Dog Shampoos

[staffordgal]

Gday all.

Just keen to hear your thoughts on dog shampoos in general. Is it a case of 'you get what you pay for'? Are the cheaper brands just as good?

Also, have heard of people using Wool Wash on their dogs, is this common?

Cheers

Manz :rolleyes:

[Divine Angel]

I heard about using Wool Wash, but it contains eucalyptus or tea tree oil or something like that, which is toxic to dogs. So don't use it.

I like herbal-based shampoos myself. They often are either unscented or have something soothing like lavender essence in it. My late dog had eczema, so she had a special herbal formula, can't remember where I bought it though, might have been the vet's.

Some flea shampoos are too harsh, I try to avoid them and use a flea preventative like Frontline instead.

But if I've run out altogether, then I have tried normal human stuff- Palmolive doesn't seem to affect the dog in any negative way... and those yummy scents make her smell so delicious....

[Akitaowner]

ive just swapped cant remember the name of the brand but it a special red coat - supposed to bring out the colour

but i also use sard stain remover on white paws to get them clean for showing works wonders!! but make sure u rinse it all off!!!

edited to add - i think the shampoo is biogroom!!

Edited November 15, 2004 by Akitaowner

[mita]

I use Episoothe by Virbac (from vets) for the 2 Tibbie girls. It's kind to skin & leaves a lovely fresh smell. A vet once told me she used Episoothe on to wash her children's hair when they had chicken-pox!

If there was a flea problem, I'd use Fido's Flea Shampoo or Fido's Fre-Itch Rinse.

Edited November 14, 2004 by mita

[Cordelia]

I adore Aloveen shampoo and leave in conditioner. Smells like coconut and the scent stays on their coat for ages......plus if they start getting a tad whiffy but not needing another bath, just wipe the conditioner through their coat.

That and it's a great hand moisturizer! hehe

[katetk]

Ditto Cordelia, i love aloveen its great. I have the conditioner in a pump spray bottle thing and give Harves the odd spray to help detangle also makes it last a heap longer... smells lovely too.

[Bindo]

I adore Aloveen shampoo and leave in conditioner. Smells like coconut and the scent stays on their coat for ages......plus if they start getting a tad whiffy but not needing another bath, just wipe the conditioner through their coat.

That and it's a great hand moisturizer! hehe

Ditto here - smells wonderful, very soothing and the conditioner is great for detangling any matts.

[poodlefan]

I listed all my favourties on a thread on grooming poodles. Basically I like most of the stuff from Biogroom (who make a range of colour enhancers) and Plush Puppy.

I use different shampoos for each of my dogs.

[Poppy's mum]

I saw a photo recently of a staffie they had used human shampoo on - burned a big trail down its back...maybe it was the vet's newsletter? can't recall.

I use aloveen too - did the sniff test in pet warehouse and it was the nicest smell, and like Jacqueline says, it endures for a while.

[Maverick]

Laserlites.. fantastic stuff and goes a long way!

And Aloveen of course

[Tilly]

We use Fido's Itch Free Rinse and their puppy/kitten shampoo (when needed).

We mainly just wash the dogs in the hydrobath using the Rinse (don't use shampoo unless they are really smelly - maybe once a year).

[taintz]

Another for Aloveen!!! But I am also a sucker for the shine spray from squirt to finish.

Jadey

[Dogsfevr]

We use pantene & selsum blue ,dont use dog shampoos at all

[Staff'n'Toller]

DON'T USE WOOLWASH!!! Sorry about that just had to let everyone know lol

If you use it on a regular basis you will very soon have a dog with no hair, it damages the hair follicles.

Don't use human shampoos either- our skin ph balance is different to a dog's ph balance.

Yes it is generally 'you get what you pay for', ask your Vet about what's best to use, especially if you have staffies- they tend to have sensitive skin.

Aloveen, Natural Shampoo, are both great, if you want cheaper go for Fido's puppy/kitten shampoo. The one that I use on my grooming dogs is Rudduck's Strawberry puppy/kitten shampoo (kmart), very nice to use, washes out the dirt really easily and leaves the hair soft.

I have also seen heaps of dogs with burns from the excelpet flea shampoo or rinse or whatever it is....

Mel.

[Clyde]

Ditto with the Aloveen.

[NorthernStarPits]

I just use an oatmeal dog soap if they,ve rolled in something really smelly;because my 3 have short coats i really only need to put a wet shammy over them then a dry towel rub,and just to keep em smellin fresh i might brush in a bit of talkum. ..

[Divine Angel]

To all those people using Aloveen- is that only in the US or only in Australia?

I'm in Australia and it sounds like a good product that I wouldn't mind trying. My dog is a Maremma so she will have a long double coat. I think I'll need a very good shampoo to get through all that fur!

[Dali-love]

You can get Aloveen from you vet or order it in through one of the internet "shops' like vetsproductsdirect or The vet shed

[iceni]

We use Laserlites mixed with Canine Care Hydrobath Solution, love that coconut smell and we have just started to use Dazzle Dog as recommended by Samoyed breeders, can't say we have noticed much difference in their whites tho.

On Babies we use Canine Care Ice Water (only available in WA I believe) with Johnsons Baby Shampoo, the pink one, they smell like little peices of heaven. We have not to date had a skin problem with this regime.

Canine Care is a natural pyrethrin low sudsing hydrobath solution that has a mild detergent, astringent and antiseptic. It does not need rinsing off. We use it because it smells nice. We are not cursed with flea's although as a flea killer its not very effective these days.

For flea infestations on rescues we choose to use a sheep dip which is then rinsed off, not nice but its over pretty quick and we KNOW the flea's are all dead

[Anna H]

Mmmmmmmmmm... I LOVE the smell of Ice Water... yummo. Make sthe coats come up nice and shiney too.