Grass Causing Itchy And Irritated Skin

[rubiton]

Our puppy has been very itchy last week or so and have had to use salt on itchy areas on her belly and one patch yesterday on her tail (which seems a lot better today). But similar patch to tail appeared on her belly today and she did spend a while this morning outside on the grass. Is this common (its only her belly that is getting very itchy not other parts that are more covered with hair)? Is there anything that can help beyond salt and then a trip to the vet if it continues? How long might this go on as assuming its the spring grass (elsewhere the grass seeds have now appeared)?

[persephone]

I know this problem ;) Grass allergy, anyway.

is it just red & itchy, is there peeling skin, or little pustules?

I've never heard of using salt on rashes ... does it work?

What type of puppy, how old, what colour ..?

have you used anything new/different to wash bedding /concrete /carpet? is there tanbark or similar ?

:)

[rubiton]

Lab 4 1/2 months. Has washed all bedding this weekend. SHe likes to eat tanbark type chunks so they will disappear properly soon (raked them up today dont think she's been back in there since). I use salt on everything and has worked on insect bites and sore feet on dogs in the past and her tail seems to have cleared up (as in she has not even looked at it unlike yesterday). The areas she flared up due to scratching with her nails improved with salt treatment last week but skin was starting to get a bit reddish earlier and not smooth as normal just like our skin.

And its only really flared late last week - and its only last week we've only just started proper spring weather and the grass seeds have started to spring up so wondered if it could be connected. Mind you she will eat anything she can find so started with raking up the area she's been finding the tan bark like bits but have a lot of other stuff like leaves and bits off trees and plants to try and clear up in the garden if we ever get a chance with this weather during rare spare time.

So the salt seems to help but something else is flaring it up again just as the salt calms it down and if it is grass what we can do as her teeth and claws scratching is just going to make it worse.

I should add the salt is basically bathing with salty water but have also been wetting the area pourig some salt on then immediately adding water from the wet paper cloth - not just salt. And then drying it off with more paper towel.

Edited October 30, 2016 by rubiton