Fenna’s Scratching Nearly Ruined Her Beautiful Coat

I live in a built-up area and usually take my cocker spaniel for walks in the local playing field. There are a lot of other dogs there and she has many friends but the problem I found is that she kept on catching fleas and ticks. I keep my Fenna in tiptop condition and always give her precautionary dog tablets to stop this problem. But I cannot vouch for the other owners as some tend to not be bothered by this type of problem at all. I think there are one or two dogs that constantly have fleas and were giving it to my cocker, which I found a little annoying.

The problem with catching fleas and ticks is that there is constant scratching and this tends to damage the fur. As anyone knows with a cocker spaniel they have beautiful long hair that when kept in good condition is all shiny and silky. At one point due to the skin irritation she started suffering from dog hair loss problems. I felt really embarrassed because although her coat was still fairly thick it was starting to look a little patchy and it almost looked like I had neglected her when it was completely the opposite. My local vets kept giving me shampoo solutions but they didn’t seem to work and even when they did work it was only on parts where the hair was still thick.