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Hi everyone,
I have a 3 yo standard red girl Joy, who seem to be tolerating any kind of bath routine really badly. After I bath / groom her, she is tired and would sleep for the rest of the day. After about 5-7 hrs she starts scratching and chewing on herself horribly, waking us up and she cannot stop or being comforted unless I go downstairs and sleep with her on the couch (see below for more details). This has been a problem since day one we got her, and ever since I'm trying to find products that will not cause such reaction, and I've tried about 7-10 products and products combinations, including changes in her bath/grooming routine with very little success.
She only has this behavior after bath, and this is why I think it's bath related (not food allergies or anything else). It's certainly not groom related as I tried giving her only bath and blow dry (not grooming her and not using any additional products on her coat), and she still scratches.
It maybe something in the water (whater softener salt?) that causes this, too, since she reacts on all products I tried. What makes it worse is that Benadryl does not help, and CBD oil helps with mild success (she may stay calm longer but then she's back to scratching again). She does not lick/chew her feet or any other parts that clear indicate allergies at dogs though. I thought at one point it maybe something psychosomatic since when I'm with her on the couch she eventually calms down and falls asleep and sleeps like a log all night. Does anyone else have the same problem and what do you do? What are the bath products you use on itchy poodles and do they help?
I have a 3 yo standard red girl Joy, who seem to be tolerating any kind of bath routine really badly. After I bath / groom her, she is tired and would sleep for the rest of the day. After about 5-7 hrs she starts scratching and chewing on herself horribly, waking us up and she cannot stop or being comforted unless I go downstairs and sleep with her on the couch (see below for more details). This has been a problem since day one we got her, and ever since I'm trying to find products that will not cause such reaction, and I've tried about 7-10 products and products combinations, including changes in her bath/grooming routine with very little success.
She only has this behavior after bath, and this is why I think it's bath related (not food allergies or anything else). It's certainly not groom related as I tried giving her only bath and blow dry (not grooming her and not using any additional products on her coat), and she still scratches.
It maybe something in the water (whater softener salt?) that causes this, too, since she reacts on all products I tried. What makes it worse is that Benadryl does not help, and CBD oil helps with mild success (she may stay calm longer but then she's back to scratching again). She does not lick/chew her feet or any other parts that clear indicate allergies at dogs though. I thought at one point it maybe something psychosomatic since when I'm with her on the couch she eventually calms down and falls asleep and sleeps like a log all night. Does anyone else have the same problem and what do you do? What are the bath products you use on itchy poodles and do they help?