My golden Retriever is shedding a lot, When I brush her a lot of hair comes out. What should I do.?

Answer 1

Golden's should be blowing thier winter coat about now.. So unless you brush her every day than you will prob find alot of hair from her right now. I have 2 Newfoundlands and you havnt seen hair like this untill you brush one of them i get a 13 gallon trash bag full of hair when they blow thier winter coat...

Answer 2

As others have said;
BRUSH HER!
also, make sure you are feeding her a good kibble. What they eat has everything to do with the quality of the coat.
Also, for a golden, brush her "furnishings" against the growth if you want them to come in fuller....that's all the long coat behind the legs and on the belly....
Brush the tail against the growth for fullness, as well...
Add fish oil to the diet daily, for coat....
keep the fur between the pads trimed, the nails short....
If the shedding is not only excesive, but the texture of the hair seems dry or brittle you may want to take in a stool sample to check for parasites. Worms can affect coat quality.....
Another important part of grooming a lond haired dog like a golden is to use a coat rake. A rake is an inexpensive item that you can probably oick up at walmart or any pet supply store. It will have directions for use on the package. These make the chore of getting out the undercoat, which is what is being shed, much easier and faster.
And the rake is great on carpeted stairs as a pre-vacuum to get up all the mess....
Don't try to brush out any mats that may have formed. Just clip them away...and always keep the fur behind the ears clipped to avoid mats...
Have fun..
Reg

Answer 3

This is the time of year when dogs shed a lot of the coat they grew during the winter, but your dog could also have nutritional deficiencies. If you are feeding a cheap dog food, consider changing to something like Canidae, Nature's Variety, or Eagle Pack Holistic Select (not the regular Eagle Pack).

Add two 1000mg fish oil or salmon oil gelcaps (not cod liver oil) per day to his food- he may just eat it out of your hand. Also add one 400-unit Vit E gelcap. If you put canned food over his dry food, you can just mix the gelcaps in. Occasionaly dogs will have problems with the fish oil/salmon oil. If he begins to scratch, has diarhhea or vomits after getting them, discontinue them and see your vet.

You can also give a B-50 B complex vitamin and 500mg vit C as Ester C daily. Plain yogurt (1/4 cup) twice a week is good, too.

Do continue to brush out the old dead coat, and seek if this works for him.

Answer 4

Golden Retrievers are heavy shedders three hundred and sixty 5 days round. because they're bred to artwork in water, they have a dense, woolly undercoat to keep them warmth in chilly water. Like maximum double-lined breeds, they shed all three hundred and sixty 5 days round and heavily two times a three hundred and sixty 5 days. established brushing helps to administration the laying off. A Mars Coat King or a Furminator ought to develop into your new wonderful pal with this breed. Pregnant and lactating b*tches will blow coat, so that you're seeing the worst of it immediately. diverse the water retrievers shed because they choose this style of coat for his or her breed interest. Labs also shed a helluva lot. maximum people pick that they love the temperament a lot that they are going to decide a thanks to many times groom those canine. ;)

Answer 5

Golden retrievers shed a lot going from colder weather to warmer weather as a norm but if you star finding bald spots take it straight to the vet

Answer 6

golden retrievers typically shed a lot as the seasons change especially as the weather warms up. you should have her professionally groomed at the beginning of the summer and at the beginning of the winter to have her undercoat properly combed out.... she'll look beautiful and be alot more comfortable

Answer 7

Brush her every day..... dogs shed the most this time of year. Trying to get rid of their winter coat. Brush Brush Brush

Answer 8

That means she needs to be brushed. The more you brush her, the less she sheds. But it will never get to the point where she doesn't shed at all.

Answer 9

Well, it is the beginning of summer, so some of that winter coat will sluff off. But, if it seems in excess to you, make sure that his diet is a good one. Dogs will show lack of good nutrition through their fur and skin. If he has what looks like dandruff on his skin, he isn't getting enough oils and moisture in his food. You may want to switch him to a better grade of food. Or try drizzling a little olive oil on the dry food. My dogs also get a scrambled egg once and awhile, the protein really makes their coat shinny and strong. They are just like humans, in that what they take in, creates what shows on the outside.

Answer 10

Shedding can be a sign of poor nutrition. Change her diet to something different and maybe that can solve your problem. It could also be her winter coat and loose hair. Read this to see if it might help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs#Diet

Answer 11

The heat causes shedding my dog is going thru the same phase- It is natural for them to take off their "coat" in summer