thanks for the posts ya'all!
i gave Simcha a bath other day and just used what I had... and gave him a dose of conditioner and it came out real soft. I wasn't even thinking of how the stress affects their coat, I was thinking it was maybe some of the stuff they were giving him in the hospital. But he is better and so is his coat! Now we just need to work on getting some meat back on his bones, but that is coming too! thanks again, I will try out the shampoo and conditioner though!