Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsThis balm works great!
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2017
My dog developed a dry cracked nose this summer. He is an eleven year old chocolate lab who never had this problem before. I browsed many products on Amazon, carefully reading ingredients, product claims, and comments. I chose BotaniVet KeraSnout balm for a few reasons. The first, and most important reason why I chose this product is because it was developed by a veterinary dermatologist. Having worked as a veterinary technician for a period of time, I appreciate that an actual veterinarian specializing in dermatology formulated this product. I also appreciate the simplicity of ingredients, and that the ingredients are certified organic. I am not an organic "hardliner," but in this case of applying a balm to my dog's most sensitive part of his body, his nose, I wanted an organic product. This balm is also NOT SCENTED. There were other products listed on Amazon that were scented balms. I would never put a scented balm on my dogs most sensitive nose. I would expect a scented balm would cause a dog to lick more, and they need to lick less. This product is working GREAT on my dog's nose. I noticed an improvement after the first application, and my boy's nose is back to normal after 7 days (twice a day) of treatment. I didn't fret too much about licking. Dogs are gonna lick. I just distracted my dog for 20 or 30 seconds, usually with a toy, and that was adequate time for enough of this product to absorb and work. I will continue to use BotaniVet KeraSnout balm for maintenance once a day because I don't want my dog's nose to dry out again. While I haven't used this product for dry, cracked pads (my dog's pads don't get that way until winter), I feel it would work great for cracked pads given how well it worked on a dry, cracked nose. This product was also one of the more reasonably priced in this category. I am very glad I chose BotaniVet for my dog's nose, and I highly recommend this product.
