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We have two dogs to do - one long-haired and the other short (but dense coat). We're supposed to dip once a week for 4 weeks. Our instructions were to sponge the dip all over each dog, working it into the nooks and crannies. The dogs are to air dry.
It's winter, it's rainy/snowy...and this stuff is supposed to stain. So I was going to do it outside...
We have two dogs to do - one long-haired and the other short (but dense coat). We're supposed to dip once a week for 4 weeks. Our instructions were to sponge the dip all over each dog, working it into the nooks and crannies. The dogs are to air dry.
It's winter, it's rainy/snowy...and this stuff is supposed to stain. So I was going to do it outside...
Advice on making it more painless?
Stan - is this the lime-sulfur dip? Comes out of the bottle in almost a fluorescent yellow/green color? Smells like rotten eggs?.....if so - we used this on our dalmatian several years ago - and we wore those gloves that you see women wear when washing dishes? And we did it outside with good ventilation. This is what we used: http://www.healthypets.com/limediplus16.html
This time of year, you might be able to improvise a bit, maybe by placing a garden hose on your hot water source for your washing machine, and use a bucket and large sponge to wet down your dogs with warm water, apply the dip per vet instructions, then use the large sponge to rinse as directed. Maybe do this in your garage with the door up just a bit, and with someone using a broom or squeegee to push the water/dip out of the garage? Or - put a child's plastic swimming pool in your garage and do the dip this way - at least you could contain the mess and keep you and your dogs out of the winter weather elements?
Wow - this is tough - might almost be worth putting the two dogs in the car and paying your vet to administer the dip once per week. The mess/fumes, etc. would stay at the vet and you'd only have the slightly smelly, but on the road to wellness dog to bring home
Yes, it is the lime sulfur dipping. We have the concentrate and the mixing ratios.
I would pay someone else to do it...since my vet didn't have the dip (we got it from my dog's dermatologist), I figured they wouldn't do it...but I will ask.
Stan - the other option is to turn on the ventilation fan in your bathroom, remove ALL decorative rugs and shower curtains on your bathtub, and do this there.....with a large bath towel rollled up and placed along the door/floor to keep the fumes 'inside'. Once you are done - you could clean well, spray your favorite odor eliminator and let the fan continue removing the odor until you are happy with what remains enough to open the door.
Are you near a large city here in Texas? I believe Austin and San Antonio both know have those 'do it yourself' dog wash businesses.....surely Houston & Dallas do as well.....and small boarding facilities often have really good bathing facilities as well.....good luck - I should have added that the lime sulfur dip was MAGIC for our girl....her nasty skin issues were completely cleared up by this process!!! She struggled for a while with some type of surface skin 'bug' that didn't respond to anything up to this dip.....we were thrilled with the results - even if the process was a bit 'smelly'.
I read about this dip and if there was any other alternative treatment, I'd do it instead. Dips, in general, are pretty hard on most dogs and there's just no way I'd subject mine to all those chemicals. Sorry, JMHO
I read about this dip and if there was any other alternative treatment, I'd do it instead. Dips, in general, are pretty hard on most dogs and there's just no way I'd subject mine to all those chemicals. Sorry, JMHO
Yeah. After thousands of dollars of shots, pills, diets, derm specialist visits, I would say I have tried everything else. But thanks for the input.
I finally wound up paying the vet to do it. The dogs stink. And they are yellow. Three more weeks of this.
I understand Stan - I wasn't implying you hadn't done all you could prior to this lime dip...it was just my humble opinion.
What kind of skin issues does your dog have?
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