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04-14-2010, 10:48 AM | #1 |
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| Thin fur My Patrick is 14 months old now and he has the thinnest fur that I have ever seen on a dog. The fur on his hind legs was a fluffy, cream color, which was wispy, but now his fur is dark tan and short. It reminds me of a beagle The fur on his back is turning from black to silver, but it doesn't seem to get any longer. It is silky and shiny but thin and fragile like a spider's web. I was feeding him Royal Canin for yorkshire terriers, but I have started weening him off that and onto Solid Gold, on the advice of a friend, hoping that it may be his diet that is contributing to the lack of yorkie fur. Anyone else having this problem?
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| Thank you all for your replies. I did take your advice and have him tested last week for thyroid. It came back normal so I guess he is either going through a period of change or it is genetic. When he was a puppy he had a thick, glossy coat and it is one of the reasons I picked him out. But even if he looses every strand of his little coat I love him more each day. As usual the wonderful people here on Yorkie Talk have shared their knowledge and time to help someone in need. I thank you very much.
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04-28-2010, 04:13 AM | #6 |
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| My Apple has thin hair, but she has had all her blood work done, etc., and she is healthy as a horse...I don't think thin hair is always associated w/health issues, albeit, of course if can be in some cases...Buzz has thick, straight, course hair...I thinks it's just like humans, some have thick hair, some have thin hair...I wouldn't worry about it...My only complaint, is it breaks so easily...After a yr. of top-knots, in rubber bands, I finally had to cut a visor, for Apple, because her top-knot hair was so thin, it started looking like a top-knot string lol...Anyway, Buzz was pooping a rubber band out, daily, when I banded Apple's hair lol...I don't care how tight I put it in, Buzz managed to get it out, gobble it up, then poop it out...Very disconcerting |
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