dry skin

[Rkinken]

well we have finally killed all the fleas in our house and on our pupps. but yet we still have scratching. my pup actually has dry skin an was wondering what i can do or give or feed my both my dogs with the skin issue. right now i feed them canidae but since the change i beleive im going to change an think about going with orijien. which kind of orijien should i feed both of them. my pup is about a yr old my other pup is about 4 yrs old. an i want to feed them both the same food.

[Kandi]

I know nothing about the orijien, but would suggest fish oil for the dry skin. I add salmon oil to their food, and don't seem to have that problem. My trainer recommended it when I did have the problem.

[brunie's mom]

Your dogs are old enough to both eat the Adult Orijen, no need to feed them a separate food.
Hopefully the change in food will help their skin. It usually takes awhile for skin to improve after changing food.

Gina

[dragontear2s]

Milk Bath Shampoo does wonders for dry skin on dogs, and it smells like a vanilla milk shake. I don't know anything about Orijen, but usually after a year dogs can eat adult food. Ask a groomer, they can give you advice on the dry skin, both in terms of nutrition and grooming. Sometimes the right shampoo will do wonders and with all the flea treatment, I'm sure it didn't help the dry skin. Adding fish oil to the food is definatly a good call assisting with the skin issue.

[Rkinken]

now heres the real question shoudl i go with blue wilderness that i can supposedly get at a petsmart which is convient for me. or innova which im having trouble finding a store to buy or orijen. i went to a website that rates dog foods from 1 star to 6 star and blue was in the 6 start and so was innova. whcih way do u think i shoudl go

[FilosFolks]

I loved Innova until the coat on Lex dulled and began to flake & the itchies started. I'm pretty sure it was the turkey in it. They're such individuals, you'll have to just give em a try & see what works.

Actually, if I were you, battling skin stuff, I'd go with a fishy food.

[Marley55]

I would suggest California Natural Herring & Sweet Potato.

Jaxx was prone to skin issues on occasion, especially in the summer when we did lots of camping and swimming. So for 2-3 months over the summer I switched him to the Herring & Sweet Potato formula and it worked like a charm.

You may want to supplement with fish oil as well until you notice a difference in the dry itches your dogs are having.

[dietmeyer]

Brewster is 5 months old now and when I first got him he had a terrible dry skin. I started giving him fish oil capsules and it improved greatly. I told my vet what I was giving him and he was in total agreement. Works wonderful and is coat is so shinny.

[envoy]

My dog had similar problems. I have changed to Taste of the Wild, Roasted Fowl flavor, and he immediately began to itch less. I tried the fish and sweet potato but he does not like fish and it actually made him itch more. If you do switch to Orijen you should not need to add any fish oil or anything else to their food. I have used a rinse of apple cider vinegar dilulted with water to help alleviate the dry skin and itching. I use 1 cup of ACV to one full pitcher of water. I do wet his hair down before i apply the prepared rinse. Just make sure you do not get it on any their private parts or in their eyes. I also use apple cider vinegar full strength on his minor cuts and abbrasions. He immediately starts healing and growing hair back. Good luck with your puppies