Cure for shedding?
John
excessive shedding - I'm not very good at this computer thing yet...
I have a male German Shepherd about 5 years old who has dry skin (skin
flakes - and accompanying scratching) and sheds more than any other dog I've
ever had.
I've taken him to three different vets, and have followed their instructions
and recommendations regarding food, food supplements, bathing, etc., to the
letter - all without any improvement. I don't think there's a commercial
brand of dog food or supplement that I haven't tried, but was hoping someone
here could offer a tip or two about a supplement product or food that maybe
I have missed...
Any tips would be great - Email appreciated.
John
your mom
feeding him raw chicken with bones and rice for a while and see how that
works.
John wrote in message ...
Michelle, LVT
dog. It's possible he could be allergic to meat protiens, grains, or
even something as common as house dust (yeah, I've actually seen it
come back high positive for this). Once tested, and once you find out
if/what he is allergic to (more specifically if there's any diet
related allergies), this it's just a matter of feeding foods that he's
not allergic to. In some instances I've seen results come back where
the animal is allergic to *everthing*, in which case, the next step is
allergy shots.
Just a thought
On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 19:52:25 -0600, "John" <jh-l...@swbell.net>
wrote:
Michelle R. Lewis, LVT
To email me just remove the "kitty" AND "puppy" from my head.
Amelia
> Your dog is probably allergic to something, more likely the dogfood. Try
> feeding him raw chicken with bones and rice for a while and see how that
> works.
Yes, that's similar to what I was going to suggest. The Bones And Raw
Food diet can oftentimes completely eliminate what you're going
through with your dog. Some good links are
http://www.jps.net/punchie/barf.htm
http://members.aol.com/abywood/www/gd_bone.htm
http://dove.net.au/~amadeley/BARF_Page.htm
Keep in mind that *raw bones don't splinter like cooked bones do.
Never feed cooked bones to your dog.
Amelia
Slave 416/905
Dogs shed hair.
Brush the dog. You didn't mention that you have tried brushing the dog. That
is how its usually done.
Get a horse brush...that will pull the loose hairs our of the coat. The dry
skin could be due to lack of brushing too. All dogs have dander, which is
doggie dandruff. That's usually what people react to that are allergic to
dogs...its their dander, that flakes off, and sticks to the coat. If you
don't brush a dog regularly, the dander gets bad, and it can look like the
skin is very dry, because of all the accumulated skin flakes that never get
brushed out. See, you say you have tried everything, but you never mention
brushing, and I am not assuming anything in USENET. Brush the dog daily.
"John" <jh-l...@swbell.net> wrote in message
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Rebecca Webb
Do you really have to brush daily to eliminate shedding?
Steve@Newsgroups
"Rebecca Webb" <web...@mrs.umn.edu> wrote in message
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> Daily?
>
> Do you really have to brush daily to eliminate shedding?
You cannot eliminate shedding - it's perfectly natural and normal. All you
can really do is try to get to the fur before it falls off the dog and on to
your floors, hence daily brushing.
I get the impression you think this is a lot? Surely a minute or so before
feeding is not too much time to spend with your dog?
Regards,
Steve
Melissa Cooper
>
> Do you really have to brush daily to eliminate shedding?
Not necessarily every day, but it should be done several times per week.
The amount of hair a dog sheds depends upon breed of dog, skin condition,
coat condition, time of year (weather), and type of coat.
If you have a dog that sheds a lot you should be willing to take the
responsibility
of taking care of the dogs coat as well. I'm sure you wouldnt let your hair
get
all matted and fall out a lot, and never brush it...why let the dogs hair
get that way?
And there are better things to use for dog brushing other than a horse curry
brush..
say.. a dog shedding blade..or a dog brush. (Hint: specially made/sized for
*dogs*).
If your dog has a thin coat, a dog brush will probably be fine.. however if
he/she has
a particularly thick coat, consider a grooming rake and/or shedding blade.
Be sure
to brush down to the skin, as surface brushing does nothing but make a
temporary
quick fix to just look nice.
Good luck with your furry friend!
~*~ Mel ~*~
Charles Lavin
sleep. I use an undercoat rake and I have to clean it out twice a night. The
brushing may not reduce shedding, but it definitely helps keep the place a
tad cleaner -- especially since he's taken to sleeping on my bed ...
CL
"Steve@Newsgroups" <steve_at_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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JKJ.C
all have it, some more than others. Dogs that live indoors tend to shed
more due to their body getting confused. aparently what causes the shedding
is the light. It makes sense if you think about it, living indoors noone
goes to bed when it gets dark out, therefore the inside dogs get confused.
as for the dry skin, we had that problem, it's caused mainly because the dog
is inside and not enough fresh air, try to keep your dog out more when
possible, things should get better. Better again would be to leave the dog
out at night.
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Steve@Newsgroups
"JKJ.C" <pet...@alphalink.com.au> wrote
>>>
Dogs that live indoors tend to shed more due to their body getting confused.
aparently what causes the shedding is the light. It makes sense if you
think about it, living indoors noone goes to bed when it gets dark out,
therefore the inside dogs get confused. as for the dry skin, we had that
problem, it's caused mainly because the dog is inside and not enough fresh
air, try to keep your dog out more when possible, things should get better.
Better again would be to leave the dog out at night.
>>>
>
With all due respect that's the biggest load of crap I've read in some time!
Steve
Bill
brushing daily helps tremendously. As far as the dry skin a teaspoon of oil
(veg,peanut, olive,etc...) also helps. I feed nothing but Science Diet food to
him and am get great results from all of above. Bill
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