surchinmy
Ultra ALPHA
Jun 11, 2004, 9:08 AM
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Re: [kasthuri] SHEDDING!!!!!!! HELP!!!
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Hi ... Unlikely that all 3 vets would miss a skin condition ... Possible but not likely ... Labradors shed ... sometimes twice a year ... The best thing to do is get a good brush ... fairly wide teeth ... The people who produce NylaBone do a very nice rubber type brush with wide teeth ... give your Lab a good brush once a day to help with getting rid of the old coat ... Also, most dogs when they reach maturity they do a very heavy first shed, and change from puppy coat to their adult coat ... 16months seems a little old of a first shedding ... but you never know ... Also, with the warm weather (assuming you are in Malaysia), Labradors also tend to loose their double coat (unless kept in air-conditioning) ... All of which can account for heavy shedding ... That your Lab does not smell is a very good sign ... skin condition that causes loss of coat is often accompanied with a strong sweet"ish" like smell (not pleasant at all) ... Some things you can do: (a) Normal shedding is fairly evenly spread out over the dog's body ... Shedding caused by skin condition is usually patchy ... (b) Give your dog a good visual inspection all over, part the coat and inspect the skin ... Check for red spots or red patches ... check for discolouration of the skin ... check for pimples or pistules ... If your dog has none of those then ... it's probably just shedding ... (c) Give your dog enough omega 3 & 6, vitamin E etc ... A tablespoon of cod liver oil once or twice a week is useful ... or get a good supplement for coat to add to her diet ... If still in doubt ... go to a vet and get a skin scraping test and/or culture done ... if for no other reason, just to ease your mind & heart. Cheers
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