How to fix dry skin on hound?

ohiohunter · Post by **ohiohunter** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:28 pm

I used 'human' shampoo on my dog the other day, and now she has very dry skin, and is shedding like mad. Any suggestions besides use another shampoo? I put some vegetable oil on her food hoping to add some moisutre to her skin.

Emery · Post by **Emery** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:42 pm

maybe you didn't get all the shampoo out of the coat. Try rinsing again. Mineral oil should slick'n up the coat for ya. Put about a tablespoon on the food every day.

I have always used the cheapest pet shampoo that I can find at wally world, usually ol roy and always had good luck with it.

Emery

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:23 pm

You can try a different dog food. A lot of the condition of a dogs coat is related to diet. Try a high quality dog food. Purina Pro Plan, Nutro, Eucanuba ect....

ohiohunter · Post by **ohiohunter** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:39 am

I feed California Natural, which is awesome, so I'm not worried about her receiving nutrients, proteins, fats, etc... I feel the cheap shampoo dried her out and now I want to restore moisture to her skin. Her coat is getting better after two days of oil added to her food. So hopefully that will fix it. Maybe next time I'll use conditioner too! LOL....

ringtail · Post by **ringtail** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:43 am

there are atot of things that can make a dog have flaky shin,,,,,,
now the question is did she have flaky shin befor you gave her a bath in human shampoo,,,,,,,if yes there could be a number of thing,,,,
like the amount of amino acids she is getting, different dog foods can cause an alergic reaction,,,a number of things

but if she didnt, i would put her in the tube and if you have one of those sprayer heads id just rinse her down in warm water to make sure you get all the soap out,,,,,,now remember to dry her good with towel and possably blow dyrer if she will stand for it before returning her out side,,,,,,,

SouthernBeagles · Post by **SouthernBeagles** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:57 am

Yall are going to think I am crazy but I swear it works.

Bath her in Nutregena T-Gel Shampoo with tar. It is human shampoo for sever dry scalp. Its black and it stinks to high heaven but it works!

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:21 am

The ph is different in a dog than a human, if you ever wash a dog with human shampoo you will notice it does not soap up as much, this is due to the ph. If you have a need to shampoo your hound buy a shampoo made for hounds.

S.R.Patch · Post by **S.R.Patch** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:44 pm

Oils in the hair and skin help keep the hound warm, not good to wash in the winter.
An old sweat shirt soak in motor oil tacked above the dog house door will put the oil back on as the hound rubs it going in and out. You can use this also in the summer to keep the flies from eatting on them...

A spoon of Cod liver oil on the feed will get it right also...

Windkist · Post by **Windkist** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:23 pm

The ph is different in a dog than a human,

This is correct. Human skin pH is 4.5-6 and dogs is 7.4 Using a shampoo formulated for dogs is best but, also unless you absolutely have to I wouldn't bath dogs in the winter as the air itself is very dry already. Also, never use a tearless shampoo because its PH is the same as eyes and is drying to hair and skin.

Here is something interesting. Palmolive dish detergent (NOT ANTIBACTERIAL) is 7.3ph. We have used this on our cockers for years and it makes their coat very nice ;-) cheap too! mix 1 part palmolive to 10 parts water.

Leah

Honey Pot Hounds · Post by **Honey Pot Hounds** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:17 am

S.R.Patch wrote:Oils in the hair and skin help keep the hound warm, not good to wash in the winter.
An old sweat shirt soak in motor oil tacked above the dog house door will put the oil back on as the hound rubs it going in and out. You can use this also in the summer to keep the flies from eatting on them...
A spoon of Cod liver oil on the feed will get it right also...

Guess this is for OUTDOOR DOGS ONLY

It makes perfect sense but is also the craziest SOUNDING thing I have heard this morning. I can just see the AKC kennel inspectors face..

S.R.Patch · Post by **S.R.Patch** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:58 pm

Honey, it all came from raising cattle & hogs. If a cow could talk, she'd sure thank you for hanging up the oiled sacks across the barn doors, those flies can get mighty mean in the summer...

Years ago, we had a farm dog called Duke, he was good at bring up the cows in the evening but every time one of the neighbors dogs came in heat ole Duke would be gone. Well, after a time, I noticed Duke staying at home and never taking off any more and I ask my father about it, he said, "Well, they've come out with these handy calf banders and he'd done ole Duke up with one. That was the end of ole Duke's girl chasing and he stayed fat and slick everafter... Dad wasn't one to put money in what he could do himself and resources had come to fill a need with ole Duke...

... Now what would your inspector think if he come and saw that...

Windkist · Post by **Windkist** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:56 pm

"Well, they've come out with these handy calf banders and he'd done ole Duke up with one. That was the end of ole Duke's girl chasing and he stayed fat and slick everafter... Dad wasn't one to put money in what he could do himself and resources had come to fill a need with ole Duke... ... Now what would your inspector think if he come and saw that

I still remember the Vet coming to our house to castrate the dogs with those little green bands. Sat right at our kitchen table and done em up! LOL I don't recall them ever acting like they were in pain but, my mom didn't let us watch when he did it.

Leah

Honey Pot Hounds · Post by **Honey Pot Hounds** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:19 pm

Seriously that castrating with the bands doesn't sound much worse than removing dewclaws

but then again I am a woman