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Originally Posted by artie merlino  I never had any problems w/Royal Canin mini 28/Yorkshire terrier Formula, all
3 of them Love it! I did switch it gradually to the Diet Formula b/c they had gained so much weight from my Mother feeding them very un-healthy Table Food. Plus the drastic weather change from Summer to Winter Freeze.
Their skin is white and flakey and they won't STOP Scratching, it's gotten to the point where I had to trim their Hair from a long flowing coat to a medium length from patches of Hair being scratched away at the root. I also switched their Shampoo to a Hypo Allergenic/Sensitive Skin Formula. Plus I sleep w/a Humidifier so their skin does'nt get dried out from the dry Heat of the Heating System? Since then my Mother has supposedly STOPPED feeding them? I don't walk them as much or often b/c it's too Cold! Their Scratching so bad that they have open wounds that form scabs. So I don't know what is
causing it? I'm trying to attack the problem from all angles? They don't have any visible signs of fleas either. I even stopped blow-drying them after their Baths, now they are towel dried and kept in a warm room and allowed to "Air
Dry". What about "Eukanuba for Yorkshire Terriers"? My Sister has her 2 on it and she has NO Problems, but they are in a different climate - Texas.
Has anyone heard anything about it? |
Oh that sounds terrible, Joey eats the RC and has no problems, but some yorkies are allergic to corn, and some of the mixes have corn in it, I would look for something without any corn, and see if that helps. Make sure you are using a shampoo recommended for dogs, as they have a different skin and hair pH, and human shampoos, can be terribly drying to them. It doesn't happen overnight, and most people think it isn't the shampoo because of this, but it's really important to use a shampoo made for dogs. The number one thing most people skimp on is rinsing, this too can cause skin problems. You will find that skin problems are easier to prevent than cure. Scratching can lead to secondary infections. Mother must stop feeding table scrapes too.