DAILY KIBBLE on Dog Skin Allergies

Does your dog have skin allergies?Or is it something else?
Dog skin allergies are becoming increasingly common. Food, carpeting, blankets, dust mites, mold spores in the air, pollen, plastic food dishes, and ornamental plants all have the potential to trigger allergies in dogs. In some instances, a highly allergic pet may be diagnosed as having several allergies at once. And the severity of allergies, which can be seasonal or year ‘round, varies greatly. The most common symptom of an allergy is intense itching (known as pruritus), which may be localized at spots or might be systemic, covering the pet's entire body.
Pet owners expect their dogs to scratch themselves now and then. However, excessive and persistent scratching, licking, biting and hair loss may be signs of an allergy. When a vet diagnoses a dog’s itchiness and inflammation as a potential allergy, there are some expensive vet bills and treatment costs awaiting this pet parent.
But what if it isn’t an allergy? Even if the condition began as an allergic response to something, the itching, scratching, chewing may be the result of a secondary infection that set in as a result of a crashed immune system either from the allergy or from the steroids administered to treat the symptoms. To learn more about steroid-free allergy care, click here.

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

Skin Rescue Lotion... Dogs and Cats!

Greetings, Everyone,

Did you ever wonder why our Skin Rescue Lotion was once named "Hot Spot Lotion"? Well, back in the day, we believed that hot spots were the most common skin problem in dogs and that customers would be looking for this name in the product name.

It turns out that "allergies" and "yeast" and "alopecia" and "hair loss" and "mange" and "black skin disease" and so many other names for dermatological problems are just as common. In fact, it seems that so-called allergies are the most commonly diagnosed skin disease in dogs these days.

For customers who are looking for a product that will help their animal (and we mean "cure", not just relieve symptoms temporarily), the term "hot spot" is not going to be their top search word.

What our lotion does is eliminate skin disease that's caused by an infection or infestation, whether it's mites, bacteria, fungus (and yeast) or just an insect bite. And in order to help our customers find the only product that is guaranteed to solve problems like these, we needed to clarify the product name.

And now we have it. Canine Skin Rescue and Feline Skin Rescue Lotion. The same amazing product (Hot Spot Lotion) in a very handy tottle! Still made in the USA and loaded with organic ingredients. Safe, non-toxic, and guaranteed to work!

Look for it on store shelves near you soon!

Best wishes,

Dr Adelia

Skin Rescue Lotion for Dogs and Cats

New Packaging for DERMagic!

It's a new package and a new name for our best selling product. Formerly known as DERMagic Hot Spot Lotion, it's been renamed to more accurately reflect what this product does! It quickly takes care of hot spots, of course, but also wipes out yeast, mange, black skin disease, and helps restore normal hair growth in cases of alopecia. For all those allergic reactions, no other product comes close. And now it's so much easier to use!

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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

Pomeranians love DERMagic

Meet Striker the Pomeranian on the day Deana, a Washington state Pom lover, brought him home from the shelter. It's easy to see why she fell in love with this little guy. Just look at that face!

Unfortunately, his face was his best asset, because his other asset was practically bare. This photo was taken in February 2009.

Deana started using DERMagic products on him hoping to restore his skin color to normal and to begin regaining a respectable coat. Here are two more photos, taken in June 2009.

We have had a few laughs about "Mr Fuzzy Butt" but it's no laughing matter when one's butt isn't fuzzy. Deana says "DERMagic works pretty darn sweet!"

And it does. DERMagic all-natural Hot Spot Lotion works like nothing else to eliminate mange, hot spots, ringworm, fungus, yeast, bacterial infections, and other dog skin problems resulting from an allergic reaction or an insect bite. And for helping wounds heal fast, nothing beats DERMagic!

Have a happy, healthy and problem-free summer!

Best wishes... Dr Adelia

Trade Show Fever!

Wow.  This past month has been an incredibly busy time for all of us at DERMagic with two huge trade shows!  It's a lot of fun (and a TON of work!) to do these shows, and well worth all the effort.  I know my dogs are happy to have me back at home for a while.

The SuperZoo show was in Las Vegas in September, still hot enough to scramble eggs on the sidewalk there.  But nobody ever goes outside in Vegas!  It was a great show for us.   We introduced our amazing Aromatherapy Bath Salts for dogs, and gave away a gazillion samples. We use these as an exfoliating wet scrub for doggie dandruff, and it works first time, every time.  Groomers and their customers love this idea as an extra "spa treat" for dogs at bath time.  

Then on to Chicago for the H.H. Backer Christmas Show!  Wow!  Two floors of the Stephenson Convention Center were packed with acres of booths and an eye-watering array of everything imaginable for our beloved pets.  It was a bit intimidating at first, with some booths stretching to the ceiling and occupying eight to ten times the floor space of our modest 10' by 10' corner spot.  For both shows, we had made a conscious decision to exhibit in the All Natural or Nature's Pathway areas, simply because we believe folks who are interested in safe and wholesome treatments for animal dermatitis will gravitate toward the natural products.

And they came.  From the minute the show opened right up to the closing bell (and a little beyond, actually), we never had a break from talking to new customers, shop owners, groomers, and pet lovers.   They were attracted to our booth by the beautiful aroma of our Dead Sea Bath Salt scrub samples ("Yum!  What's that SMELL??"), and we gave away nearly 50 pounds of little "mini-salts" for people to try... 

And here's a great story and testimonial:  On the third day of the Backer show, a delightful woman named Julie came to the booth and told us that she had purchased a small bottle of Hot Spot Lotion the day before, and tried it on her dog just to see what it would do.  She had planned to take some before and after pictures for us, but, to her surprise, the scabby crustiness that she and her dog had been fighting for months was COMPLETELY GONE the next morning.  She was utterly amazed, and came right back the next day and bought everything we had left for her store.  

We love stories like this and we hear them every day.  Tell us your stories and we'll publish them, along with a photo of you and your pet!  Just drop me a line at info@dermagic.com!  

Best wishes to all!

Dr Adelia