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05-01-2007, 10:21 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois
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| Dry Skin? What to do?? Hello my 5 month old Yorkie has extremely dry skin.. I also have a friend that has a maltese/yorkie mix and has the same problem.. Is this a Yorkie thing? I've had Maltese all my life and have one right now and I've never seen that problem with Maltese? Also, any product recommendations? I currentl use TropicClean Oatmeal for Puppies and the Chris Christensen conditioner?? |
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05-01-2007, 03:32 PM | #2 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Carrollron, TX
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| i know if you bathe them too often they will get dry skin bad.... i bathe cooper every other week, and if he gets dirty between that i just wipe him down with a baby wet wipe. hope that helps. |
05-01-2007, 04:01 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois
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| Bathing!? Ohh myyy... every other week.. I bathe my dog at least once a week??? sometimes an extra time during the week if they get dirty!! Am I not suppose to be doing this? I've always done it with my 4 year old Maltese and never had problems. |
05-01-2007, 04:59 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa
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| I stopped bathing Gracie every week. We now go every 2-3 weeks and her skin is much better. My vet also said to give her 1/2 of a fish oil cap once a day, just mix it in with the food.
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05-01-2007, 05:40 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
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| I don't think it's necessarily a yorkie thing, the yorkies in my family have never had skin conditions. Could be anything from the type of food that she's eating(she might have allergies to something in it) to bathing too often. Also, you might want to give her omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids...You can give her something like the Missing Link or fish oil for the omega-3 fatty acids. That will help her skin and coat.
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