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Duncansmum · 02-15-2009, 08:20 AM

My little Yorkie has lots of allergies, food ones and also things like grass which cause a lot of problems going for walks etc.
We keep his itching at a minimum using piriton and he has twice weekly baths using malaseb shampoo. He also has cortavance spray which we are allowed to use if symptoms get too bad but only for 5 days at a time as it thins skin and could cause further problems.
At the moment he is not itching too badly so it seems under control as much as it can be, but when brushing him yesterday we commented he seems to be losing some hair which is unusual as he has never done so before (he is 7 years old). Today he had his bath and the bath looked like it does after our retriever cross has used it (lots of lost hair).

So my question is really is this normal shedding (never happened before) or do we have a problem ?

02-15-2009, 08:20 AM	#1
Duncansmum YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woking, Surrey, England Posts: 4	Moulting ? My little Yorkie has lots of allergies, food ones and also things like grass which cause a lot of problems going for walks etc. We keep his itching at a minimum using piriton and he has twice weekly baths using malaseb shampoo. He also has cortavance spray which we are allowed to use if symptoms get too bad but only for 5 days at a time as it thins skin and could cause further problems. At the moment he is not itching too badly so it seems under control as much as it can be, but when brushing him yesterday we commented he seems to be losing some hair which is unusual as he has never done so before (he is 7 years old). Today he had his bath and the bath looked like it does after our retriever cross has used it (lots of lost hair). So my question is really is this normal shedding (never happened before) or do we have a problem ?