Puppy with dandruff

[maplevizsla]

A few things to remember: Dogs don't need frequent bathes, over-bathing can dry out the skin and coat. Certain shampoos can too. If I do bathe the dogs, I use BioGroom Protein Lanolin shampoo and at dog shows I learned from an old friend to use BioGroom Mink Oil Spray-wow it makes a smooth coated breed shine! Don't forget too, it's the winter and everything is suffering from the furnace and cold air drying things out.

Diet changes (additions of oils, fats, new food etc.) will take time to noticeably see a difference. Give it at least 6 weeks.

One thing I learned too years ago was some dogs shed dandruff from stress or excitement - I have noticed it a time or so on my own dogs. So I was at a hound racing trial (chasing the plastic bunny) and this Italian Greyhound was covered in white flakes, shaking so badly but ready to go!

Another note about dandruff/coat care - brushing is an excellent way of distributing the coat and skin natural oils, and despite having a short-haired breed, in my case Vizslas, they still require occasional brushing and the Zoom Groom is a gentle rubber brush that does the job for their length of coat. As you can see by the picture below, I got a nice pile of hair from Titan (2 weeks ago) and I just brushed him again last night and got another equal sized pile of hair. His coat is gleaming and looks great even in the winter:

[Goosesniper]

We use to add a cap full of olive oil or corn oil to our dogs food every few days.

[yellow dog]

Unfortunately one of my labs and my brother has her littermate has the same issue. The entire litter had a severe dandruff problem that no shampoo or medication could get rid of . Some black labs seem to be born with it and it is a life long problem. My vet and my brothers vet tried everything including a steriod on my brothers dog who skin became so dry and scaly throughout his entire body. We both ended up getting them spayed and neutured and taken out of the breeding program. No oil or food supplement would work and at times seem to make it worse.

[Cass]

Give him a raw egg once a week. His coat will greatly improve.

[last5oh_302]

It is Acana Pacifica, grain free.

Is that for adults or pups?

[Cass]

Is that for adults or pups?

All life stages

[last5oh_302]

All life stages

Oh ok. I know some of their lines like Regional Red I believe, which is not considered good for growing pups.

[yellow dog]

Some dogs given remedies such as a raw egg, fish oil, enzymes, prescribed fungus medication and high end dog foods may not always correct the problem. The more I searched it became clear that many people had this issue with black labs and no solution. Vets could not find an answer even after all kinds of different tests. In many cases it does but with black labs it seems to be a common problem with no remedy.