always dropping hair !!

[scouse 0]

i've got a smooth jack russell whos 2 yrs .hes goes in and out of house of a day . kips inside at night . he always moulting !!! he drops hair all year round , hairs about inch and half long . he should be bald !! his coat is fine otherwise. hes exercised everyday , bathed once a week , brushed , fed on eukanuba, gets raw bones , chicken necks , pigs ears etc . any ideas what i can do stop the amount he drops or is that just how it goes ??? by the way i dont wanna get into the raw v processed arguement !!!! cheers .

[littlefish 585]

Mine's the same! I think if they are allowed in the house, you just have to get used to it. Mine gets combed everyday outside. Also i've noticed his coat is much improved and casting less since he started getting oil of evening primrose 2-3 times a week at Xmas time. I try to keep mine in parts of the house where there is no carpets and furniture to climb on.

 

I wouldn't be without the wee git, he's a real character but I do see the attractions of a dog with a darker coat.

[Taylor 0]

A blob of margarine in his food couple times a week, dunno how but it helps. My Yellow lab was same and it really helped.

[Kay 3,709]

i've got a smooth jack russell whos 2 yrs .hes goes in and out of house of a day . kips inside at night . he always moulting !!! he drops hair all year round , hairs about inch and half long . he should be bald !! his coat is fine otherwise. hes exercised everyday , bathed once a week , brushed , fed on eukanuba, gets raw bones , chicken necks , pigs ears etc . any ideas what i can do stop the amount he drops or is that just how it goes ??? by the way i dont wanna get into the raw v processed arguement !!!! cheers .

 

Isnt bathing once a week excessive , this greyhound i got 3 weeks back stank to high heaven i just brushed her daily to help get a bond with hr & changed her bedding twice a week & she smells great now, no shampoo no potions etc

[sandymere 8,263]

Bathing weekly is perhaps a little excessive

[stone-cold 0]

i only bath my dog when he stinks which aint very often,it's bad for their skin if you bath them every week(if you use shampoo)my dog lives in the house and hair always falling out,just gotta put up with it.

iv'e always got the vacuum out to keep on top of it

margarine in their food?interesting but that cant be good for them,can it?

[clay man 0]

too much heat in the house dogs are too hot skin drys up then they molt

[leegreen 2,153]

Bathing once a week is far too much.

[dytkos 17,784]

too much heat in the house dogs are too hot skin drys up then they molt

Shouldn't bath dogs at all mate, loses the essential shit in their coats.

As far as casting coats goes, my puppy sheds shitloads of hair each day, whilst his parents, fed etc exactly the same, don't. Cheers, D.

[threbb 0]

i've got a smooth jack russell whos 2 yrs .hes goes in and out of house of a day . kips inside at night . he always moulting !!! he drops hair all year round , hairs about inch and half long . he should be bald !! his coat is fine otherwise. hes exercised everyday , bathed once a week , brushed , fed on eukanuba, gets raw bones , chicken necks , pigs ears etc . any ideas what i can do stop the amount he drops or is that just how it goes ??? by the way i dont wanna get into the raw v processed arguement !!!! cheers .

Any dog that sheds hair should be destroyed

[Guest bullterrier]

could it not be some thing to do with central heating . ...john

[pritch 335]

the margarine thing is true a couple of times my lurcher has had the tub off the worktop & a few days later his coat was gleaming but dont know if long term it would have any adverse effects, maybe someone with a good understanding of canine nutrition could comment. ATB Pritch