meant to heal and sooth the pains of skin infections and disorders, even on humans.
- You can add foods with fatty acid (ex. Flaxseed oil) in order to supplement your dog’s diet with foods that have anti-inflammatory effects. This will be very helpful as it will increase your dog’s chances of healing faster from flea bites.
If none of these home remedies work for your dog and the condition becomes chronic in nature, it would be best to visit your local vet for observation and stronger medication, which could be in the form of steroid creams or injections. This will promote faster relief for your dog as well as healing.
I also strongly recommend you check out natural products that specialize in treating dog flea bites. There are a variety out there but one of the most effective ones I've ever seen contains the Mayan traditional herb Tepezcohuite.
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About the Author
Brandon Roe is the author of “The Official Dog Coat and Skin Care Guide”, a comprehensive guide to help you dog maintain a beautiful and healthy coat and clear skin. Get your FREE copy today at http://www.k9klearup.com/guide.
He is also the developer of K9 KlearUp, the worlds only pet balm that helps clear up the 17 most common canine skin and coat problems... Guaranteed or your money back.
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My dog has these bites on her that are red with pus in the middle. Looking like a blister or pimple. I don’t think they are flea bites as my dog is treated, but I think they are fire ant bites.
get her Front Line in the future it will prevent all this.But try flee soap and flee brush.
Apple cider vinegar will help relieve the itching. Also when you bathe your dog, if you will put 1/2 c apple cider vinegar to 2 quarts of water and rinse your dog, it will be odor free for almost a month. No the dog won’t smell like vinegar.
What you can do at home is to use your phone to call a vet and make an appointment for your dog that is suffering. He can write you a prescription that will kill the fleas, and prevent them from coming back.
any home remedy for flea bites on dogs to relieve itching?
will applying dry baking soda help?
How do flea bites on dogs look like and their symptoms?
i have recently found out my dog is developing some type of rash by her tail area. They are little red/blackish spots that have some sort of scab. These spots go midway up her back. In the areas where the scabs are, her skin is red. She has no balding in those areas. And she seems to not have itch in those areas but she growls while i touch her (it bothers her). i am wondering if these are flea bites or some other type of bite.
it would be amazing if i can receive some help. thank you. =/
How do I get rid of my dogs flea bites?
She has flea bites all over her! ive tried everything!!!!! I didnt know if it waz ok to put calamine lotion on her! so i put her in a cold bath with salt………it make some of them go away but not all of them……..wht do i do?!?!?!?!
remedies for flea bites on dogs?
is there anything i can do at home that can help with the flea bites? i feel bad for my dog and want to help soothe and get rid of the bites. what can i do at home? thanks so much!
Can flea bites on dogs look like blisters?
My dogs skin is very irritated, I looked at her today & she has on these bites on her that look like blisters.