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Okay, let's talk about this dog skin spray thing. My old boy, Buster, he started scratching like crazy a few months back. Just non-stop. Drove me nuts, and obviously, the poor guy was miserable. We went to the vet, got the usual checks, nothing major wrong they said, maybe just allergies or dry skin. They gave me some stuff, cost a small fortune, and honestly? Didn't seem to do a whole lot. Plus, it had this weird chemical smell I wasn't fond of.

So, I started digging around online. You know how it is, one search leads to another, and suddenly you're reading about fifty different home remedies. A lot of it seemed kinda iffy, frankly. But the idea of using something simpler, something I knew what was in it, that appealed to me. I kept seeing apple cider vinegar pop up, and also stuff like chamomile tea. Seemed harmless enough to try, right?

My Little Kitchen Experiment

I decided to keep it super basic first. Didn't want to go mixing up some complex potion. Here’s what I gathered:

• Some filtered water (figured tap water might have junk in it)
• Raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar (the kind with the 'mother' floating about)
• An old spray bottle I washed out really, really well
• A measuring cup and spoon

First thing, I made sure that spray bottle was spotless. Rinsed it like ten times. Then, I measured things out. I didn't follow a strict recipe I found online because they were all slightly different. I just kind of eyeballed it, thinking I didn't want it too strong. Started with mostly water, maybe like one cup. Then I added maybe two tablespoons of the apple cider vinegar. Gave it a good shake.

Honestly, it smelled like vinegar. Not exactly perfume, you know? But definitely better than that chemical smell from the store stuff. I thought about adding a drop of lavender oil, people say it's calming, but I got nervous. Read some stuff about essential oils being tricky with dogs, so I decided against it. Better safe than sorry. Just water and vinegar it was.

Trying it on Buster

Alright, the moment of truth. Found Buster snoozing on his bed. I figured I’d test a tiny spot first, not douse him immediately. Just a little spritz on his back where he couldn't lick it easily. He jumped a bit at the sound, gave me a look like, "What was that?". But he didn't seem bothered by the spray itself. No whining, no trying to rub it off. That was a good sign.

I watched him for a bit. No redness, no reaction. So, later that day, I gave him a more thorough, but still light, misting over the areas he scratched most. Avoided his face and eyes, obviously. Just his back, sides, and tummy. He tolerated it okay, mostly just seemed confused by the spraying action.

I started doing this maybe once a day, sometimes twice if he seemed particularly itchy. Just a light mist. And you know what? After about three or four days, I noticed he wasn't scratching quite as frantically. It wasn't like a miracle cure, he still scratched sometimes. But it definitely seemed to take the edge off his itchiness. A definite improvement.

The vinegar smell faded pretty quick after spraying, which was good. And his coat felt fine, not sticky or weird. So yeah, overall, I felt pretty good about my little homemade spray. It was cheap, easy, I knew exactly what was in it, and it seemed to offer Buster some relief. I'm still using it. Might try adding some brewed (and cooled!) chamomile tea to the next batch, see if that helps even more. We'll see. But for now, the simple water and vinegar mix is doing okay.