Siberian Husky with Dry Skin & Hair Falling Out (no pictures)
Nevis Antoniazzi
We have recently adopted a Siberian Husky named Jasmine (pictures
attached). She is a great dog (very intelligent yet highly disobedient).
She is having skin problems that worry us a little. We first noticed
that she had dry skin on her belly about a week ago and weren't all that
concerned ( we thought it would go away). But it now appears to have
spread to the rest of her body. She has dry flaky skin everywhere. A few
days before we noticed the problem on the rest of her body, we noticed
that there where big gobs of hair lying around the house. When we
examined her we found bald patches forming on her upper/outer front
legs. She has two distinct types of hair; a very fine dense under-coat,
and a courser less dense guard-coat. It is the dense under-coat that is
falling out rather than the guard-coat. She has also been nibbling at
her front and back legs quite a bit. The vet thinks that the dry skin is
making the hair fall out, and recommended giving her cod-liver oil on a
daily basis. She didn't think it was a parasite as the skin in the bare
patches isn't red or inflamed. Also, she thought that if it was a
parasite both types of hair would be falling out rather than just the
finer under-coat. So, these are her credentials…
Jasmine the dog:
- 14 months old.
- 27 lb.
- lost of exercise
- inside/outside (prefers down comforter on futon to blanket in
doghouse).
- she eats Nutro - high energy dry food, various brands of treats for
training, and those ground up raw hide sticks when she is extra good.
Can anyone help? Does anyone have any suggestions/comments? Thanks for
your time.
J&D
-Denise C
Nevis Antoniazzi <ne...@telus.net> wrote in message
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> Dry Skin & Hair Falling Out
>
> We have recently adopted a Siberian Husky named Jasmine (pictures
> attached). She is a great dog (very intelligent yet highly disobedient).
>
> She is having skin problems that worry us a little. We first noticed
> that she had dry skin on her belly about a week ago and weren't all that
>
> concerned ( we thought it would go away). But it now appears to have
> spread to the rest of her body. She has dry flaky skin everywhere. A few
>
> days before we noticed the problem on the rest of her body, we noticed
> that there where big gobs of hair lying around the house. When we
> examined her we found bald patches forming on her upper/outer front
> legs. She has two distinct types of hair; a very fine dense under-coat,
>
> and a courser less dense guard-coat. It is the dense under-coat that is
> falling out rather than the guard-coat. She has also been nibbling at
> her front and back legs quite a bit. The vet thinks that the dry skin is
>
> making the hair fall out, and recommended giving her cod-liver oil on a
> daily basis. She didn't think it was a parasite as the skin in the bare
> patches isn't red or inflamed. Also, she thought that if it was a
> parasite both types of hair would be falling out rather than just the
> finer under-coat. So, these are her credentials.
Tom Schipper
I will just make a couple of suggestions that help my rescue dachshund Aggie
get over the loss of hair and red peeling skin on her belly and chest. For
food someone at work recommended Avo-Derm. You need to be aware that this
is a rather high calore food and you will most likely have to cut back on
feeding volume. The second thing added to her diet as recommended by her vet
was derm-caps. The derm-caps (need to get from a vet or vet supply store)
are mainly a fish oils supplement so I think you are getting the same thing
with your cod liver oil. Be aware skin problems can take some time to clear
up. My vet told me to expect up to eith weeks before I would start to notice
any change. If Aggie's skin hadn't cleared up thyroid test would have been
their next step.
Tom
Nevis Antoniazzi (ne...@telus.net) wrote:
: Dry Skin & Hair Falling Out
: We have recently adopted a Siberian Husky named Jasmine (pictures
: attached). She is a great dog (very intelligent yet highly disobedient).
: She is having skin problems that worry us a little. We first noticed
: that she had dry skin on her belly about a week ago and weren't all that
: concerned ( we thought it would go away). But it now appears to have
: spread to the rest of her body. She has dry flaky skin everywhere. A few
: days before we noticed the problem on the rest of her body, we noticed
: that there where big gobs of hair lying around the house. When we
: examined her we found bald patches forming on her upper/outer front
: legs. She has two distinct types of hair; a very fine dense under-coat,
: and a courser less dense guard-coat. It is the dense under-coat that is
: falling out rather than the guard-coat. She has also been nibbling at
: her front and back legs quite a bit. The vet thinks that the dry skin is
: making the hair fall out, and recommended giving her cod-liver oil on a
: daily basis. She didn't think it was a parasite as the skin in the bare
: patches isn't red or inflamed. Also, she thought that if it was a
: parasite both types of hair would be falling out rather than just the
: finer under-coat. So, these are her credentials…
: Jasmine the dog:
Elaine Gallant
Hmmmm... Siberian Husky in spring. Could be she is blowing her winter coat.
Nevis Antoniazzi wrote in message <3907283C...@telus.net>...
KIVALINA
come out and they will not comb out. The comb usually will slide right
through. You can use a rubber brush, similar to what is used on horses or
you may purchase at a horse supply store a slick 'n easy grooming tool. It
is a very pourous and light weight stone that is run with the grain of the
coat to remove the dead hair. This is what I use on my show Siberians.
The thing that has bothered me the most about your post is the weight of the
dog. 27 pounds for a 14 month old female is extremely light! Normally,
females will average 40 to 45 pounds or a bit lighter such as 35 or so, but
27!
What is her height at the shoulder?
--
Andrea
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Tom Schipper <schi...@CEMML.ColoState.EDU> wrote in message
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> Since you have been to your vet and I'll assume they know what they are
doing
> I will just make a couple of suggestions that help my rescue dachshund
Aggie
> get over the loss of hair and red peeling skin on her belly and chest.
For
> food someone at work recommended Avo-Derm. You need to be aware that this
> is a rather high calore food and you will most likely have to cut back on
> feeding volume. The second thing added to her diet as recommended by her
vet
> was derm-caps. The derm-caps (need to get from a vet or vet supply store)
> are mainly a fish oils supplement so I think you are getting the same
thing
> with your cod liver oil. Be aware skin problems can take some time to
clear
> up. My vet told me to expect up to eith weeks before I would start to
notice
> any change. If Aggie's skin hadn't cleared up thyroid test would have
been
> their next step.
>
> Tom
>
> Nevis Antoniazzi (ne...@telus.net) wrote:
> : Dry Skin & Hair Falling Out
>
> : We have recently adopted a Siberian Husky named Jasmine (pictures
> : attached). She is a great dog (very intelligent yet highly disobedient).
>
> : She is having skin problems that worry us a little. We first noticed
> : that she had dry skin on her belly about a week ago and weren't all that
>
> : concerned ( we thought it would go away). But it now appears to have
> : spread to the rest of her body. She has dry flaky skin everywhere. A few
>
> : days before we noticed the problem on the rest of her body, we noticed
> : that there where big gobs of hair lying around the house. When we
> : examined her we found bald patches forming on her upper/outer front
> : legs. She has two distinct types of hair; a very fine dense under-coat,
>
> : and a courser less dense guard-coat. It is the dense under-coat that is
> : falling out rather than the guard-coat. She has also been nibbling at
> : her front and back legs quite a bit. The vet thinks that the dry skin is
>
> : making the hair fall out, and recommended giving her cod-liver oil on a
> : daily basis. She didn't think it was a parasite as the skin in the bare
> : patches isn't red or inflamed. Also, she thought that if it was a
> : parasite both types of hair would be falling out rather than just the
> : finer under-coat. So, these are her credentials.
>
> : Jasmine the dog:
Nevis Antoniazzi
noticed the hair falling out and dry skin on the rest of her body about three
days ago and we took her to the vet. So the vet saw her after the problem had
started (about three weeks after). Is there something that you think it might
be?
J&D wrote:
> Did the vet see her when it had just started happening or more recently?
> -Denise C
>
> Nevis Antoniazzi <ne...@telus.net> wrote in message
> news:3907283C...@telus.net...
SIBEMSHR
guard hair comment.
Alot of siberians will itch, dig, chew themselves/fur during the hairblow stage
- its due to the hormone rise to make the hair blow.
Get a good comb/dog rake and give a daily brushing if not twice a day. You can
also give them extra omega's during this time. IE, dermcaps, efacaps, missing
link.
We have 36 siberians here and the fur really flies every few months.
tanya
TACHANKA SIBERIANS
"All Four Paws Rolling"
Wenatchee, WA
Nevis Antoniazzi
place. She was originally bought for breading by a woman who races them. She
ended up weighing only 22 pounds after a year, which of course didn't make for
all that great of a breeding/racing dog. We adopted her about four months ago.
She has had all her shots, has been de-wormed, and given a clean bill of health
by our local vet. We also feed her a fairly high calorie diet. She simply
doesn't eat all that much. What do you think? Is she normal? There is a post
just before this that has some pictures of her if you like. Thanks.
KIVALINA wrote:
> > : Dry Skin & Hair Falling Out
Nevis Antoniazzi
the hair is falling out. It is falling out in large clumps leaving nothing but
guard hairs (she is going to look pretty funny if all her hair falls out), and it
is only falling out in two places (on her front legs). So she has these two bald
spots on the top of her front legs that are slowly working their way up her side.
It isn't all that dramatic yet, but if it does continue she will be one funny
looking dog. Thanks for you help.
PS what do you do with 36 siberians?
Nevis Antoniazzi
about 19 inches or 49 cm. Is that small?
SIBEMSHR
When they start to blow coat, the skin will flake. Ours normally start shedding
on the rear legs or the front legs first. And several of ours do not shed -
but rather - HUNK it all out in a couple days....handfulls are not uncommon.
The new hair will come in super soft, shiny and rather fast.
J&D
winter coat, but if she seems uncomfortable, bring her back to the vet.
Also, call and ask your vet (over the phone, so there's no chargesince you
already saw him about it) if there's any type of moisturizer or balm (Bag
Balm) you can apply to help with the dry skin. Just keep an eye on it to
make sure it doesn't seem too uncomfortable or become inflamed. Then I
would worry about maybe allergies.
-Denise C
Nevis Antoniazzi <ne...@telus.net> wrote in message
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> We noticed she had dry skin on her belly about three weeks ago. We then
> noticed the hair falling out and dry skin on the rest of her body about
three
> days ago and we took her to the vet. So the vet saw her after the problem
had
> started (about three weeks after). Is there something that you think it
might
> be?
>
> J&D wrote:
>
> > Did the vet see her when it had just started happening or more recently?
> > -Denise C
> >
> > Nevis Antoniazzi <ne...@telus.net> wrote in message
> > news:3907283C...@telus.net...
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me feel much better about the situation.