Not So Great Coat..

[♥Baxter♥]

Do some dog food really work on dogs that the coat has lost its youthfulness? 'Thicker/woollier & not so shiny, can they really be made better if so which food would be your suggestion? Not for me but for a fur friend lol

[Vehs]

for you and your fur friend omega oils!

give him a tin of sardines

[Rysup]

My dog has allergies that showed up as poor coat condition. Now I have removed the allergens, his coat is improving.

Thicker/woolly sounds more like a grooming issue though.

[♥Baxter♥]

My dog has allergies that showed up as poor coat condition. Now I have removed the allergens, his coat is improving.

Thicker/woolly sounds more like a grooming issue though.

How could it be a grooming issue?

Thanks for replies so far

[Rysup]

If you dont groom a coat, it will become thicker/woollier and dull. Start with a good bath and groom, and add some oils to the diet.

[♥Baxter♥]

If you dont groom a coat, it will become thicker/woollier and dull. Start with a good bath and groom, and add some oils to the diet.

He get brushed few times a week, medium coat, also desexed, but will try the oil to the diet. I though that bathing dogs could make their coat lose their oil & make their skin more sensitive?

Thanks again

ETA; Not about Baxter, just a desexed cross friend of his

Edited September 22, 2010 by ♥Baxter♥

[OSoSwift]

My dogs get Fish oil and Evening Primrose oil every day. The very old boy has a drier looking coat, but it is a lot better than it was.

Give the tablets at 1000mg per 10kg. If they have arthritis or heart issues you can double it.

Edited September 22, 2010 by Rommi n Lewis

[♥Baxter♥]

My dogs get Fish oil and Evening Primrose oil every day. The very old boy has a drier looking coat, but it is a lot better than it was.

Give the tablets at 1000mg per 10kg. If they have arthritis or heart issues you can double it.

Its an oldie too, so thats good to know, will pass on the info

Do you just get them from Woolies?

Thanks

[♥Baxter♥]

Can olive oil be also used, straight on the coat & rubbed in?

[OSoSwift]

I buy mine from Woolies or the chemist - whoever has them cheapest. If he has any sort of heart condition Co-enzyme Q10 is also a goodie. Any leave in conditioner/sunscreen will make his coat better. Or Plush puppy reviva coat which I just love ;)

[Vehs]

:rolleyes: I wouldn't rub olive oil into the coat - it'll just make a greasy mess

Are you talking about the GSD in your sig? He could just be going through a coat change to his adult coat - in which case just keep brushing and it'll settle in a few weeks. Oh just saw you were talking about his friend - he is also a pup?

[Gayle.]

Try stripping out the undercoat with a good rake. My oldest Aussie, the only neuter here, developed a thick woolly coat and it's because he's neutered. He doesn't do the twice yearly coat drop that the entire dogs do, so the undercoat just hangs on and eventually he has a body full of dead undercoat.

Stripping away the old undercoat removes the woolliness. I use an Oster undercoat rake, but other brands such as a Furminator or a Mars Coat King might work better depending on the type of coat the dog has.

For a nice, healthy, shiny coat my bloke does best on Uncle Albers. It's cheap, but it's Aus made and appears to have decent ingredients. The difference in his coat within a few weeks was remarkable.

[KitKat]

How old is this dog with a not so nice lush coat?

[♥Baxter♥]

Try stripping out the undercoat with a good rake. My oldest Aussie, the only neuter here, developed a thick woolly coat and it's because he's neutered. He doesn't do the twice yearly coat drop that the entire dogs do, so the undercoat just hangs on and eventually he has a body full of dead undercoat.

Stripping away the old undercoat removes the woolliness. I use an Oster undercoat rake, but other brands such as a Furminator or a Mars Coat King might work better depending on the type of coat the dog has.

For a nice, healthy, shiny coat my bloke does best on Uncle Albers. It's cheap, but it's Aus made and appears to have decent ingredients. The difference in his coat within a few weeks was remarkable.

Thanks for the great info!! :rolleyes:

[♥Baxter♥]

How old is this dog with a not so nice lush coat?

Not sure - about 6 y-o maybe? Middle age crisis, haha!

[♥Baxter♥]

Try stripping out the undercoat with a good rake. My oldest Aussie, the only neuter here, developed a thick woolly coat and it's because he's neutered. He doesn't do the twice yearly coat drop that the entire dogs do, so the undercoat just hangs on and eventually he has a body full of dead undercoat.

Stripping away the old undercoat removes the woolliness. I use an Oster undercoat rake, but other brands such as a Furminator or a Mars Coat King might work better depending on the type of coat the dog has.

For a nice, healthy, shiny coat my bloke does best on Uncle Albers. It's cheap, but it's Aus made and appears to have decent ingredients. The difference in his coat within a few weeks was remarkable.

Thanks for the great info!! :rolleyes:

Can it be bought online or not?

Uncle Albers*

[OSoSwift]

What colour and breed is said friend?

[♥Baxter♥]

What colour and breed is said friend?

Don't know what the color has to do with it but anyways, it's cream & reddish brown, sheep dog.

[Gayle.]

Can it be bought online or not?

Uncle Albers*

I don't know. It's made my Laucke Mills in South Australia. I get mine from Petstock, but I think you can also get it through stock feed stores.

[OSoSwift]

What colour and breed is said friend?

Don't know what the color has to do with it but anyways, it's cream & reddish brown, sheep dog.

Browns are more prone to a dry coat and sun bleaching. I would think if you increase his oils and maybe change him to a better quality food (depending of course what he is on) and put some leave in moisturiser in his coat, ideally with a sunscrean his coat will be fine in no time.

I babysat a brown and tan Kelpie who was 18. His coat was dry and split and very pale. 3 weeks of reviva coat and fish oil and it improved quite a bit.