I have a dachshund. They commonly have allergies and dry skin. I used to take my dog to the vet every couple weeks to get shots for the problem. I found out that if you give the dog a bath about once every week and put alot of good quality hair conditioner on it and let it stay there for about 5 minutes, it will help tremendously. (the human kind of conditioner) After I started doing that regularly I was able to stop taking my dog to get the shots because the problem completely cleared up. It's definately worth a try. Good luck to you and your chiweenie. :)
2007-03-05 06:04:48
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answered by I know, I know!!!! 6
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If your dog has open sores and losing fur, she needs a vet check. She could very well have a skin infection, or other disorder causing the problem. The sooner you get her to the vet for treatment, the easier it will be to treat, and the sooner your dog will be comfortable again.
Also be sure she is on a high quality diet as well.
Nothing you find at a grocery store is going to be a good food. High quality foods can be found at large pet store chains, or online. A couple of foods I like are Nutro Natural, Innova, Innova Evo and Cannidae.
There are other high quality dog foods. Here's how to spot them:
A high quality food will have little or no fillers such as corn, wheat or soy. These aren't very digestable for dogs, and are common food related allergens. Since you were seeing corn meal in the first few ingredients, those are not high quality foods. Foods list ingredients by content, with the ingredient it contains most of at the top.
A high quality food will not contain BHT, BHA or Ethoxyquin, these are all chemical preservatives that have been linked to cancer.
A high quality food will not contain by-products of any kind. Meat meals are ok as long as the source of the meat is listed, such as Chicken Meal.
A high quality diet should have meat as at least the first ingredient., and be made from human grade ingredients. Foods that don't use human grade ingredients often get their ingredients from less than desirable sources, such as meat from animals that were diseased, or euthanized.
There is another diet option other than dog food. Some people choose to feed a raw diet. This involves feeding the dog raw meaty bones and organ meat. However it is not as simple as throwing a couple chicken bones in a bowl everyday. If you wish to feed this type of diet, do lots and lots of research first. Switching to this diet without knowing what your doing can lead to nutritional problems for your dog. I'll give you some links as a starting point in research if you are interested in this type of diet.
http://www.willowglen.com/barf.htm.........
http://www.bestfrisbeedogs.com/diets.htm...
http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html.....
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html.....
http://www.rawdogranch.com
What's Really In Pet Food
http://www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359&m...
2007-03-05 04:29:53
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answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7
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2014-11-23 01:54:04
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answered by Anonymous
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No Chihuahuas and Dachshunds both shed like most dogs. Supposedly "hypoallergenic" dogs are dogs with hair not fur like Yorkies, Bichons and Poodles.
2016-03-14 22:05:05
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answered by Niketa 4
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putting olive oil in your dogs food at least once a week will help with dry skin and help your dogs coat
2007-03-05 04:26:02
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answered by Ambegurl 3
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hello well i kow da best thing to do it my helped my chiuahuas out give her a bath but but some shampoo dat has oatmeal in it or sin stoothers and let it set for 5 or so minutes on here belive me it works or u can use some stuff called horseman's dream..it is good only for horses and dogs heh i like it even better cuz i have horses and dogs but it has iodine and aloe vero it is very good also but horseman's dream or go to a pet store and buy some atmean aloe vera or one of these dat has one of these ingrendents in it wit skin soothers..i hope she gets well
2007-03-05 04:27:17
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answered by Anonymous
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I have a 2 yr old chiweenie and she only gets like that wen i use cheap shampoo. you might also call the vet to get their advise. it could also be the diet.
2007-03-05 05:19:16
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answered by Anonymous
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