Lifestyle Pets Bethenny Frankel's Dog Has a Bumpy Start in Los Angeles A ferocious bout with fleas stresses out the reality star as she prepares to launch her new talk show By Amy Jamieson Published on June 10, 2012 02:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Moving to L.A. for her new talk show has meant lots of changes (and stresses!) for Bethenny Frankel and her family – including beloved pooch Cookie. Soon after the dog made it from New York to the West Coast, where Bethenny is based, Cookie got a nasty case of fleas. “My poor [Cookie] has to go in for an oatmeal bath. She has gnawed & scratched her body to death. She isn’t liking LA,” Frankel Tweeted on Friday. A day later, the flea frenzy got more serious. “She’s been to 2 vets, done baths, meds etc & still has fleas & is gnawing her skin away,” she Tweeted. The pesky insects seemed to be wearing on Frankel, too. “Between fleas and launching a talk show, I could use some retail therapy. Who wants to come with me?” she wrote. Time – and a lathering flea bath from Frankel’s husband Jason Hoppy – may have been just what Cookie needed to feel more comfortable with her new surroundings. On Tuesday, Frankel shared a photo of Cookie on WhoSay, showing the dog soaking up the L.A. sun while riding in a car. “@cookiedabooboo’s still adjusting to the glamorous life in L.A.,” she Tweeted. [RELATED_TEXT “Can’t get enough pet news? See more on PEOPLE Pets • Kristen Stewart Goes Glam for Vanity Fair – with a Dog! • What’s Happening!! Star Danielle Spencer-Fields: Paralysis Changed My View of Animals” “” ]