Itchy Dog Group

Mud fever - Greasy Heal - Pastern Dermatitis - being the correct term- can be frustrating to treat and does require ongoing management. The following protocol is used in our Vet Clinic. Our HoneyPro Vet MudFever Balm has been developed in our clinic and is highly effective in treating and managing Mudfever.

• As much as possible keep the animal in dry yard or paddock. Continually wet skin won't be helpful. Use protective boots if necessary to keep legs dry.

• Materials required: towelling (tear old towels into hand-washer size pieces), Chlorhexidine, warm water.

• Clip as much hair away from the site as possible. This is important - long hair will harbour bacteria.

• Remove all crusty debris by pressing area gently with towelling soaked in warm water and Chlorhexidine 5%.

• DO NOT RUB the area - this can be painful. Just press and hold for several minutes.

When we start diet management of dogs with itchy skin, we advise use of SINGLE PROTEIN DIETS. (SDP) This means we expose the dog to just ONE source of meat protein & preferable a NOVEL protein - one that the dog hasn't had before. For example, we may start with Kangaroo, Salmon or Crocodile, mixed with either regular or sweet potato.

We can recommend either a home cooked diet ( roo & potato) or PRIME rolls. That's it! Nothing else! Boring isn't it but tha'ts the best way to start assisting skin management. Treats can be in the form of eg roo tail. NOTHING ELSE except for a Precription Diet of biscuits if required e.g Hills Derm Defense.

To add Herbal Medicine to our Management Plan, we examine the WHOLE DOG i.e. we examine all body systems to decide which systems need treating. We often need to address the Immune…