My dog is jack russell, she always have her hair falling aparts all over the place on bed, bath, clothes and on the floor. What made that hair falling apart? so hopes u can help out with this!!! Thanks
2006-10-07 18:37:06 · 12 answers · asked by DolphinNae 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
it's usually just shedding. but if you see actual patches of hair missing on her, or if she's scratching a lot or her skin is red, get her to the vet immediately because she's probably having an allergic reaction! or patches of hair missing can also be caused by skin problems too, which are not immediate danger but can be uncomfortable for the dog.
2006-10-07 18:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a Jack Russell mix at our shelter, and she does not have ongoing hair loss. Maybe a JR expert could advise more on this breed and their shedding.
But if the hair is coming out a LOT, and she's scratching, she could have allergies, or worse, mange. There are different types of mange, which they can get from other dogs or the ground where infected dogs were. By the time you notice hair loss, the mange mites have pretty well invaded the poor dog. They go under the skin to reproduce, their mites do the same, until you have one miserable dog. You can also get mange yourself, especially if she's on the bed with you. Mange tends to show up around the "elbows" and arm pits first, and is noticed on the face and around the ears, too. From there, it goes crazy.
If the dog does not have heartworms, she can be treated with Ivermectin injections. If she has heartworms, a vet will dip her about once a week for three weeks, instead of the Ivermectin. Ivermectin can kill a dog with heart worms, as it kills parasites.
:Mange IS treatable, altho many people are horrified by it because it makes the dog looks so bad. They suffer terribly with all the scratching, so please don't delay getting help for her.
Get the dog to a vet, and he can do a skin scraping to tell what she has. Good luck to you.
2006-10-07 18:48:23 · answer #2 · answered by Charlotte M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only you know how you take care of your dog. If he is bathed on a regular basis, brushed and still you think he is shedding to much. Check his dog food many times dogs can be allergic to corn since it is difficult to digest. Try to buy a dog food that has some kind of meat as a first ingredient not meat by product but meat or if you can buy a natural dog food this will help alot with shedding. You can also give your a raw egg mixed in his food once or twice at most a week. The raw egg cointains lots of protein and the coat will become stronger and shinnier in about 4 weeks you should notice the difference.
2006-10-07 19:06:35 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time shedding is due to not having enough vitamins.
I have had this with my dogs, sometimes the vitamins in dog food is just not enough. No matter how expensive the food might
be, I suggest a multivitamin or a vitamin called brewers yeast.
You can get it at any pet store, at a resonable price. hope this helps.
2006-10-07 19:14:59 · answer #4 · answered by REALISTIC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe where you are it is about summertime and your dog is losing it's fur. This comes because fur on dogs is designed to keep them warm during the winter but as you would know that in summer it is too hot to wear a jumper. In the same manner it is too hot to have so much fur keeping your dog toooooooooooooo hot.
2006-10-07 20:01:43 · answer #5 · answered by C-31 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well dogs mostly have lies in their furs but if your dog has no lies maybe you need to shampoo him using the horse shampoo because my dog henry had that too his furs dropping so when i though it was only because he was changing new furs but then i realized that it was not instead the horse shampoo which my horse use madew him well that time Henry's shampoo was misplaced and i need to give him a bath so i used my horse shampoo in his furs then i saw for the next days that no furs were dropping from him you should try it.......good lick
2006-10-07 19:23:40 · answer #6 · answered by amie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shedding. Nothing deep or complicated. Everyone loses hair randomly, what do you find in your brush everyday? Hair, exactly. So dogs aren't combed as often so it ends up just falling out.
2006-10-07 18:44:07 · answer #7 · answered by Jenny 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mites mange ringworm, malnutrition, it could be anything. See a yet, we can not take skin graphs or draw blood,
2006-10-07 18:43:46 · answer #8 · answered by pinkpiggies336 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some animals just shed. Give her frequent brushings to control it.
2006-10-07 18:43:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some dogs are shedders. Keep him well brushed, it will reduce it.
2006-10-07 18:45:54 · answer #10 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋