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Need some tips/advice....Please :) Hello everyone....Im having some issues with Fergies dry skin.....what are some things that will help her get rid of it....?? I heard of an oatmeal bath...but how exactly do you do that?. If anyone has any other ideas as well on how to keep a yorkie skin and hair soft.....it would really help...also I have noticed that her hair is thinning alot!! especially on her lower back and around her bum...I am worried she is losing hair!! ...what can I do to help her!! thankyou!!!! |
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. Hope this helps. |
Missing Link supplement is what I recommend. If you use the "search" tool, you can find many posts on this subject.:) Also, you can buy oatmeal based, sensitive skin shampoos that help and also soothe the skin. Good luck! |
Sorry:rolleyes: Just realised you're in Canada not America. |
yorkies dont lose hair. Losing hair can be a sign of something medically wrong with your dog and needs to be checked by your vet |
Thanx guys...all good advice...but when you wash your yorkie in the oatmeal bath....can you also use shampoo while she is in the tub...with the oatmeal?? lol sounds stupid i know ..but was wondering if that will interfere with it... also i am feeding her Performatrin dog food...I am not sure how to tell if she is allergic....also her eyes run ALOT ....i heard that could also be because of the food... LOL my little fergie is a mess.....she is dry skinned..losing hair....and a stained face....lol help!!!!! |
yay Canadian!!! where in Canada?? Layla just had an oatmeal bath last night!! she has VERY Dry skin.. i put oatmeal in a stocking in the sink and used it as a cloth on layla. it makes their coat VERY smooth, they say "they being online website" you arent supposed to rinse it off but that sounded weird to me.. so we rinsed layla but did not shampoo her after.. i suppose you could before the oatmeal part... try not to blow dry either.. i'm going to try the olive oil her in wet food in the morning.. see if that helps.. i sure hope it does!!! great thread.. i'll be back to read what others have to say! |
Do you have Aveeno products in Canada? They make an oatmeal bath product for two-legged people which someone here on YT once suggested. (I apologize because I've forgotten who wrote it!) It's called Aveeno Soothing Bath & they've got a Baby version of it too. I used the baby formula & then took Layla's Mom's tip of putting oatmeal in a sock...thanks for that, by the way! It really helped her dryness. CJ |
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I also have a bathing question. I have no problems with britain as far as dry skin is concerned.....and her body always smells fresh, but I cant seem to get her to let me wash her face. So that always smells a bit off....i know that dunking her head under the water is not an option, so does anyone have any ideas on how to calm her down so I can get her face smelling as nice as the rest of her? Does anyone else have this problem? |
Muffin is nearly 10 & she detests getting her face washed! :rolleyes: What I finally started doing is to keep baby wipes near where I sit on the sofa & when she's in a calm mood, I wipe her face with those. I don't use the wipes with lotion in them because that will just stick to her hair. I try to do it every day, or every other day. It really helps with any "puppy" smells that may stick around her little face! If anybody else has a face washing trick, I'd love to hear about it. Layla's Mom...you're welcome for my tip on the Aveeno Soothing Baby Bath & now you gave me another great idea...the Aveeno lotion! :lightbulb Duh...why didn't I think of that?? Thanks, yet again! CJ & Muffin |
great ideas guys!! ...yea I will have to try the oatmeal thing ....also i feel like i need to change the food...i just went down the street and picked up some new food....she was pooping ALOT for a while now....and im thinking with all her problems food might be whats causing it....cause i dont think its normal for 1 puppy to poop the amount of 3....lol...it was shocking ......anyways ..I feel like she might get more nutrition now! hopefully...thanx for the help guys.. |
oh I forgot to add....Im from Ontario canada! where are you from ? |
Ontario too! london but originally Sault Ste Marie.. are you close to London?? we could have a play date! |
as for face-washing.. same problem here.. she hates it... after she has her wet food in the morning... i more or less attack her with a washcloth.. she's like a child tho.. she makes a fuss.. i jsut go fast! i wish i could help more! |
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