Pj2 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I have a Golden retriever (10 m.o.) who has just started losing large clumps of her fur from her Hinderquaters. This only started today, and so far has lost about 4 handfuls of fur Any ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee lee Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Does she have fleas? My Goldie once had a flea allergy & she lost fur from her back until I got on top of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Perhaps having her first adult moult for Summer? is there shorter coat underneath? ? What do you groom her with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janba Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 One of my border collies moults in clumps, it makes it so easy to pick up :) The other moults hair by hair. It very easily could be her first adult moult as persephine said but if she starts scratching or has bald patches see the vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 When Lili drops her coat, which started today :rolleyes: , it comes out in little clumps. I find them around the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Sounds like a normal coat drop. It will happen twice a year if she isn't desexed and once a year if she is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Goldies shed all the time if its coming out in clumps than i would say your also not brushing enough & its building up . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 If you have only been brushing the outer hair then the soft under hair will build up in clumps and then find it way to teh surface as a clump and become visible to be either pulled out or fall out. I would recommend getting a rake type brush to remove her undercoat when she's moulting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katdogs Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Do you have a furminator? I think it's the weather. My Stevie (GRxLab) has been shedding handfuls, but normally we'd have a couple of months off shedding badly at this time of year. Pers is right too, there's a big change between puppy and adult coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Do you have a furminator? I think it's the weather. My Stevie (GRxLab) has been shedding handfuls, but normally we'd have a couple of months off shedding badly at this time of year. Pers is right too, there's a big change between puppy and adult coat. I had a greyhound actually blow coat this year (entire thing was gone in about two weeks, the yard looked like I'd blown up something white and fluffy). Never seen anything like it- I could pull out huge chunks of fur and underneath, lovely coat The weather has been all over the place though so.. maybe that had something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 10 months old...summer....first major coat blow. Perfectly normal :D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 10 months old...summer....first major coat blow. Perfectly normal :D . Yep, welcome to the world of Goldens :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefairy Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 My Pug does the same. He looses it in clumps, not little bits, and he looses that much I think he must be going bald. But nope he has more fur underneath :laugh: The worst parts are his hindquarters. You can actually just pull it out in clumps, its that loose....but he likes to leave it all over the house. So now I use a Furminator....its scary to see the amount of fur loss on such a small dog, but he loves it. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Grand Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I don't think a Furminator would work on a GR coat, especially if it's the undercoat shedding, which it sounds like. Like LizT said you need an undercoat rake and lots of brushing right down to the skin. It can get all matted if you don get it out so probably a good idea to get on it ASAP! Hydrobath and blow drying will help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I use a rake on Lili, it's prefcet to get out the undercoat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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