Category: Articles
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Dermagic Skin Essentials
The Dermagic Skin Essential pack is the prefect starter kit for dogs with skin conditions. This Essential Kit comes with our Skin Rescue Shampoo Bar, Skin Rescue Lotion (4 oz. bottle) and Hot Spot Salve (2 oz. jar) to work as a system to get the most effective results in treating your dog’s skin condition…
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Aloe Vera: The Plant of Immortality
A fantastic article from Adelia at Dermagic….. Aloe Vera gel and juice are main components in many of our DERMagic products. Natural medicine, including the use of aloe extracts, has been around much longer than modern medicine. There is a reason it’s making a comeback. Aloe, a succulent and member of the Lily family, is…
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Dermagic Hot Spot Salve
Hot Spots, also called "acute moist dermatitis,” are areas of the skin that become inflamed, raw, infected and itchy. DERMagic Hot Spot Salve is a concentrated formulation of our Skin Rescue Lotion. This fresh-smelling salve is formulated with the same all-natural and organic ingredients, including whole-leaf aloe vera gel, vitamin E, rosemary essential oil, sesame…
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Natural, Green, Organic? Whats the difference for your pet? – By Adelia Ritchie – DERMagic
Confused? You should be! Sometimes it’s hard to see the forest for the trees – and nowhere is this more true than the forest of buzz words we’re seeing in the pet industry. "Made in USA," "Natural," "Organic" and "Eco-Friendly" are just some of the marketing terms that are being hyped and written about regarding…
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How your Dog Adapts to Autumn Weather
By Kristina Lotz Many of us love this time of year — the changing colour of the leaves, brisk fall breezes, and finally a respite from the hot weather of Summer. For your dog, however, fall may be more work than fun. The change in the season can mean a decrease in exercise, and an…
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What is the Difference Between Atopy and Allergy in Dogs?
Very often when our dogs suffer an allergy it is said to be atopic. So what does this mean? Is it the same thing as an allergy? The answer is not simply yes or no. Atopy is the genetic predisposition of an dog to produce high quantities of IgE in response to allergens in the…
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Looking After Our Dogs Teeth and Gums
As there are so many skin and health conditions our dogs suffer from, sometimes we forget that just like us we need to look after their teeth and gums. Some of the signs of teeth and gum issues are bad breath, excessive drooling, loose teeth and inflamed gums. We can brush our dogs teeth each…
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Dermagic Receives Award for Employment
News just in from Adelia in the USA….Dermagic Skincare for Animals wins fantastic award… We are beyond thrilled to make this happy announcement… Are you ready? DERMagic Skin Care for Animals has just received the coveted Outstanding Washington Employer award from the Community Employment Alliance (CEA) and Association of Washington Business (AWB)! Yes, it’s a…
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Top Signs of Yeast in Dogs
By Dr Adelia Ritchie What are the key signs of a yeast infection? Any one of these is a very strong indicator, regardless of how it got started. If there are two or more of these symptoms, it’s pretty much a given that the dog is systemically infected with yeast: Scratching the ears, or head…
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Gunner the Dog Grows New Fur & Gets Rid of his Black Skin
Read about how Dermagic has helped this dogs black skin disappear! By Dr Adelia Ritchie – Dermagic Founder. Gunner had surgery back in 2011, and after the surgical shaving, his hair never came back and his skin became blackened. So Gunner’s mom Stacy ordered DERMagic Skin Rescue Lotion and started massaging it into his skin…