Heat Rash

[Juan61]

Hi everyone, just hoping someone has a suggestion re heat rash. I have a small dog, 1/2 this and that, who seems to be suffering from a heat rash under her front legs and under her tail. Unfortunately I'm not that financial at the moment and was hoping there was something that I could use that wouldn't involve a vet visit. I have been washing her with Aloveen oatmeal shampoo which is for itchy dry skin; this does appear to help however was thinking there might be a cream or a powder that I could use at other times, particularly when we're off on our daily walk.

Many thanks

Juanita

[Kirislin]

Cold tea is a natural anti inflammatory. It might work in this case, although I'm not sure. Good luck.

[Odin-Genie]

Hi everyone, just hoping someone has a suggestion re heat rash. I have a small dog, 1/2 this and that, who seems to be suffering from a heat rash under her front legs and under her tail. Unfortunately I'm not that financial at the moment and was hoping there was something that I could use that wouldn't involve a vet visit. I have been washing her with Aloveen oatmeal shampoo which is for itchy dry skin; this does appear to help however was thinking there might be a cream or a powder that I could use at other times, particularly when we're off on our daily walk.

Many thanks

Juanita

Is it a hot spot? My Golden Retriever sometimes gets hot spots particularly when the days are excessively humid and hot. I trim her coat close to the skin in that area so that the skin can breathe, and use cold tea bags.

[perfect partners]

Hi everyone, just hoping someone has a suggestion re heat rash. I have a small dog, 1/2 this and that, who seems to be suffering from a heat rash under her front legs and under her tail. Unfortunately I'm not that financial at the moment and was hoping there was something that I could use that wouldn't involve a vet visit. I have been washing her with Aloveen oatmeal shampoo which is for itchy dry skin; this does appear to help however was thinking there might be a cream or a powder that I could use at other times, particularly when we're off on our daily walk.

Many thanks

Juanita

Curash powder, available from the baby section in supermarkets, works great for skin problems.

[persephone]

Dogs don't really get 'heat rash ' as they have no sweat glands there like we do.

It could well be an allergy though //or some sort of bacterial infection ... or a reaction to her licking /scratching .....

what does the skin look like ? Damp?Pimply? flaky? scabby? is the hair red, or just the skin?

[Cosmolo]

Curash can work very well.

[Tara8430]

What about Calendula ointment? Its soothing.

[ESCS]

Betadine and curash powder has worked well for us.

[Juan61]

Thanks very much everyone, really appreciate this site and the advice, wonderful for a first time dog owner like me!

I will try the Curash powder And "persephone", I didn't know that, so thanks. She was seized by the RSPCA and when I took her I was told she had skin problems and I was probably going to have to keep her inside; we were pretty much going into winter and there hasn't been any problems until now, now that it's warming up, thus why I thought 'heat rash'.

And cold tea bags, I like that, no doubt very soothing.

Thanks again everyone