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Itchy Dog or Cat? Fix the Skin Barrier First

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💻 Natural Allergy Relief for Dogs - Stop the Itch, Calm Red Paws, Yeast Ears & Hot Spots
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Is your dog or cat constantly itching, licking paws, getting ear infections, or dealing with red, inflamed skin? In this video, I explain the real cause of allergies in many pets: skin barrier breakdown. When the skin barrier weakens, allergens can pass through the skin, trigger inflammation, and start the itch-scratch cycle. That is why rebuilding the skin barrier matters so much.

I walk you through my top natural ways to help repair your dog or cat’s skin barrier at home. We cover ceramide support with topical safflower oil, moisture protection with coconut oil and shea butter, soothing support from aloe vera, the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, and why probiotics may help strengthen the skin microbiome. I also show you a simple DIY skin barrier cream made with colloidal oatmeal, coconut oil, and shea butter.

This is especially helpful for pets with itchy skin, paw licking, hot spots, recurring ear infections, yeast flare-ups, and environmental allergies. If you are looking for natural allergy relief for dogs and cats, this video gives you practical steps you can start using at home to calm the skin, support healing, and help reduce ongoing irritation.

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20 Comments

@lakemoonlight4697 5 months ago

Allergies are related 100% to the immune system, whether human, dogs, cats, etc. Immune issues start in the gut. Most dog and cat foods are horrific ingredients, especially those sold in grocery stores and pushed by most vets, like Science Diet.
Heal the gut and / or treat the immune system for no more allergies. I know this from decades of experience!
By the way - Thanks for not being the current big pharma trained vet!

@Thematrixisbreaking 5 months ago

You are invaluable!!! Thank you so much for telling us the truth.

@SheWolf1968 5 months ago

I feed mine coconut oil. 4tsp daily with his food. Works great

@Crystal-b6t8v 1 month ago

I started giving my dog safflower oil in his food and on his skin around the area you would traditional flea medication. The very next day he was itching and scratching worse than before I started the safflower oil. I was concerned initially because he seemed worse. Now I believe it is the yeast dying off. I can not thank you enough for your life long commitment to the genuine care of animals. Thank you for being on YouTube I appreciate you. His quality of life has already improved. ❤

@kathrynsimpson1810 5 months ago

For dogs that don't tolerate coconut oil well, I started giving my girl shredded coconut (100% with nothing added, you need to read the label) in her meals. She's had no problem, and her coat is lovely and soft after a short amount of time.

@whitneystanek5081 5 months ago

Dr Jones, you're the BEST ❤🐈❤🐈‍⬛❤🐕

@grthrndowl 5 months ago

Dogs never itched when I was a kid.. allergies are caused when vaccine adjuvants are administered in conjunction with exposure to insects, environment and food.

@pj-light-glass 9 days ago

Time and time again the information you share has saved my various pets from discomfort.

@Sarah-y1m1m 5 months ago

Hello. I realize this video is not about feline diabetes but I have watched your videos about the subject. I want you to know that I changed my cat’s diet to only can food and all protein snacks - I eliminated dry food / grains - and within 8 days have reversed my cat’s diabetes! She just had her blood work done and the veterinarian was happily shocked her diabetes has completed reversed (without insulin!) and her numbers were all perfectly normal! Her blood sugar was 98 - Purrfect! I am sooo happy. Thank you for your videos and educating pet owners.

@tweetybirdmom 5 months ago

I so wish I lived close to you, you are the best vet ever

@DianaC-c7d 5 months ago

Also look up joette calabrese for homeopathy. Sulphur 30 is immensely effective, cheap, safe for itching and so much more for two legged animals and four legged ones.

@bgamom9161 5 months ago

You are fantastic. I am grateful I saw you on my feed. Great information. I had a natural vet and she passed away. I remember her guidance, and use it all the time, and now I have your knowledge and guidance. Much gratitude

@RenieAndDean 5 months ago (edited)

Thank you Dr jones. My dog is tormented and I’m going to try this.

I just wanted to update this after about two months of using the safflower oil on my dachshund who was inflamed all over her skin. I put it on her topically down her spine and I also started giving her liquid collagen oil and also I started giving her homemade Kiefer that she gets every day. In those 2 1/2 months she has improved so very much it’s quite noticeable. The main thing she has now is her paws between her toes are still itchy and getting inflamed and she has one armpit that kind of stays messed up like a hotspot. So I think I might add it topically to those two areas as he says in the video, but I do think that this along with the other two things has actually improved her skin barrier.

@djohn728 4 months ago

Thanks Doc ! My Labrador has been dealing with the itching every summer. I love the fact that most all of your remedies I can use for myself e.g. dry skin.

@wafdaddyrocks7028 3 months ago

starting to believe its all the vaccines. If big pharma could put something in them to cause these allergies

I think they would.

@keepingthefaith9041 3 months ago

You are the BEST DOC. WISH YOU ALSO WORKED WITH PEOPLE. My dad was one of the last real Cowboys, ( When cattle went to market by the way of Cattle Drives etc.. No trucks. ) anyway. Dad always said. The Best doctors were the Vets. He said if the vet could cure/help the Patient, when that Patient couldn't talk to them & tell them where it hurts. That was the Best kind of Doctor. humans doc. Hears. Oh doc. It hurts here & there. BUT the Vet has to guess where His Patient hurts. Etc.... That is why Vets are the Best Doctors..😊❤ Happy 4th of July everyone. Much ❤.

@sophiamichael2788 5 months ago

We fertilized our lawn (no herbicide) around 2.5 weeks ago and one of our four dogs has been suffering ever since. He’s the one lowest to the ground whose belly touches the grass.

@sylviah1234 5 months ago (edited)

I have been very successful with your help. My dog is sooo much better. No more vet. only for dentals. Most of all I had been over bathing.
I can't believe how much better she is without bathing very very much less. Shampoos can be so harmful and overly medicated.
She started with super skin allergies at about a year old she is now 10. I make her dog food, supplements and I did have to put her on flea medication which I hated to do but she had flea bite and I tried everything ( I even used a microscope to see the blood suckers) for a year without getting her better. Thank goodness this is her only medication. Other than lawfully having to have a rabies shot when having a dental the shot has to be up to date :/. She has a full healthy coat of hair, has stayed the same healthy weight for years and doing so well. When tests are run for her dental every few years she comes out perfect..especially her liver looks remarkable.
Now I have learned it all about the skin barrier and can't wait to see your show. Thank You

@emmasnelling9970 4 months ago

What a truly marvellous human being you are 💖

@Irisbeacon 5 months ago

Ive used cold pressed coconut oil with great success for large area rash in the chest area on my mini schnauzer. After rubbing it on clean skin, i put a dog tee/shirt on to let the oil penetrate and prevent it being licked off. I went to the vet for checks but refused to use steroid topical creams that got prescribed.