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08-20-2006, 06:28 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Michigan
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| Groomer says my shampoo is causing dry skin?? I recently had my yorkie to the groomers and she said her skin is really dry and asked what kind of shampoo I used. I told her Pet Silk and she said all she uses on her dogs is Baby shampoo. I have noticed her scratching some so it must be the dry skin...what should I do?? |
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08-20-2006, 08:17 AM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California
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| I have read that adding flaxseed oil to there food will help dry skin.I'm not sure how much to add though. Maybe someone else will. |
08-20-2006, 08:19 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rhode Island
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| you could try an oatmeal shampoo... or it could be her food too i had a problem with snickers itching and dry skin - check the ingredients and see what ur feeding has corn in it once i switched foods i had no more trouble w/the dry skin or itching... good luck and hope this helps **also i use cc systems day-to-day kit its great and $10 and alternate it with aussie (human) moisturizing shampoo and deeep conditioner** |
08-23-2006, 10:57 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Seattle
Posts: 121
| I switched their dog food to Solid Gold Wee Bits w/ salmmon meal. That seemed to have helped their dry skin. I also dilute their oatmeal shampoo and leave a good conditioner on their coat for 10 - 15 min. Another thing that seems to help is a good rinse after shampoo/conditioning. Rinse, rinse, rinse!!! Shampoo left on their coat is very drying! A great way to tell if their coat is shampoo-free is to rinse them in a plastic dish tub. "Rinse - dump out water, rinse - dump out water..." You will be amazed how many times you'll need to rinse the dog before the tub water is free from shampoo! Good luck!
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08-23-2006, 11:06 PM | #5 |
Learn Yorkie CPR! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey
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| When Baby had dry skin, the vet gave me Hylit shampoo for her. It works well!
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08-24-2006, 02:34 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lexington, KY
Posts: 89
| I just use my shampoo and conditioner on Bentley. I use Graham Webb from the salon.
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08-24-2006, 03:37 AM | #7 |
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| I've gotten lots of great advice on YorkieTalk for dry yorkie skin, including: add olive oil (just a little) to their food oatmeal baths (try Aveeno bath, and use no added soaps) food with no corn/wheat rinse, rinse, rinse (i found this to be true from personal experience with Ginger)
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09-11-2006, 07:06 AM | #8 | |
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