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02-27-2007, 06:32 PM | #1 |
I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA
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| Please Help! Still battling dandruff...I've tried everything! Hobbs STILL has dandruff!!!!!!!!!!! I've tried everything....He eats Canidae All Life Stages (does not contain corn, wheat, barley, rye, dairy, or soy) with Grizzly Salmon Oil (Omega 3&6 fatty acids), I only bathe him once a month and I use Head & Shoulders for Dry Skin shampoo and conditioner, he gets brushed almost daily with a Chris Christensen brush that isn't supposed to hurt his skin. What else in the WORLD can I do for him??? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. |
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02-27-2007, 06:39 PM | #2 |
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| sounds to me like the shampoo is the problem. go get some of that mane & tail shampoo and conditioner. It is really cheap and it is for animals. be sure to rinse really well because any residue will build up to look and act like dandruff. Mine get a shampoo about every 4 days. maybe a shampoo more often would help too. I don't know, I am just guessing. I know if I dont' shampoo my hair every day I will start itching too. could be the same type of thing I don't know. Head and shoulders is very harsh on even a human head. I would start there and see what happens.
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02-27-2007, 06:48 PM | #3 |
I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA
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| Thank you very much. I've tried other shampoos...even one with Emu Oil in it. I'll go get the Mane & Tail and try that, too. Thanks for the input. |
02-27-2007, 06:54 PM | #4 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| oh how i wish i knew... i feel like i'm reading my own post here... same story for us... doing everything i can... i have no idea what the weather is like in Alabama but i think it is just SO dry here... i try lotion on her belly.. Aveno Baby Oatmeal lotion.. her tummy is so dry i can see the cracks in her skin... i have NO idea what else to do... i've tried oatmeal baths.. they don't do much.. just make her fur really soft! she probably has more omega 3 fats in her than any dog i know... i'm at a loss.. this will be our first full summer with her so i'm HOPING the change in weather helps.. otherwise... geez.. i might have to shave her bald and moisturize like crazy |
02-27-2007, 06:55 PM | #5 |
Loves Hannah & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington
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| Maybe it is time for allergy testing... |
02-27-2007, 06:56 PM | #6 |
I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA
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| Wishing you luck with your baby! Unfortunately I've had Hobbs for over a year now and his did not go away during the summer or fall. WAHHHHHHHH!!!! |
02-27-2007, 06:57 PM | #7 |
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02-27-2007, 06:58 PM | #8 |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | Lex had a bit of that. I used some of my neutrogena t-gel and it cleared up. I now use biogroom natural shampoo on him and he has been fine. I now bathe him and lulu every sunday with no skin problems.
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02-27-2007, 06:59 PM | #9 |
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02-27-2007, 07:03 PM | #10 |
Loves Hannah & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington
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| Sounds like you have tried everything. I wouldn't know what else to do either. I bet you have tried almost every shampoo so I am not sure if changing shampoos or even food will help. My golden retriver had really bad dandruff too when I first got him, the vet gave me some omega fatty acid capsules and that help it, but I know that you are already using omega fatty acid. Has the vet mentioned the possibility of any skin conditions. My friend has a yorkie and hers has a skin condition and she has to use medicated shampoo on him. Good luck. |
02-27-2007, 07:08 PM | #11 | |
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02-27-2007, 07:25 PM | #12 |
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02-27-2007, 07:34 PM | #13 | |
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His coat is coming in flake-free and silky soft. I feed 1 full teaspoon of missing link (he is almost 3lbs 14oz) each morning with 1 teaspoon cottage cheese and split a fish oil capsule between him and the poodle. Each night, I split open a vitamin E capsule and he licks it right off my hand. They eat Life's Abundace dry kibble with a little Canidae lamb and rice. For us, this is the only thing that worked and I couldn't be happier. I really hope you find a solution too Here is him a few weeks ago.
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02-27-2007, 08:03 PM | #14 |
Loves Hannah & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington
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| Have you tried sea breeze oil. I have never tried it personally but I have ead that it is good stuff. I also remember reading about SheaPet Premium Shampoo and Conditioner, it sounded good to me. I have just ordered Hannah the cranberry field shampoo and conditioner from Beyond Spoiled. The cranberry seeds are supposed to be more theraputic than vit e oil. I haven't recieved it yet but I will let you know how it works. Hannah doesn't really have bad dandruff but she has dry skin sometimes. I have to bath her every 4 -5 days though or she is very greasy and stinky. |
02-27-2007, 08:08 PM | #15 |
Loves Hannah & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington
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| Here is some info on Cranberry Fields that I found. It gets it name because it contains Cranberry Seed Oil, which has 100 times the healing power of Vitamin E oil!!! The shampoo contains cranberry seed oil along with honey extract, shea butter, and soy bean extract making it incredibly therapeutic. While the Conditioner touts Organic herbal extracts of rosemary, comfrey, golden seal, aloe vera, wheat and soy proteins. It's a formula that will leave the coat soft and easy to brush! |
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