Hi there, when we brought Beatrice home she was 8 1/2 months old.She had been given a bath the morning we picked her up,so she looked fabulous.In about 2 days she was getting greasy looking.We bathed her after it was a week, I thought she might have been greasy because the breeder may have used to much conditioner.I noticed that she had some bumps that looked like pimples on her body in different places.She seemed to scratch these places alot.First we thought that it could be a food allergy,but we were giving her the same food that the breeder was.Eventually we took her to the vet because she was getting more bumps and I was bathing her,but she was still getting greasy within a couple of days.
The vet said that she had a bacterial skin infection,which was causing the pimples...just like a teenager he said that she produced too much sebum and she had acne.So, we had to put her on anti-biotics and the infection cleared up.She still gets greasy,but not as quickly as she used too.he vet said she may always have this problem and it's not uncommon on coated breeds.
He also said that she cold grow out of it, just like people do.But ,I do remember with my last yorkie went through the same thing,but with age and maturity,she seemed to grow out of it.
Already beatrice seems to be less oily than she used to be,so I use the same shampoo and conditioner as I always did,She has very long fine,silky hair.....so there is no way that I could not use the conditioner.I just rinse for a very long time.
