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  • From: "mduffy2727@juno.com" <mduffy2727@juno.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Dry coat in K-9
  • Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:02:15 GMT


I have Aussies and they can have really dry skin problems........put my 3 on
Fish oil - YUP - big jar of fish oil capsules from wal-mart - 1000mg Omega 2
Fish Oil.........it was like $10 for a big jar.........the dogs just eat them
with their dry food.......no water, no mess..........plus the dogs will eat
them out of my hand too.
Mary Duffy.....MA MSAR




Today's Topics:

1. Re: Dry coat in K-9, additional ideas (ALLEN SNYDER)
2. MSAR-Riders Digest, Vol 64, Issue 2 topics (Karen Nesbitt)
3. cortisone for allergy (David Leadbetter)


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This is not exactly MSAR, but you folks out there with dogs for search
might be able to help me.... I need a peice of advise, the blue heeler here
is suffering from a very dry coat and is scratching herself silly. I never
had that problem before with any of our heelers or any other dogs
before......hmmm.... She recently got a tick and flea bath so we know it is
not bugs, just dry coat...any ideas? Poor girl is going bonkers and driving
me nuts as she scratches herself which is not helping her cause.....I am
wondering if she does not have an allergy? She is standoffish of late of
going in the grass .. which is weird because she was born outside.. guess the
house life got her spolied!


She seems to be very dry on her butt checks and top of tail area, but
will fleabite her tail and is relentless on licking her belly. Her crotch
is clean and does not seem to be a trouble area and neither is her
rectum...Her ears and neck area seem fine. But her legs all four are
seemingly suffering dry coat.



It is not worms either.. just dry areas...ugh. I loathe the thought of
not bathing her for several weeks to let the natural oils kick in, so
what's a mother to do here? No dandruff, but bristley coat. She is not
ready to shed.. that happened in February...so I am thinking, what could
maybe I add to her diet to bring the oils to her coat? Or what if any are
any of your suggestions?



For the most part the heeler is a wash and wear dog of very little care
when it comes to the coat. But this sure is a first for me. She is just
under 2 years old...they make for excellent rescue, therapy and service dogs
under talented hands! That is if you can keep up with their endless energy!
But right now, all she want sto do is itch herself....UGH!



Thanks



Karen

Iroquois County VMSAR

Illinois


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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:37:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: Karen Nesbitt <spanishequines@yahoo.com>
Subject: [MSAR] MSAR-Riders Digest, Vol 64, Issue 2 topics
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Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 16:55:51 -0500
From: "Joseph Huston"
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Dry coat in K-9, your advise on this please!
To: "Mounted search and rescue"
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Try corn oil and an egg with Dinovite.
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Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 21:29:32 -0400
From: Jennifer Luker
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Dry coat in K-9, your advise on this please!
To: Mounted search and rescue
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A couple good dolops of vegetable oil on the food once a day with some garlic
powder on the top. It takes a few weeks to really take affect. Good Luck
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:58:08 -0600
From: "Lu"
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Dry coat in K-9, your advise on this please!
To: "'Mounted search and rescue'"
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Karen, My Australian Shepherd had this same problem as well as some food
allergies. I put her on Omega Fields flax/omega's
(http://www.omegafields.com/productDetail.asp_Q_catID_E_7_A_subCatID_E_23_A_
productID_E_6_A_omega_3_flax_supplement_for_dogs_E_omega_3_flax_supplement_f
or_dogs) and have not had any problems since. She's been on it consistently
for 5 years. It also resolved any itching problems she had. I also use
this (the equine version) on both my horses. Here in Colorado dry skin is a
problem for everyone! Hope this helps! Lu

==============>>>>>>

Thank you everyone here again and anyone I may have missed on this thread
for your responding to my "itchy" dog request! I received quite a few
sidebar messages at my email on the topic as well and took the liberty to
place suggestions (names withheld of course) in a forum at

http://pub1.bravenet.com/forum/68846337/

So please feel free to visit there and join in there.

A great website I found on the topic of itchy dogs as well is this one. It
has excellent discussion on dogs with allergies. So if you to have one that
is suffering....

http://pub1.bravenet.com/forum/68846337/

So ok, in messages received, there was thoughts of potential cases of
poison ivy, chiggars, fleas, allergies, diet.

I found it interesting to on the subject of poision ivy, some people, like
myself and my husband are resistant to the itch caused by the urisol in the
plants leaves. The oil however can get into our clothes, last for days there
and get onto someone who is! Case maybe in point, your dog, horse or
significant others!

People who burn the ivy to try to erradicate it can casue harm to lungs and
if you are really sensative in that fashion, it is not very pretty so caution
is always advised in gettign rid of the ivy. Mowing it can send the
particles into the air and cause irritation to also lungs.

Another suggestion, however for just a dry bath for a dog was to use baking
soda.....hmmm how much would we need to do a horse for the sake of a
refresher in odor!?

In trying to discover exactly what the casue of the itch is, well, fleas
woudl be easy! Diet on the other hand lendign to allergies will take time to
analize. Any changes it was suggested to do gradual so as to work to
pinpoint. And lastly, it might not ever be known why some dogs scratch or
fleabite themselves all the time. Boredom, habit, seasonal or just behavior!


But anyway, again, I thank you all.

As for earthqake behavior, the recent quake did not seem to cause the
horses any noticible change in their behaviors here. However the weather and
the barometric pressures which bottomed out on Sunday at 29.1 and below, well
that caused most of our older stock to be irritable and myself included.
Aren't old injuries fun! My chiropractor finds it interesting how seriously
effected by the weather I can be. I don't need a weatherman to tell me nasty
squals are pending. And yep, the weather turned foul with tons of rain and
tornadic watches. So maybe just maybe just when you think your mare, horse,
dog is crabby from coming or going out of heat.. well, check the weather and
the BP! You might just find it surprising it is not the heat cycle at all!

Well, just adding some conversation. Everyone, have a safe one! Pay
attention to those behaviors, it just might give you a clue to in how your
horses and dogs are reacting to what you search for and when those little
buggy details can matter!

K. Nesbitt
Iroquois County
Vmsar
Illinois
email - spanishequines@yahoo.com






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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 08:33:30 +0800
From: "David Leadbetter" <dleadbetter1@aapt.net.au>
Subject: [MSAR] cortisone for allergy
To: <jchuston@earthlink.net>, "Mounted search and rescue"
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I have had same problem over the years. V et always used to put it down to
fleas.
My vet eventually conceded was probably allergy to grass or some such thing.
Elton would create 'h'ot spots' where he would draw blood.
cortisone injections were the ONLY treatment that helped our dogs.
I realise this is not ideal for young dogs but we really only needed it in
the summer and quality of life is important.

cheers

linda l
australia
----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Huston
To: Mounted search and rescue
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:55 AM
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Dry coat in K-9, your advise on this please!


Try corn oil and an egg with Dinovite.


----- Original Message -----
From: Karen Nesbitt
To: MSAR
Sent: 6/2/2008 4:41:45 PM
Subject: [MSAR] Dry coat in K-9, your advise on this please!


This is not exactly MSAR, but you folks out there with dogs for search
might be able to help me.... I need a peice of advise, the blue heeler here
is suffering from a very dry coat and is scratching herself silly. I never
had that problem before with any of our heelers or any other dogs
before......hmmm.... She recently got a tick and flea bath so we know it is
not bugs, just dry coat...any ideas? Poor girl is going bonkers and driving
me nuts as she scratches herself which is not helping her cause.....I am
wondering if she does not have an allergy? She is standoffish of late of
going in the grass .. which is weird because she was born outside.. guess the
house life got her spolied!

She seems to be very dry on her butt checks and top of tail area, but
will fleabite her tail and is relentless on licking her belly. Her crotch
is clean and does not seem to be a trouble area and neither is her
rectum...Her ears and neck area seem fine. But her legs all four are
seemingly suffering dry coat.

It is not worms either.. just dry areas...ugh. I loathe the thought of
not bathing her for several weeks to let the natural oils kick in, so
what's a mother to do here? No dandruff, but bristley coat. She is not
ready to shed.. that happened in February...so I am thinking, what could
maybe I add to her diet to bring the oils to her coat? Or what if any are
any of your suggestions?

For the most part the heeler is a wash and wear dog of very little care
when it comes to the coat. But this sure is a first for me. She is just
under 2 years old...they make for excellent rescue, therapy and service dogs
under talented hands! That is if you can keep up with their endless energy!
But right now, all she want sto do is itch herself....UGH!

Thanks

Karen
Iroquois County VMSAR
Illinois





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