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shelby_rocks · 10-17-2008, 03:09 PM

So should I wait and see if the change in food helps or should I give her a "buzz" and see how her coat grows out from there??

cowgirlc · 10-17-2008, 03:31 PM

Hello, I just read your post about the thin coat, I also looked at the last pic you took, I gotta tell ya, your little one looks wxactly like mine. Same color and all. My Gizmos coat looks just like your from my view and I have never thought that his coat was thin. I think mine has the cotton coat. It is not very long but he looks great to me and I also have him groomed twice a month

Cynthia

pookiebear · 10-17-2008, 03:48 PM

I would wait and see how the coat is after you change to a grain free. You may want to consider feeding raw. Mine are raw fed, and have grain free kibble down all day if they get hungry. Baxter's coat is just the same way, and I don't feel that it is thin.

shelby_rocks · 10-17-2008, 04:09 PM

Okay, I will wait and see how the food works out for her.... I was thinking that the groomer might be using a shampoo or perfume or something that might not be agreeing with Shelby.

I love her just as she is, I was just worried that she might be lacking some type of nutrients because as you can see from the pics, just a couple months ago her coat was a lot thicker and it has been thinning out.... I can literally see skin towards her rear! but I will take the advice given and wait it out

She seems to be really loving the EVO dogfood and I was told that I would probably begin to notice a change within a couple weeks so we'll see.... thanks again to all of you!

cobird2 · 10-17-2008, 04:20 PM

Johnny had a summer cut 4 months ago and parts of his back legs haven't grown in yet so I agree with the other poster who said the puppy cut wouldn't be helpful. I also think with thin hair that it wears down/off as the dog lays on it.

roxies_mom · 10-17-2008, 05:09 PM

Does the skin look irritated or red? Is she chewing or scratching there alot? Does she seem healthy other wise and have lots of energy? If your really concerned it can't hurt to just have the vet look at her and see. I mean best be safe then sorry. Roxie's hair is thin but I can't see her skin through it. Without seeing in person it's pretty hard to tell.

shelby_rocks · 10-17-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by roxies_mom

Does the skin look irritated or red? Is she chewing or scratching there alot? Does she seem healthy other wise and have lots of energy? If your really concerned it can't hurt to just have the vet look at her and see. I mean best be safe then sorry. Roxie's hair is thin but I can't see her skin through it. Without seeing in person it's pretty hard to tell.

Actually we are going to see the vet tomorrow morning

Her skin is not irritated nor is it red.... she does not scratch abnormally or chew and she is energetic and healthy!

As I mentioned in one of the earlier posts.... I was mainly concerned that she might not be getting all the nutrients she needs or enough of them. Most replies I've gotten mention that she just might be "a thin-coated yorkie" and being that she is my first and only yorkie I didnt even know there was such a thing, lol.... but I am beginning to see that it is pretty common, Im not as worried about it now.... I have changed her food so I am just going to wait and see if that might make the difference!

Kesha · 02-23-2013, 11:00 AM

I Know this is an old post but my puppy looks exactly the same as yours. How's her or his coat now?

Mistymillar · 02-23-2013, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Kesha

I Know this is an old post but my puppy looks exactly the same as yours. How's her or his coat now?

Him there, this member has not posted since 2009 so you may have more luck posting a new thread in either the general or health and diet forum. Good luck.

kathymurphy61 · 04-25-2014, 03:59 AM

how is the coat now i have a 19n week old puppy and all her siblings have a thick coat and my little one is very thin 2 but we will see she is on taste of the wild i think that is good food

10-17-2008, 03:09 PM	#16
shelby_rocks Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Patterson,CA Posts: 168 Blog Entries: 2	So should I wait and see if the change in food helps or should I give her a "buzz" and see how her coat grows out from there?? __________________ ~ Shelby & Me ~

10-17-2008, 03:31 PM	#17
cowgirlc YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 258 Blog Entries: 1	Thin Coat Hello, I just read your post about the thin coat, I also looked at the last pic you took, I gotta tell ya, your little one looks wxactly like mine. Same color and all. My Gizmos coat looks just like your from my view and I have never thought that his coat was thin. I think mine has the cotton coat. It is not very long but he looks great to me and I also have him groomed twice a month Cynthia __________________ Cowgirlc & Gizmo...Inseperable........

10-17-2008, 03:48 PM	#18
pookiebear Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brunswick, Georgia. On the beach! Posts: 1,016	I would wait and see how the coat is after you change to a grain free. You may want to consider feeding raw. Mine are raw fed, and have grain free kibble down all day if they get hungry. Baxter's coat is just the same way, and I don't feel that it is thin. __________________ Bernie, Baxter, Bella and Blazer

10-17-2008, 04:09 PM	#19
shelby_rocks Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Patterson,CA Posts: 168 Blog Entries: 2	Okay, I will wait and see how the food works out for her.... I was thinking that the groomer might be using a shampoo or perfume or something that might not be agreeing with Shelby. I love her just as she is, I was just worried that she might be lacking some type of nutrients because as you can see from the pics, just a couple months ago her coat was a lot thicker and it has been thinning out.... I can literally see skin towards her rear! but I will take the advice given and wait it out She seems to be really loving the EVO dogfood and I was told that I would probably begin to notice a change within a couple weeks so we'll see.... thanks again to all of you! __________________ ~ Shelby & Me ~

10-17-2008, 04:20 PM	#20
cobird2 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York Posts: 837	No to puppy cut Johnny had a summer cut 4 months ago and parts of his back legs haven't grown in yet so I agree with the other poster who said the puppy cut wouldn't be helpful. I also think with thin hair that it wears down/off as the dog lays on it. __________________ Johnny, Our Big, Little Dog

10-17-2008, 05:09 PM	#21
roxies_mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: central illinois Posts: 1,396 Blog Entries: 1	Does the skin look irritated or red? Is she chewing or scratching there alot? Does she seem healthy other wise and have lots of energy? If your really concerned it can't hurt to just have the vet look at her and see. I mean best be safe then sorry. Roxie's hair is thin but I can't see her skin through it. Without seeing in person it's pretty hard to tell.

02-23-2013, 11:00 AM	#23
Kesha YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 3	I Know this is an old post but my puppy looks exactly the same as yours. How's her or his coat now? __________________ Yaz Last edited by Kesha; 02-23-2013 at 11:02 AM.

04-25-2014, 03:59 AM	#25
kathymurphy61 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: BEVERLY HILLS FLA USA Posts: 5 Blog Entries: 1	how is the coat now i have a 19n week old puppy and all her siblings have a thick coat and my little one is very thin 2 but we will see she is on taste of the wild i think that is good food