DERMagic Products in MudBay Stores!

Mud Bay has been around Washington State since 1988, when the first store was established in Olympia.  And now, they're opening 3 new stores (Mercer Island, Gig Harbor, and Redmond) to bring the total to 20 locations!

And for us, the big news is that Mud Bay is now carrying the DERMagic product line.  And this fits right in with the Mud Bay difference:  Instead of carrying supplies for every pet, Mud Bay focused on the healthiest foods and highest quality supplies.  Instead of trying to be everything to everyone, Mud Bay focused on using natural food and accurate information to contribute to the health of dogs and cats and the happiness of the people who care for them.

Mud Bay has a very interesting history, well worth reading.  And while you're on their site, check out Cooper's Story, about how DERMagic stopped Cooper's itch, written by a dog lover who also happens to work at Mud Bay...

So check it out!  And check us out too... We're proud to be a part of the Mud Bay retail system -- healthy foods, happy stores, knowledgeable staff.

DERMagic Skin Care for Animals Now Offered in Eastern Canada

Mon Ami Pet Wellness Distribution is the exclusive distributor in the Maritimes for DERMagic:   A Breakthrough in the Treatment of Animal Dermatitis – Relief from Dog Skin Problems

DERMagic Skin Care for Animals, Inc., is proud to partner with Mon Ami Pet Wellness Distribution to offer our products across eastern Canada.  Severe dog itching, skin allergies, mange, black skin disease and hair loss, hot spots, dandruff or seborrhea, cuts and sores and other secondary dog skin problems resulting from flea or mite allergies and even trauma -- these conditions are miserable for your pet, and for you.  Until now, it has been difficult to treat these common problems without steroids, antibiotics or strong chemicals. 

Visit dermagic.com for more information on our award-winning products and on how to recognize and treat skin problems in your dogs and cats. Contact monamiinfo@eastlink.ca to offer these fine products to your customers in Canada or visit Mon Ami Pet Wellness Online Store to order in eastern Canada.

Restrictions on Tick and Flea Products

EPA to Tighten Restrictions on Tick and Flea Products

By Kim Chipman, March 17 (Bloomberg) 

"The Obama administration said it will increase restrictions on tick-and-flea “spot-on” pesticides for pets because of a rise in adverse reactions in cats and dogs, including seizures and death.

“These are poisons,” Steve Owens, assistant administrator in the Environmental Protection Agency’s pesticides and toxic substances office, told reporters today on a conference call. “They are products designed to kill fleas and ticks.”

"The EPA will start reviewing product labels to determine which require more information and will develop more stringent testing and evaluation requirements, the agency said today in a statement. Names must be different for products to treat cats and dogs to avoid confusion, the agency said.

"Merck & Co.’s Defend, Merial Ltd.’s Frontline and Bayer Healthcare LLC’s Advantage products are among dozens of brand names registered with the government as of May last year, the EPA pesticide office reported."

     We have reprinted a portion of this article because we receive so many questions about this topic, specifically about the safety of flea and tick repelling products that are applied directly to the skin. While the  EPA states that most incidents or deaths result from inappropriate application (e.g., using a larger dose on a smaller animal), we have seen adverse reactions on many dogs even when the products are used according to the manufacturer's directions.

    Please read the full article for further details on this issue.  The fact that the EPA is interested in this issue is of great concern to us.  Consider carefully.  The risks of an infestation of fleas and the resulting diseases they can bring must be carefully weighed against the risks of using strong toxic chemicals to keep them away.  

     One recommendation we have for you is to place a few drops of Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca) on the outside of your dog's collar. Do not let it touch your dog's skin directly.  It does not take much to be effective. We do not recommend this for cats.

    We wish you the best of good fortune as we move rapidly into flea season. 

Best wishes - Dr Adelia

Are you using Atopica for your dog skin allergies?

If your dog is on Atopica, a prescription immuno-suppressant, read below what the vets know about it.  Allergies cause the immunity of dog skin to be depressed and this allows infections (both fungal and bacterial) and infestations (like mites) to enter and spread.  Atopica is another name for Cyclosporine.  




THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD

Atopic dermatitis is not only one of the most common skin diseases in dogs; it is also one of the most frustrating conditions seen by veterinarians.  Most vets do not know how to diagnose and treat this condition without prescribing harmful drugs.

MOVING BEYOND TRADITIONAL THERAPIES

Traditional treatments have taken a quick-fix approach (e.g., steroids, shampoos, antihistamines, etc.) with unpredictable, far from ideal results. Many dogs continue to suffer, while their owners feel helpless and hopeless.

• 86% of clients have been frustrated by their dog's atopy*
• 64% have visited multiple veterinarians to treat their dog's atopic dermatitis*
• This product, although FDA-approved, is dangerous because it only relieves SYMPTOMS, but doesn't treat the CAUSE and does not treat the resulting infection.

As with all drugs, side effects may occur. In a field study, the most common side effects were gastrointestinal signs. Gingival hyperplasia and papillomas may also occur during the initial dosing phase. ATOPICA is a systemic immunosuppresant that may increase the susceptibility to infection. ATOPICA is not for use in reproducing dogs or dogs with a history of neoplasia.

What is cyclosporine (Atopica)?
Cyclosporine is a medication designed to suppress the immune system, to treat auto-immune diseases like psoriasis. Though powerful, it causes very few serious reactions when used for short periods of time (days, weeks, or a few months). It is considered a short-term treatment for psoriasis and is safest when given for less than one year.  Problems with kidney function, including kidney failure, and hypertension can occur in cases where the drug is used for over one year.

Please check our website and read about allergies and how to treat the manifestation of allergic responses, safely and with no side-effects with DERMagic Skin Rescue Lotion.  Don't crash your pet's immunity to skin disease!  Rescue him from it with our all-natural, topical products that are 100% guaranteed effective, or your purchase price cheerfully refunded.


Be safe, and keep your pets safe and infection-free this season!
Dr Adelia

The World's Cutest Ewok. Oh Wait! It's a DOG!

When it comes down to the decision whether to write a blog entry or to play with my dog, most of the time Koukla wins.  She's the Boss of me, after all, and I have to do whatever she says.  Just look at that face...  Who could resist it?

Koukla is a Shih Tzu, with all the skin problems that Shih Tzus can have.  We keep her skin in great condition with Darwin's Natural Pet raw organic food, but there's always a critter or a fungus lurking, especially this time of year with Spring springing all over!  Sure enough, something bit her on the neck and made her itch like crazy, so out came the DERMagic Skin Rescue Lotion!  The very next day, the booboo was scabbed over and healing, and not itching at all.  

Keep it handy!  Bug Bite Season is coming soon to a neighborhood near you!

Best wishes for an itch-free summer!

Dr Adelia

Black Skin Disease in Dogs

Dear Dr Adelia's Dog Blog Followers: Here's a wonderful letter from one Pomeranian breeder to another. This story is so inspirational that we are compelled to pass it on to everyone out there whose little ones are suffering from skin problems that their veterinarians have given up on. Please read on and have your hearts warmed and filled with hope. - Dr Adelia

Dear Caitlin:

You are more than welcome to ask me questions! I love this stuff. I know that sounds like I'm making a sales for DERMagic but I can't believe what it has done for my little pound puppy, who was from a Pom breeder.

I volunteer at a local animal shelter and have always been great at not bringing any little ones home with me until I saw Striker. I had to put down my 16 year old at Christmas who had that great Pom skin problem and it just happened that Striker had the same thing as she did. To make things short... I was going to a Grooming Show the next day and came across DERMagic booth and decided to give it a try with, in the back of my head "this will never work and I'm wasting my money. "Out of all of the shampoos I've used this is the only one that really works. I first started only using it on his rump a couple times a day (this is the Lotion I'm talking about) just in case it really didn't work.

And after a month or so the old black skin started flaking off (kinda gross but was an interesting process) then pink showed along with little starts of hair. I bought another bottle and started in with the neck. And now we are having to groom him like a chia pet. lol. Gotta love it.

I'll send you a few images of him in another email. He looks fat now but it's all fur. :) I laugh because I need to get a comb through him because I found a little pin mat near his rump. I would have never thought I would laugh at him for getting a mat, but whose problem is that now. ha

I do have one regret that I would have had the lotion from DERMagic, long ago with my other pom, Litosha. I spent so much money on tests from vets and pills for her, I think you know what that is like. And I could have used the lotion and been happy.

I did buy the shampoo and conditioner and used it with the lotion. I can't remember if I had to or not but I just wanted to make sure I had all the right components going for a positive outcome. You'll see in the images that its pretty darn sweet stuff. I can't say enough about it. I think the shelter I volunteer at is about to kick me out by talking about it all the time I'm so impressed with it.

If you do use it, please send me some images of the progress, I would love to hear what you have to say and feel about it. Believe me you'll want to see it too in the end. Shoot weekly images for something fun to see!

Have a Dog Gone Sweet Day!

Deana Mc Eachern
Dog Gone Sweet Dog Training

Now I have the problem of TOO MUCH FUR!!! LOL

Dandruff in Dogs

Let’s talk about dandruff. You know… it’s that flaky stuff you see on the shoulders of someone’s black jacket, and it does not come from a healthy scalp.

The same is true for our four-legged best friends. Have you ever rubbed a dog’s back and seen big flakes, especially on the rump area?  Most people think of this as “dander” and consider it normal for a dog. It's not normal; it's a disease. And, just like in human dandruff, it makes your dog itch.

Several factors can make this worse, including using a shampoo that isn’t correctly pH-balanced for your dog, or a feeding him the wrong food (check out www.DarwinsPet.com for the best fresh and organic home delivery). But whatever the cause, there’s a simple and inexpensive remedy that you and your dog will both love!

The remedy?  Dead Sea Bath Salts.   They’re very easy to use, too. The next time you bathe your dog, wet him down and rub a handful of these fantastic-smelling salts right into the wet fur on his back and give him a massage with them. Your dog will love the sensation of the crystals going deep and exfoliating his skin. When you see your dog smiling, you will know how much he loves this treatment. When you’re done, just rinse him off and shampoo as usual, letting the salts stay in the bath water.

These salts are powerful detoxifying and exfoliating agents, and will leave your dog’s skin smooth and itch-free. And you will love the aromatherapy, as will your dog. We recommend you “salt your dog” about once every six weeks to keep his skin healthy, free of dandruff, and resistant to infection.

Dr Adelia

Protect your pet from cold weather hazards!

Now that winter has settled in most everywhere, there are some things you should consider when letting your dog or cat outside in the snow and ice.

In the great Pacific Northwest, our climate is usually pretty mild around Seattle, and we usually get mostly rain all winter long. But almost everywhere else, there’s snow and ice to deal with and 

often very cold temperatures. 

Here’s what can happen with your pet, what to watch for, and how to prevent or repair any cold-weather damage:

• Suit up! A little jacket, sweater or fleece coat will really help prevent the skin from becoming dry, flaky and itchy from low humidity and cold temps.

• Keep them dry! Rain combined with cold temperatures is a dangerous combination if your pet is left outside. If he gets wet from an outdoor potty break in the rain, do him a favor by toweling him off immediately when he comes in. My dogs love a big thirsty towel thrown over them, and then a mini-rubdown, paying special attention to the legs, feet and between the toes.

• This also gives you another opportunity to make sure his feet and pads are in good shape. Check for any cracks in the pads or any redness between the toes. Put cotton socks on him!

• A dog nose should be wet, but not necessarily cold. If it’s dry, keep an eye on it for a little while. If it stays dry, moisturize it for him with a little dab of DERMagic Cell Restoration Crème. If it’s cracked or chapped from frosty air, do this a few times a day until it returns to normal.

• Exfoliate! Alternating from frigid air to overheated and dry indoor air is brutal on a dog’s skin (and the same applies to humans). Your dog’s skin can become very dry, leading to flakiness and itchiness and a vulnerability to all kinds of skin ailments. Nip this in the bud at the first sign of a flake! These usually appear on the rump near the tail, and can be spotted when brushing the fur backwards along the spine. Get rid of it instantly with a single treatment with DERMagic Aromatherapy Dead Sea Bath Salts! Wet your dog down and massage the salt crystals into his fur until they dissolve. Keep massaging a little while just to give your dog a treat (they love this!), then rinse and shampoo normally! Like magic, the flakes are gone, the pH of your dog’s skin is restored, and no more itchiness!

So, here in the Pacific Northwest, where the weather is always mild, this is what we are experiencing!  Lots of snow, very cold, traffic accidents everywhere, and an outing with the dogs takes planning, little coats and sweaters, a hair dryer to get the little snow clumps off, and lots of time.  Our dogs love the snow!  Tell us about yours!  We'd love to hear from you and see your Snow Pix!  

Very Happy Holidays to all!!!

Dr Adelia

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www.JerusalemShots.com

Harley Cat's a DERMagic Cat!

Meet Harley, the newest DERMagic Cat!

Harley is getting a bath today, and her human, Lee Tenneboe, has donned foul-weather gear in anticipation. We'll give you a full report on whether the neighbors had to evacuate due to local flooding... But I'm getting ahead of myself...

Harley is an adopted kitty, a mature cat who came to Lee's home with some scaly dry skin and some scabbiness on her back. She had been given a shorter haircut to get rid of some rather significant matting too. Lee was concerned about this skin condition, and rightly so.

Lee knows we are preparing to launch our new line of skin care products for cats, and we sent her some DERMagic Hot Spot Lotion (in case the problem was any deeper than just "dry skin") and some Aromatherapy Dead Sea Salt Scrub, to eliminate the dandruff and itchy feeling.

Here's what Lee told us: "The hot spot lotion is AMAZING!!! Overnight, the scabby stuff was GONE! I was completely blown away. I have used 2 different spray-on skin products recommended by a vet that did nothing for her skin and in one day, your product gave instant relief. She still has flaky dandruff all over, so I'm more than ever excited to try the bath salts (despite my 'fear' of bathing a cat!), but the area that I was worried about is healed. I have had pets all my life and I have NEVER seen anything like this! I didn't think it was possible for a product to be this effective, even though I'm a huge proponent of natural products, vitamins and herbs. You have my complete admiration and I am now a customer for life. Not to mention I will be telling everyone I know with pets about your products. I am in awe. Thank you so much, Dr. Adelia!"

Well, there ya go. A little food, a little love, a little DERMagic... life is good.

So, we haven't yet received the final report on the inundation of Lee's neighborhood from the cat bath, and we're hoping that no news is good news. Did Harley enjoy a back scrub with Dead Sea Salts? Is her dandruff banished for good? Will her new silky, flake-free coat attract a handsome Tom? Stay tuned right here... we suspect Harley will reappear from time to time... and Hallowe'en is just around the corner... and she is a BLACK cat...

Be safe, be well, and be sure to check our website for all our great products and specials for your itchy, scaly, hot spotty pet!

Dr. Adelia

Hope for food allergies in dogs

We live for testimonials here. We love to hear from all those folks out there whose pets are suffering and veterinary treatments just aren't working, but DERMagic Hot Spot Lotion is working!!

Here's a testimonial that came in just this morning, from a Teresa James in South Carolina:

"I used the shampoo, conditioner and hot spot lotion on my GSD named Shiloh. I had taken her to the vet every two weeks since I rescued her the last week in May for her terrible scratching. At one visit I counted that Shiloh had scratched 32 times in one hour. My poor dog was miserable. I decided to change her food because she wouldn't eat the vet food. I also went on the web and found your products. In the first week the hot spot she had on her neck, that was raw and red, has started to scab over and heal. She is now scratching much less. With the change in her food (she is allergic to chicken and grains) and your products, I am now sure we will be able to keep Shiloh. Thanks for a great product."

And thank you, Teresa, for your uplifting feedback. We really appreciate it!

We're so happy to hear about how DERMagic products help our customers whose pets suffer from dog allergies and hope that their stories might help you too. Let us hear from you, and include photos!

Best wishes,

Dr Adelia