Dandruff

[Scoobysmomma]

Hi my name is April. We just adopted Scooby a couple weeks ago. I took him to the vet last week to get his shots updated and have a doggy wellness check and the vet said he looked wonderful!

I noticed he has dandruff pretty bad. I havent bathed him since adopting him, so Im just wondering is there anything I should do?

 

[Checkers]

You can give him a raw egg about 2 times a week They are very good for the coat.

 

[Kirby Kirb]

I agree with the raw egg's they help the coat. Also try not to bathe him much, they don't need it unless necessary, bathing dries them out, I noticed that with Kirby. When he would pee in his crate I would wash him alot, thinking he needed it, and he got dry skin. Then I relized I could just rinse him off!! A good shampoo will help to, I got a otameal kind, that works pretty good. But i don't bathe him unless he gets real dirty like rolling in mud or poop!!

 

[Scoobysmomma]

Thank you. I will try to the raw egg, I already gave him one this morning he ate it right up

 

[mika's mama]

Is he getting any oils in his diet? I give Mika and Samson "Omega 3-6-9", it really helps with their coats and is good for them. I get it from our vet and I think most vets have it in stock. Mika has allergies and the Aveeno Oatmeal bath really helped her with the itching and dryness.

 

[MMMM]

Mites?

Just make sure he doesn't have mites. He could have gotten it from another dog at the vet or outside or wherever....

I thought Brew had bad dandruff not too long ago and it was driving me crazy. We went to visit my parents and a week later my mom went to the skin doctor with an itchy rash on her stomach & arms and found out it was mites.
So, I took Brewy to the vet and sure enough he had mites, not dandruff.
Bathing won't get rid of them either- you have to use a Rx that comes in dosages similar to the Frontline medicine. It was very easy to treat!

Wish you luck,
Marisa