Herbal Remedies for Pets

Our dog Charlie is an 11 year old Collie cross Alsatian and one of the most beautiful, intelligent and gentle dogs I have ever had the pleasure of sharing a space with. He is still in the physical prime of life and has no inner physical problems. The problem is his skin, he has a hereditary condition (Colourant Alopecia) that causes every hair of a certain color fall out and also causes him to have very very sensitive skin. For instance to a normal dog fleas are a minor irritation and a nuisance to their human companions; they are also relatively easy to get rid of. However, when even one flea/mite/ any other parasite gets anywhere near Charlie his skin gets inflamed and itches so much that in certain areas he scratches so much the skin gets torn and bleeds. We usually give him a medicine called 'Stronglhold' and this will generally kill anything that lives in his skin but is quite harsh on his internal system. Because of this I am interested to know if there are any herbal remedies/baths/ingredients that would be suitable for him and if there is any plant that would be very dangerous to him. If anyone could help I would be greatly appreciative,

Phydra
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