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From: notch@srcsip.UUCP (Michael k Notch)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Dog Dandruff
Message-ID: <1552@srcsip.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 09:37:17 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 14 09:37:17 1985
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In article <531@hou2f.UUCP> 54326jj@hou2f.UUCP (J.JOHNSON) writes:
>My one dog who is now a little over a year old
>(he is a mixture of Doberman/Shepherd and Black Lab/Chesepeake Bay)
>has a terrible dandruff/dry skin problem!
>I'd like to mention that he is outside during the day while
>we're at work, but is inside the rest of the time.
>He's itchy a lot!
>
>When I brush him, it brings out the dandruff even more (he has
>a beautiful coat otherwise).  My other dog has never had a
>dandruff problem (he's inside during the day).
>
>Can this problem come from the fact that Rocky is outside
>during the day, or does it stem from something else?
>Does anybody have any solutions/helpful hints for
>Rocky's dandruff?
>

My dog (Black Lab +) had the same problem. Believe it or not, we solved
his itching by putting a flea collar on him. He has no history of fleas,
but I believe he runs under/into bushes a lot and digs holes etc.

It may not work in your case, but it is an idea.

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