Shiny But Dry?

[kitty]

Hi all,

Molly's fur is really shiny, but apart from her head (which is silky silky soft) but the rest of her is really quite dry.

She is on RC, she gets kibble for breakfast and lunch (or every couple of days she gets lamb flaps substituted for her lunch) and she gets a mix of BARF patties and a teeny bit of RC for dinner.

We've only washed her once since we got her (a week after we got her -2 weeks ago) and we used special shampoo for puppies, and she was really soft up until about 4-5 days ago.

Just wondering whether it could be diet, or maybe when we bathed her she lost some of her oils that she hasn't got back yet?

She has also been scratching a bit lately (seems to have settle down last day or two though) - but she's mainly scratching her neck (maybe due to collar irritation?)

Wondering if you have any ideas of how i can get my silky soft puppy back.... want to make sure that her coat being dry isn't a symptom of something i'm doing wrong.

[huski]

I'm not familiar with cockers at all but could she be going through a coat change or have her adult coat coming through?

I feed tinned sardines and mackeral regularly as well as raw egg as they are all good for shiny, soft coats

[kitty]

Husky - i forgot about that... she's close to 11 weeks .. not sure when to expect her adult coat?

i keep forgetting to buy sardines, but might crack an egg over her BARF dinner tonight, and see if she eats it. Will definately need her snood for that meal!!!