I Have a GLWP and he has a tendancy to loose his fur. He did it when he was slightly younger and I had him at the vet they took skin scraps etc and blood test and evrything came back negative Suprise suprise!!!!. His fur then grew back on its own. Then about 3 months ago he lost the fur of the top of his ears. I cant seem to find out whats wrong with him. He is very healthy and happy with everything in life. Hes a cracking tracker, its just he looks a bugger with no fur on his ears. Van anyone give any feed back or advise.
Gwp loss of hair
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Briarquest
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Hi,
what do you feed him?
Ian
what do you feed him?
Ian
Hi can't really help,but I have a GSP with a similar problem, in her case its her feet chest and sometimes her muzzle, like you had all the tests done all negative, its an allergy but the cause has proved elusive, tried different feeds, gluten free etc.
Vet suggested that she would probably build up a tolerance to the cause as she grew older, but she is now five, and it still happens from time to time.
Vet suggested that she would probably build up a tolerance to the cause as she grew older, but she is now five, and it still happens from time to time.
Briarquest
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What do you feed now? There are certain foods on the market that are renown for causing skin problems. I cannot come straight out on the internet and say the main culprit but lots of problems in dogs can be altered by their diet.
Ian
Ian
I am feeding Harringtons at the moment,have also tried Burns,and a few others,with no real change, its not a continual
problem, but occurs from time to time, her feet are the worst continually nibbling them, have considered that it might be environmental, but its not dependent on time of year or whether in the house or kennel, none of my other dogs are affected.
problem, but occurs from time to time, her feet are the worst continually nibbling them, have considered that it might be environmental, but its not dependent on time of year or whether in the house or kennel, none of my other dogs are affected.
Briarquest
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Hi,
I get into a trade warehouse where I could buy Harringtons as soon as it came out aand I was feeding it and my dogs were doing well on it. Without telling aanyone they changed the formula of it almost withing weeks of the official launch. Dogs went down hill and ended up with kennels full of runny sh*t.
Lots of dog food conpanies are doing this at the moment. They upgrade the advertising, put real quality ingredients in, get your dogs looking good on it then without putting "NEW CRAP FORMULA2 on the bag they change it.
If I can, I feed raw. If I can't, even on the really expensive stuff I can see some of my dogs go down hill as not all foods suit all dogs. I have on dog that if I feed her anything other than raw or Eukanuba puppys she just has the *****.
Not all foods suit all dogs, it may well be that you haave to feed all your other dogs on Harringtons and the one dog on minced chicken, bones, tripe etc.
There is one make of foodd on the market and just about all pro dog trainers know it will cause your dog to have a skin condition!
Ian
I get into a trade warehouse where I could buy Harringtons as soon as it came out aand I was feeding it and my dogs were doing well on it. Without telling aanyone they changed the formula of it almost withing weeks of the official launch. Dogs went down hill and ended up with kennels full of runny sh*t.
Lots of dog food conpanies are doing this at the moment. They upgrade the advertising, put real quality ingredients in, get your dogs looking good on it then without putting "NEW CRAP FORMULA2 on the bag they change it.
If I can, I feed raw. If I can't, even on the really expensive stuff I can see some of my dogs go down hill as not all foods suit all dogs. I have on dog that if I feed her anything other than raw or Eukanuba puppys she just has the *****.
Not all foods suit all dogs, it may well be that you haave to feed all your other dogs on Harringtons and the one dog on minced chicken, bones, tripe etc.
There is one make of foodd on the market and just about all pro dog trainers know it will cause your dog to have a skin condition!
Ian
Thanks for the information Briarquest, strangely enough was told about the change in Harringtons today[prior to your reply]
I have tried feeding cooked chicken etc. I might be old fashioned but as my dogs are dual purpose game as well as deer I am not keen on feeding bones or raw meat.
I have tried feeding cooked chicken etc. I might be old fashioned but as my dogs are dual purpose game as well as deer I am not keen on feeding bones or raw meat.
Briarquest
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Hi,
I have a friend who field trials quite succesfully. The only thing he does not feed to his spaniels is the game that he shoots. No problem with feeding raw chicken, beef, lamb etc. I feed a lot of turkey and chicken both carcasses and mince.
Dogs are so much better on it.
Ian
I have a friend who field trials quite succesfully. The only thing he does not feed to his spaniels is the game that he shoots. No problem with feeding raw chicken, beef, lamb etc. I feed a lot of turkey and chicken both carcasses and mince.
Dogs are so much better on it.
Ian
Thanks for the info.
Briarquest
Well-Known Member
Hi,
DR Johns is not really a very high quality food, even though it says platinum level. Tripe is mainly fat and water, very low protein and good for putting weight on dogs.
I would try a premium qulity food for a month, just to see how it goes. Or if you can put more raw into the diet than dried. If you can get in with a local chicken processor or butcher you will end up finding it cheaper in the long run.
Ian
DR Johns is not really a very high quality food, even though it says platinum level. Tripe is mainly fat and water, very low protein and good for putting weight on dogs.
I would try a premium qulity food for a month, just to see how it goes. Or if you can put more raw into the diet than dried. If you can get in with a local chicken processor or butcher you will end up finding it cheaper in the long run.
Ian
Briarquest
Well-Known Member
Hi,
I find that dogs do well Eukanuba, Proplan, Burns etc. Get the best you can just as an experiment for 1 or 2 months. That way you can rule out a food intolerance. My field trialling friend also has a HNC in canine behaviour, he gets clients dogs tested for food intolerances. He showed me a result recently that thre out most of the major animal proteins except fish for this particular dog so it was put on a complete Salmon and rice diet and the skin condition cleared. As such you may find that if you are using beast tripe the dog may show an intolerance but not the same with sheep tripes.
If you can't change the type of meat, then miss the meat out of the diet totally for one month and then re introduce it and see what happens.
Ian
I find that dogs do well Eukanuba, Proplan, Burns etc. Get the best you can just as an experiment for 1 or 2 months. That way you can rule out a food intolerance. My field trialling friend also has a HNC in canine behaviour, he gets clients dogs tested for food intolerances. He showed me a result recently that thre out most of the major animal proteins except fish for this particular dog so it was put on a complete Salmon and rice diet and the skin condition cleared. As such you may find that if you are using beast tripe the dog may show an intolerance but not the same with sheep tripes.
If you can't change the type of meat, then miss the meat out of the diet totally for one month and then re introduce it and see what happens.
Ian
Ian Christie
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I have a Teckel .he is an excellent tracker but once a year or so he loses the hair on his nose ears and a patch on each side of his rump, he has done this ever since I got six years ago he's eight now. when he loses his hair he's a real scruffy looking b----r but i wouldn't change him for the world. the vet says its an allergy but can't tell me what.
luder
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My Wirehair had a prob with hair loss, the vet tried all sorts , bloods , scrapes i did a little research on the net and came up with under active thyroid. If thats the prob then a low volume of thyroid can ause hair loss, get the vet to give the dog a small dose of soloxine or the like ... if the thyroid levels are low then this will reverse the prob and hair should grow back (as it did with tizzy, in 4 -5 days). If the levels are correct any more thyroid replacement will incerase the levels and a more active ? dog will result.
This is what i experienced, low levels and return of hair... might be worth a try but have a chat to your vet first...
johnnie
This is what i experienced, low levels and return of hair... might be worth a try but have a chat to your vet first...
johnnie
I have 3 GWP's and one of them is woolly in coat and when we got the last one I asked the breeder about her and she said one's with that type of coat seam to lose coat don't know why they just do. Also they can lose some weight. Mine is now about 10 and does it at least once a year where some coat is lost but only a little and it grows back ok.
