My dog has dandruff!!

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Old 12-30-2011, 01:57 PM
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I think we need pictures of said Goldie ....... I absolutely adore Goldies!
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Old 12-31-2011, 04:08 AM
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If the oil was working that is great BUT another thing to consider is a food allergy. I have a Carolina dog and she was scratching all the time. Checked with the Vet. He suggested allergies especially since it tended to be really bad in the fall. DH is a search buff! He found out a lot of animals have food allergies, most are to wheat and corn. Well almost all the dry food, especially snacks or treats or made of it too! I was taught that if the offending ingrediant is with in the first 3-4 "made of" it usually will casue problems.
We switched her "Dry" food slowly to Salmon and sweet potato, she has done well with that. Treats are another thing hard to find. I find dried checken and I cook liver for her.
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We have a golden retriever who is 9 years old, in the house mostly, eats dry dog food and he has dandruff. Big flakey dandruff. He has had dandruff ever since we brought him home as a pup. I had asked the vet about it and he said it seems to bother me more than the dog so we shouldn't worry so much about it. Another vet in the practice recommended some kind of oil put in his food, every day a tablespoon at a time. I forget what kind it is!! The last bottle went bad and was thrown out. A tablespoon at a time lasts a l o n g time. Any suggestions from the Board?
It was probably Cod Liver Oil.I use it in our dogs feed or a fish oil supplement.My vet said you could give your dog 1/2 slice of fried bacon it would do just as well.
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We have a golden retriever who is 9 years old, in the house mostly, eats dry dog food and he has dandruff. Big flakey dandruff. He has had dandruff ever since we brought him home as a pup. I had asked the vet about it and he said it seems to bother me more than the dog so we shouldn't worry so much about it. Another vet in the practice recommended some kind of oil put in his food, every day a tablespoon at a time. I forget what kind it is!! The last bottle went bad and was thrown out. A tablespoon at a time lasts a l o n g time. Any suggestions from the Board?
My vet says to give fish oil daily. My dog love it and thinks she is getting a treat!
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I had the same problem with a Westie years ago. That vet told me to put a tablespoon of Crisco( or your favorite cooking oil) in his dry food once a day.
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Old 12-31-2011, 06:05 AM
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I buy them fish oil tablets and break
one open and put on his food.
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Old 12-31-2011, 06:23 AM
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Flaxseed and olive oil are both fine. I had a vet tell me that canola oil is better than olive. Ehh!! not so much to me. sometimes the food you feed has a lot to do with it too. Fillers and grains are the culprits. But the good foods are so expensive its hard to afford them. Flaxseed can be kept in the fridge so it won't go bad.
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Old 12-31-2011, 07:24 AM
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We have an older Sheltie and in August we thought he had dandruff, too, so took him to the vet and it turned out to be a very serious skin infection she said. He is an indoor dog, too. We had antibiotics for a month, and bathe him every week, and she also had us change his food to IMO for Sensitive Skin dogs.
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A good oil in his food will work great. Can also bath him in people dandruff shampoo BUT make sure get all the shampoo out. I am an AHT and worked for a vet many years and if can use on people can work with animals.
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One of my schnoodles was having hair/skin problems too & the vet recommanded omega-3 oil be added to his food daily. He only gets 1/2 tsp as he is only 23 lbs. The vet sold me the oil, but it sounds like this is the oil you need.
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