Greasy hair?

[bamawife]

Originally Posted by Teresiana

Thanks for the tip on the Douxo Seborrhea Shampoo! My Yoshi gets oily too. I feel so bad giving him multiple baths a week. I've tried foam & spray shampoo, wipes...and I sometimes put a little baby powder on his hair, but I worry that he'll breathe in the powder dust. I'm going to try that shampoo to see if it helps. Thank you

No problem! I hope it works as well for Yoshi as it did for Raley! There really is no telling how much money we spent in the first 2 years of his life trying to find the right solution. Countless vet visits, RX shampoo's, pills, etc....

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by Maritta

Her hair is thin/fine for sure. I can see her scalp on her head, it's coming in grey and almost looks like she's going bald. Plus on her back it parts down the spine like human hair does. As she gets older will her hair thicken up or will it always be like this? It's not so bad that I think she has a condition, no odours and yeast (yet).

You are describing a typical Yorkie coat. A Yorkie has "hair" rather than typical fur. They have no under coat as most dogs do and the hair grows much like human hair in that it just keeps growing. They do not shed like a typical dog. Because there is no undercoat the Yorkie does tend to get cold very easily. (Of course with the kind of summer we are having you would probably not notice how they get cold so easily)

I never put clothing on a dog in my life until I got Gracie. She was always curling up in my lap or wrapping herself around a cat during her first winter. We have heat in our home but being that she was so close to the floor she would get chilled very easily.

Your pup may get a bit of a thicker coat as it gets it's adult coat but more than likely it will not be thick. If you let it grow out it will part down the back and continue to grow long. If you don't want to have to deal with daily grooming you may have a groomer cut down the coat but you are going to have to deal with keeping that little one warm when the temp drops.

[tula26]

Originally Posted by Maritta

That would be great, let me know what he/she says! Thanks!

well i asked the vet today and she said that its normal for a puppys coat to appear like that...no cause for concern...

[cidneyI]

I had the same exact problem with Sam. The vet gave me shampoo specifically for oily skin. The shampoo was too harsh, it left his skin red and inflamed looking. I went back to the vet and was given a very gentle shampoo and it is working so much better.

[Maritta]

Thanks everyone! Nice to know Pippa is not alone and it's normal.

[magic123]

I also use the Douxo shampoo on Magic for his skin but Magic goes to a skin Doctor and that is where I buy it. I also use Yorkie splash and shine which I love but have not used in awhile because I did not know if it would be OK. Maybe I will try to use every other bath and see what happens.