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Originally Posted by Gizmo0719 Hello everyone, I just got a yorkie puppy and it is my first puppy ever...He is 9 wks tomorrow....I am new to all these so if you have suggestions or advice please tell me. I have a few questions for all you guys..First my puppy is really itchy..I took him to the vet and they put flea medicine on him and I noticed that his skin is really try and dandruffy is that normal?? Is there something like lotion that I can get to put on his skin?? Also his nails are starting to get a little long, is there a certain age that I should wait until I can trim them or file them down?? Last questions his moms ears were up and his dads ears were down..his are down right now but I was wondering if theres something I can do to make them go up or if they will go up with time....Please help!!!  |
Wow! You don't ask much, do you?
Just kidding! Welcome to yorkietalk. You can try oatmeal shampoo. It's moisturizing. Also, be sure to rinse all of the shampoo out very well. Do you have doggie nail clippers? If he'll let you trim them, yes, go ahead and do it, but I would caution you that you need to look to see where the quick is underneath them and not cut into that. You will hurt him and he'll bleed. You need styptic powder in case you do. Beware that cutting into the quick can make him shy away from you cutting them in the future. It might be best for you to drop by a groomers and ask them to show you the first time. You can shave his ears to help them go up. Unless you have a mustache trimmer or similar trimmer, I wouldn't try it the first time by myself unless he is very agreeable. A groomer would be glad to do it for you.