I've never given my dogs an oatmeal bath, so can't say how effective it is, but to make one you put a couple of heaped tablespoons of oatmeal in a muslin cloth, tie it up at the top & loop it round the hot tap so that the stream of water runs through it while the bath fills. It makes the water go milky & cloudy.
Adding a teaspoon of oil to their dinner can help a dry skin, corn oil, sunflower or olive oil are good.
It could be diet related. Several of my Cairns had dry skin from an allergy to most manufactured foods. It cleared up when I switched to an anti allergy diet.
Royal Canin Yorkshire Terrier, a dried kibble, is very good for keeping Yorkies' coats in good health, helps their teeth too. I think you can get it in America.
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