My yorkie has dry skin?

Question

My female 7 year old yorkie had some flea treatment a few weeks ago, and now has really dry skin. What can I do for her? Also, If I bath her, do i have to give her some flea treatment again? I used Frontline.

Answer 1

she may not have fleas she may have scabies must take her to the vet who will take a sample and check for scabies ,or it could be allergy to the flea bites in which case it will go after a while if the fleas are now gone but you could try a dusting of flowers of sulpher available from the chemist its cheap too.if u develope a rash it will be scabies hope this helps

Answer 2

what kind of Frontline did you use? The Frontline Plus is the only brand thats waterproof, and needs a day to soak in before bathing again. This stuff is the best I think, because all the fleas need to do is land on the dog and they die. Please read up on it on the website I posted below... other brands can wash right off after you put them on. A huge waste of money! And BTW, flea collars suck! All they do is protect around the neck of the pet, and where do the fleas move to? Everywhere else they can on the pet. A couple of questions... How often do you bathe her, and are you rinsing the shampoo out all the way? You can wash your dog often, the keys are to rinse rinse rinse, and I mean put that hose or nozzle (whatever you use) right up to the dogs skin and look for the water to turn from white and soapy to clear. And just when you think you got all the soap out rinse again. Show dogs are bathed quite frequently sometimes several times a week and they look great. Here is a secret. Brush the dog out before you bathe her, and after she is dry. And it might be a good idea to invest in a high velocity blow dryer for pets. Use a pet spray on conditioner to help with the tangles and brush the dog as you blowdry for the fulffy look. If the dog air dries, it smells bad, and will shed hair as long as its wet. If these things don't work, then your dog may be having a skin reaction to the flea drops, so see a vet about that. But I would stick with the Frontline, as it seems to be the only product in which dogs haven't had any deaths reported using it, but only mild skin irritations, which an be resloved by some medications and\or shampoos and conditioners. Vets have god stuff to help with this. Both of my dogs also flake at the application site whithin like 5 minutes of putting it on, but it goes away by the next day. Its not such a big deal. There is chemicals in flea drops to kill the fleas, so your basically putting those on your dog which is a risk you'll have to take in preventing and controlling fleas and ticks. If you do suspect your dog may be allergic to the chemicals in the flea drops see the vet first, and then report it to the address at the bottom of the adverse reactions webiste. Good Luck finding out whats going on with your Yorkie! :)

Answer 3

First of all, you do not need to give flea treatment again if you bath ur dog, only give again when its says on the packet.

Try taking your dog for a swim in the sea if you live close, or if then try giving her a rinse in salt water, like you are giving her a bath but without the shampoo. I have had dogs with very dry skin and these two things do wonders.

Only put a cup of salt in a shallow warm baths worth of water.

Answer 4

I have a male Yorkie, and had the same problem last year. If you've used front line you wont need to reapply the treatment for three months whether or not you shampoo your dog unless you're shampooing her every week or more. About the dry skin, if you use eczema rid dry skin formula in her food every day it will clear up in no time.

Answer 5

Use an oatmeal shampoo. She may be allergic to the Frontline if the dry skin showed up right after treatment.

Answer 6

First, you need to be careful not to bath her too much because that by itself causes very dry skin and coat. The best thing you can do for her dry skin is to add about 1 teaspoon of veg. oil to her food daily. If her coat is dry, you can buy a product called Linatone which is great for coat, but you really need to treat dry skin from the inside out, which is why the oil.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Try Pyoben shampoo. My yorkie has dry skin and allergies, and that's what my mom uses and it seems to help a lot.

Answer 9

Don't bath her as often because it dries her skin, and coat. Check with your vet. You can give her Omega 3 oil.

Answer 10

there is a doggy shampoo with oatmeal in it.. it is great for dry skin