[Michael Romanos]

I just only today had my article about "when a dog itches/scratches/licks themselves to the degree that requires vet assistance" published in a magazine.

My article says that contact allergies are the second most common reason of six that can promote a dog to itch etc. It gives a simple test but no solution past the observation to keep your dog away from any possible offending vegetation or material. The most common is Wandering Willy (or Jew). I have a packet of tiny pink pills from a vet since my Taylor was a young pup and everytime he gets a contact allergy, I give him two of the the pills and rub on some pure Aloe Vera to the affected foot and/or walk him for 10 minutes paddling in the sea (if you are not near the coast put a couple of tablespoons of table salt into a half filled bucket of water). All this process has never failed yet.