Apple cider vinegar baths for allergies?

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Fingers and paws crossed, I think we've turned a corner with Prince's allergies. After trying various diets with little success, we took Prince to an allergist last week. She concluded that his skin was covered in yeast and advised bathing him twice a week in apple cider vinegar. If this didn't work, she had a long list of other measures to try, but I was worried about the number and strength of drugs involved.

After two bathings, we are starting to witness the emergence of a scratch-lite Prince! Food wise, he is on a dry, grain-free, salmon food made by Canidae, and green tripe and berries for treats. Poultry and grains are his cryptonite.

Has anyone else tried apple cider vinegar baths for their allergic dog? I was skeptical about what seemed like such an easy solution, but it seems like it's working.
 
I tried it with Abe but after a while it started to makee his skin so dry that he was scratching it raw.

Now we alternate coal tar (workd wonders) shampoo and oatmeal baths.
 
katielou_houston said:
I tried it with Abe but after a while it started to makee his skin so dry that he was scratching it raw.

Now we alternate coal tar (workd wonders) shampoo and oatmeal baths.
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Is coal tar shampoo readily available? I thought about adding in some kind of moisturiser, too--maybe aloe vera?

We tried oatmeal baths and Selsun blue shampoo (on the vet's advice) but neither helped.

CC, you ought to give the apple cider a go, as the quantity required is quite small. For 22lb Prince, we use half a cup of apple cider, plus a cup of water, leave it on his skin for ten minutes, then rinse.
 
I got the coal tar shampoo from Walmart. So it should be available all most anywhere.

If the apple cider is working, roll with it. I would also give him just a water bath but take a pair of tights and the bottom of one with instant oats and hang it over the tap so the water runs through it and wash him with that water.
 
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