Thread: Flaky Skin
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Old 01-15-2007, 07:13 PM   #8
izzy816
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Originally Posted by marcerella02
i feel for ya! first make sure the food you are feeding him has no corn... a usual suspect! you can also try oatmeal baths. layla is currently getting them for dry flaky skin!! put oatmeal in a nylon and bath him with it. next you can try giving him olive oil, i put about 1/2 tsp in layla's wet food in the morning, and like others were saying... an oatmeal shampoo is great! i see you live in detroit.. i'm in london ontario... i think it's the dry winter weather.. layla was bad in the summer.. but not this bad!! so give those things a try! it may also be a food allergy to something.. sometimes chicken... i don't give layla food with chicken because a woman at the pet store said some dogs are allergic to it.. so i just wanted to stear clear! good luck!

I had a feeling it could be the weather too. I just started happening last week, which is when the weather got really cold here. I will try the oatmeal shampoo and olive oil. I think his food is fine because this is the first time the dry skin has happened. Thanks for the great suggestions!
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