Sudden Moulting

[MadWoofter]

Fleming is a foster dog who's been in long-term care, and in the last few days I've had a 2nd foster dog come into the home, and Fleming is not happy about it. In the last 2 days that he has started moulting quite severely - huge big chunks of fur are coming off him.

However - he's not moulting any more than he would if he was losing his winter coat, and there are no signs of distress in regards to his skin (dandruff etc). His fur in general is healthy & shiny, apart from parts of it coming out in handfuls, so I'm guessing it's the stress of the new foster dog that's doing it rather than a medical condition.

Any suggestions on what I can do? I'm not fussed about the aesthetics of him losing fur, but I am worried about his mental state and any long-term effects. Apart from giving up the new foster, is there anything I can give him that will make him a bit happier?

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

[HeartandSoul]

a bit of a rescue remedy?

dogs drop coat when theyre stressed

then again with the crazy weather we have been having he might just a be a bit warm

[malisa1]

MadWoofter

What sort of breed is he ?

We have found that our Akita's can and do drop coat in winter crazy I know and sometimes this may be an indication of a cold winter coming or it is just the time to shed.

The coat often looks washed out and dry when about to drop but not always.

Best strip it all out and it will re grow in time.

As long as he is healthy and happy.

New additions do stress the existing dogs out it interferes with the routine.

We always dread the the dog snow here at our house

Kind Regards

Malisa

Delta 14 weeks

Edited March 27, 2008 by malisa1

[SarasMum]

My GSD is doing this atm too, I think its this weather we have been having lately. She is coming out in clumps. I have been filling plastic bags with it. Shame I dont know how to knit lol.