Itchies - I use groomax soothing oatmeal shampoo for the itchies. You can get it at Petsmart. I usually use it with a good quality conditioner and it works great. It actually leaves Reagan feeling silkier than some of the other more expensive products I use. And it works great on Reagan for her itchies. I don't use it all the time just when she's been scratching a lot. It says to lather it up and work it into the coat/skin for a couple minutes, to actually penetrate the coat and get to the skin.
I used to bathe Reagan 1-2 a week. I don't believe she ever got dry skin from it and her coat always looked fine. With yours being that young you might find as he/she gets older you won't have to give as many baths, maybe not though. We only give Reagan 1 bath every week to week and a half now. She just stays cleaner for some reason. I think as long as the skin isn't drying out and the coat looks healthy you are fine.
And while we are on the subject of leave in conditioners, I love infusium23 frizz control. Its a human product and fairly cheap too. If you buy it though go ahead and pick up a spray bottle because its a liquid and comes in a bottle that doesn't have a sprayer. I give Reagan a couple sprays before I start to brush and dry her off and it seems so much easier to brush her.
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