Losing Hair Flaky Skin, Please Help - YorkieTalk.com Forums

cowgirlc · 12-13-2010, 02:18 PM

Hello everyone, I have not been here in a long while and its good to be back. My little 9 pound 4 yr old Gizmo, has had scratching, and has lost a lot of torso hair around the belly area. He gets a cortasone shot for the itching and it helps, but my problem now is he has flacky dry skin, almost like dandruff. I currently use an oatmeal shampoo, he eats royal canine yorky dry food and I have begun to use coconut oil on his skin. Does anyone else know how I can grow his hair back, oe is there anything else I can do about the dry skin. We are about to go frmo Texas to Detroit Michigan for the holidays, and I just hate his hair is missing, however I am excited he is traveling with me, as apposed to hubby (who will not travel with me this year) Baby sitting...(he said he can't stand to see the sad face of gizmo when I am away...lol. Any help you guys could offer would be great.

Thank you so very much and excuse my terrible spelling.

Cynthia

ladyjane · 12-13-2010, 02:43 PM

I am assuming your vet has done blood work to rule out any medical conditions?

I have dogs with allergies and feed Castor and Pollux Ultramix because there is no wheat or corn in it.

You might want to ask your vet about a prescription food.

I have a foster that had lost almost all of his hair on his trunk due to pseudo cushings. We put him on Melatonin twice/day in April. He now has hair all over his body! It took about 6 weeks to really see a difference. Ask your vet if it might help your Gizmo!

Wylie's Mom · 12-13-2010, 04:44 PM

So, is the diagnosis for allergies?

Is he scratching his belly hair off, or just losing the hair without scratching? Any other issues at all...medically, that you notice?

I'd d/c the oatmeal shampoo asap, bc oatmeal can actually irritate the skin. This would be better, imo:

Amazon.com: "DermaPet" MalAcetic Shampoo for Dogs...

ladyjane · 12-13-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ladyjane

I am assuming your vet has done blood work to rule out any medical conditions?

I have dogs with allergies and feed Castor and Pollux Ultramix because there is no wheat or corn in it.

You might want to ask your vet about a prescription food.

I have a foster that had lost almost all of his hair on his trunk due to pseudo cushings. We put him on Melatonin twice/day in April. He now has hair all over his body! It took about 6 weeks to really see a difference. Ask your vet if it might help your Gizmo!

I meant to type prescription shampoo! I believe Derma-Bens is the one that is recommended for flaky skin.

kihayes1 · 12-15-2010, 06:27 PM

Did you ever find out how to treat your dog's scratching? I just joined tonight because I have a 2 1/2 year old Yorkie who constantly is itching. I have taken her to the vet numerous times, she has been on a strict diet, food and treats which I bought from the vet and I give her Benadryl. The last time I was there, the vet stated she might have cushings disease and wanted to take her in back, strap her down and take blood from her jugular, just because she is itching. I just do not know what to do! I hate seeing her scratching all the time and biting at her legs. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

compassionRich · 12-16-2010, 12:17 AM

We have had the exact problem that u have, we changed the food (slowly) to natural barf based food! its done wonders!!! Ill never go back to pellets again, most of the pellet are disgusting! if you know how there are made etc. you will never feed your puppy or dog or cat!!

ziggy925 · 12-17-2010, 05:00 PM

My little guy seems to have dry skin, too. The vet recommended a fish oil supplement and it seems to be helping.

I'm not worried, because it's really dry here and a lot of people have the same problem.

12-13-2010, 02:18 PM	#1
cowgirlc YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 258 Blog Entries: 1	Losing Hair Flaky Skin, Please Help Hello everyone, I have not been here in a long while and its good to be back. My little 9 pound 4 yr old Gizmo, has had scratching, and has lost a lot of torso hair around the belly area. He gets a cortasone shot for the itching and it helps, but my problem now is he has flacky dry skin, almost like dandruff. I currently use an oatmeal shampoo, he eats royal canine yorky dry food and I have begun to use coconut oil on his skin. Does anyone else know how I can grow his hair back, oe is there anything else I can do about the dry skin. We are about to go frmo Texas to Detroit Michigan for the holidays, and I just hate his hair is missing, however I am excited he is traveling with me, as apposed to hubby (who will not travel with me this year) Baby sitting...(he said he can't stand to see the sad face of gizmo when I am away...lol. Any help you guys could offer would be great. Thank you so very much and excuse my terrible spelling. Cynthia __________________ Cowgirlc & Gizmo...Inseperable........ Last edited by cowgirlc; 12-13-2010 at 02:20 PM.

12-13-2010, 02:43 PM	#2
ladyjane Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27,490	I am assuming your vet has done blood work to rule out any medical conditions? I have dogs with allergies and feed Castor and Pollux Ultramix because there is no wheat or corn in it. You might want to ask your vet about a prescription food. I have a foster that had lost almost all of his hair on his trunk due to pseudo cushings. We put him on Melatonin twice/day in April. He now has hair all over his body! It took about 6 weeks to really see a difference. Ask your vet if it might help your Gizmo! __________________ CLOUD NINE BEDS--YORKIE HAVEN RESCUE MY ETSY SHOP

12-13-2010, 04:44 PM	#3
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	So, is the diagnosis for allergies? Is he scratching his belly hair off, or just losing the hair without scratching? Any other issues at all...medically, that you notice? I'd d/c the oatmeal shampoo asap, bc oatmeal can actually irritate the skin. This would be better, imo: Amazon.com: "DermaPet" MalAcetic Shampoo for Dogs... __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

12-15-2010, 06:27 PM	#5
kihayes1 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Richfield Posts: 1	Itching dog Did you ever find out how to treat your dog's scratching? I just joined tonight because I have a 2 1/2 year old Yorkie who constantly is itching. I have taken her to the vet numerous times, she has been on a strict diet, food and treats which I bought from the vet and I give her Benadryl. The last time I was there, the vet stated she might have cushings disease and wanted to take her in back, strap her down and take blood from her jugular, just because she is itching. I just do not know what to do! I hate seeing her scratching all the time and biting at her legs. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

12-16-2010, 12:17 AM	#6
compassionRich YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Capetown Posts: 2	Food We have had the exact problem that u have, we changed the food (slowly) to natural barf based food! its done wonders!!! Ill never go back to pellets again, most of the pellet are disgusting! if you know how there are made etc. you will never feed your puppy or dog or cat!!

12-17-2010, 05:00 PM	#7
ziggy925 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Aspen, CO, US Posts: 544	My little guy seems to have dry skin, too. The vet recommended a fish oil supplement and it seems to be helping. I'm not worried, because it's really dry here and a lot of people have the same problem.