dandruff

luana80it · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:39 am Post subject: dandruff

i noticed that tommy has a lot of dandruff. i am giving them salmon oil for their skin already, but is there something else that i need to do for his dandruff?

youhavenoidea · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:48 am Post subject:

Do you have air conditioning? I know cold, dry AC makes MY skin really dry and itchy . . .

luana80it · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:37 am Post subject:

yes, but i think he had before that, just got worse

luana80it · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:56 am Post subject:

any advice?

simis · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:48 am Post subject:

Silly question, but is his collar too tight? When we tried using a leather choke Rosie would get the worst dandruff...it went away after we stopped using it.

versatilek9s · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject:

Choke chains will make it very noticeable. So will stress! One of my dogs hates the vet and she always has a snowstorm going by the time we're done!

I know what you're talking about tho, and I think it's different from dry skin or food issues.

meredith

luana80it · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:04 am Post subject:

collar is not tied. i don't really know where it comes from. but my question was if anybody knows any remedy for it.

Weim · Housebroken Joined: 19 Jul 2008 Posts: 60

To find the right remedy, you have to know the cause.

First thing to look at is food.

GailB · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

Weimwayz · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject:

I know our weims sometimes get dry skin in the winter when the furnace is on and than in the summer when the air conditioner is on. In the winter we always turn up or humidifier but it doesn't always work. So I found a great moisturizing spray called Hydrapearls or Aven sativa spray (I get mine from my vet) and I use it once or twice weekly and they are perfect this year. it also smells really good and they don't get that doggie smell. We also switched to using an Aloe & oatmeal shampoo. We usually bath ours every 2-3 weeks and founds it works well.

LovemyJazmin · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:53 am Post subject:

I noticed flakes on Jazmin when I shampoo her more than 2x a month. Now I just rinse her with water only one week, shampoo next, water rinse again etc. Could you be shampooing your dog too often?