Puppy with dandruff

[labtalk]

My puppy is a black lab and about 16 weeks old. He has dandruff all over him. I changed his food and added fish oil and vegetable and still no luck. Can anyone suggest something that works.

Thanks for your help.

[last5oh_302]

Give the new food a chance to improve his coat and give him a brush every day and you should see the dandruff disappear.

New (and I assume improved) food takes a couple of weeks to kick in.

[labtalk]

Give the new food a chance to improve his coat and give him a brush every day and you should see the dandruff disappear.

New (and I assume improved) food takes a couple of weeks to kick in.

It is almost a month with the new food and barely see any change. I thought I am doing something wrong.

[last5oh_302]

It is almost a month with the new food and barely see any change. I thought I am doing something wrong.

What food are you feeding?

[labtalk]

He is on Acana.

[last5oh_302]

A pups glands (forget what they're called but the glands that take care of skin and coat) are not fully developed until about the 4 month of age mark. Pups will often have dry dull coats and apparently adding supplements like oils to a pups diet is not recommended. Acana is excellent food. I'd try brushing him every day and give it a little more time. Are you feeding the grain or grain free version? That could be something else to consider.

[Sharon]

It; so dry out; my skin is suffering too.

6 tips:

http://www.petmd.com/dog/grooming/ev...druff_free_pet

[labtalk]

A pups glands (forget what they're called but the glands that take care of skin and coat) are not fully developed until about the 4 month of age mark. Pups will often have dry dull coats and apparently adding supplements like oils to a pups diet is not recommended. Acana is excellent food. I'd try brushing him every day and give it a little more time. Are you feeding the grain or grain free version? That could be something else to consider.

It is Acana Pacifica, grain free.

[Steph]

I have the same issue with my 7 month old GSP. I've been feeding 1tsp fish oil daily with her meal and saw little improvement but I noticed a HUGE improvement when I started brushing her daily. I never thought to brush her because her hair is so short but I bought a natural bristle brush (boar bristle or similar) and its working wonders. She loves being brushed and its a good opportunity to work on the "whoa" command while grooming her.

I also feed Acana (Grasslands)

Edited: Just checked out Sharon's link and I actually sourced this same info when looking to fix my GSP's flaky skin issue. I also rubbed her down with Aveno hand cream a couple times which may have helped a bit as a temporary fix. She's right though, even my skin is flaky and dry this winter despite how much I moisturize. Its been a long, dry, winter.

[Grasu200]

My puppy is a black lab and about 16 weeks old. He has dandruff all over him. I changed his food and added fish oil and vegetable and still no luck. Can anyone suggest something that works.

Thanks for your help.

It takes a few weeks with the oily diet before you start seeing the changes.