How To Treat Doggy Dandruff

[LaFlaca]

My beautiful black girl, Lola, has dandruff. She gets salmon oil at each meal and is provided a high quality varied diet. Lola is brushed daily. I've only bathed her once ~ with goat milk soap~ when she came home two months ago.

 

Is there anything else I should be doing? I was thinking that a nice massage with coconut or argan oil might be helpful.

[krissy]

You can try the Douxo Seb products. I prescribe them for a lot of my dandruffy patients and seems to work really nicely. Generally we shampoo weekly for a month or so, and then every 3rd day between shampoos we use either the microemulsion spray or the mousse (I prefer the spray for large dogs), and eventually back off the shampoo as the dandruff improves.

[Zoomdoggie]

It might be just stress due to the changes in her life. It probably took a good 3 months after adoption before our boy's dandruff finally got under control. After 5 months or so (it's now been 7 months), I hardly see a single flake on him. He gets brushed daily with a "Zoom Groom". We've only had to wash him once, and that wad bwcause he was playing and dighing in a big dusty hole. His diet is about 60% raw and 40% kibble. But I've never added any oil in his diet.

Edited October 18, 2017 by Zoomdoggie

[LaFlaca]

You can try the Douxo Seb products. I prescribe them for a lot of my dandruffy patients and seems to work really nicely. Generally we shampoo weekly for a month or so, and then every 3rd day between shampoos we use either the microemulsion spray or the mousse (I prefer the spray for large dogs), and eventually back off the shampoo as the dandruff improves.

Thank you for the recommendation.

 

It might be just stress due to the changes in her life. It probably took a good 3 months after adoption before our boy's dandruff finally got under control. After 5 months or so (it's now been 7 months), I hardly see a single flake on him. He gets brushed daily with a "Zoom Groom". We've only had to wash him once, and that wad bwcause he was playing and dighing in a big dusty hole. His diet is about 60% raw and 40% kibble. But I've never added any oil in his diet.

This could be Lola's case, as well. I notice that there are more flakes when she is stressed.

[PatricksMom]

She's still pretty new, you're doing the right things, I'd give her time. Stress does make things worse, mine tend to blow enough of a coat to make another dog while I'm at the vet.

[schultzlc]

I agree with what PatricksMom wrote. It really does sound like you're doing all of the right things. With both of my black girls, it took a few months to really get their coats and skin to where I wanted them to be. Ever since, they have both developed very glossy, gorgeous coats, and haven't had issues with dandruff. I didn't rub anything onto their skin, but I did add fish oil to their food. That seemed to be enough.

Edited October 20, 2017 by schultzlc

[LaFlaca]

Thank you all for your responses. I was very surprised when I first met Lola how shiny her coat was practically straight off the track! She was very stinky but shiny. Can't wait to see how her coat improves over time.

[cleptogrey]

My vet recommended Humilac by Virbac. It's an excellent conditioner for coat & skin. From my experience with black dogs dandruff does pop up when they are excited. Also, it takes a good 6 weeks with omega 3&6 additives to show results.

[LaFlaca]

Lola's dandruff has improved however I did ask her vet about it. Seems that I'm doing all the right things. She did recommend Hylyte brand shampoo and conditioner which I ordered from Amazon. It's got really good reviews. Just thought I'd share.

[Rickiesmom]

You can try the Douxo Seb products.

I am currently using the Micro-Emulsion spray from this line on Vonnie, whose skin was flaking along her spine. It's great stuff.