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Sarrah · 09-13-2011, 06:51 PM

I've tried to do my research before posting this question but I've yet to find any light on our situation.

Our male Yorkie, who we believe to be between the ages of 4-5, was given a bath today. After the bath, I noticed that there was a layer of hair all over the bottom of the tub. A massive amount of hair!

This alarmed me, so I spoke about it with my husband - he said that right before the bath he had been combing Igor and noticed a lot of hair coming off also.

The stuff that I have been able to find on the internet has talked about change of diet, bad dog food, a puppy maturing and loosing it's baby coat, bathing too much, etc... but we are well beyond the puppy stage, he's had the same food (PurinaOne) forever, he gets bathed once a month in an oatmeal shampoo and nothing has changed in our lives lately - so we're at a loss.

I'll defiantly be making a call into the vet tomorrow morning but... has anyone else came a crossed this problem in a later-aged Yorkie?

09-13-2011, 06:51 PM	#1
Sarrah YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Montour Falls, NY Posts: 1	Major Shedding (Age 4-5 years) I've tried to do my research before posting this question but I've yet to find any light on our situation. Our male Yorkie, who we believe to be between the ages of 4-5, was given a bath today. After the bath, I noticed that there was a layer of hair all over the bottom of the tub. A massive amount of hair! This alarmed me, so I spoke about it with my husband - he said that right before the bath he had been combing Igor and noticed a lot of hair coming off also. The stuff that I have been able to find on the internet has talked about change of diet, bad dog food, a puppy maturing and loosing it's baby coat, bathing too much, etc... but we are well beyond the puppy stage, he's had the same food (PurinaOne) forever, he gets bathed once a month in an oatmeal shampoo and nothing has changed in our lives lately - so we're at a loss. I'll defiantly be making a call into the vet tomorrow morning but... has anyone else came a crossed this problem in a later-aged Yorkie?