 Smelly,fur with itching and Dandruff
Help! My Chester is 7yrs old and never had skin problems before. He has only eaten Eukanuba since we got him from the breeder, and no "people food". Since last summer, he can't go more than 3-4 days at the most without a bath before he gets really stinky and his fur gets greasy feeling! I took him to the vet who thought he might have an infection in his skin/oil glands. The vet gave us a medicated coal-tar shampoo and prescribed antibiotics for two weeks. This helped for just those two weeks...now we're back to bathing him every 3-4 days. He is constantly itching, has lots of white flakes in his fur and his skin around his tummy appears red, dry and irritated. He is not losing any hair. I changed him to Science Diet for Dogs with Sensitive Skin almost a week ago, and have noticed that he's taking a little longer than before to get "smelly". I don't know what else to try...anyone have any ideas? |