Is It Normal For A Dog To Shed During The Winter

[countrycowgirl]

MY DOG IS SHEDING LIKE CARZY AND ITS WINTER!! :confused: I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT HAD TO DO WITH MAYBE A NEED FOR A CERTAIN VITAMIN THAT HE'S NOT GETTING ENOUGH OF IM NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW

[stacwase]

Well I sure hope it's normal - because Max is doing the same thing. Max hair everywhere. It seems to always wind up in my nose!

[Karen]

Yup!

Now, what kind of dog is he? What part of the country do you live in? Does his skin look healthy beneath the fur? How long have you had him?

[countrycowgirl]

stacwase i know what you men lol everytime i get up off the couch it seems like i have dog hair in my nose he is a rat terrier and his skin looks heathy except for on his belly its kind of red and irritated but i was told to bath him with some baking soda oatmeal shampoo but i tried it and it didn't help much anyways he is a year old and i have had him since he was two months old. but he shed like this last year so idk :confused:

[joycenalex]

alex the wonder dog has been shedding so badly, i keep expecting a naked dog anyday now. he can give off 3-4 handfuls of hair with each brushing, and the dog fur tumbleweeds behind the doors.....

[tikeyas_mom]

what kind of dog do you have??

I know that Tikeya sheds in the winter, more in the summer though * shes a husky though*

[lv4dogs]

if you live somewhere where it gets cold in the winter than yes your dog can shed just as much as anyother time of the year.

The main reason for this is because the dog goes out to potty & excersize right? So its cold out there, than he comes in to a warn cozy place. His body is going from warm to cold to warm to cold so his body is producing more fur then loosing it & so on over again & over again.

You can try adding a tiny bit of safflower oil or they also make many vitamins & supplements to improve the skin & coat like lipaderm (sp?) but speek with your vet they should tell you what & how much to use they will ussually tell you this over the phone which meens a free vet consult WOW!

[stacwase]

Hey - just wanted to show you something gross.

Max is shedding soooooo bad! I gave him a bath, and this is what it looked like when he got out. And I put a good 6 fists full of hair into the garbage as well!

http://photothru.com/photo_filedb1/A5/86/D3/A586D3/viewable/A586D3_131A6F8196D1_1.jpg

[ramanth]

LOL Stacy! That's a great pic.

You've got some good advice here, countrycowgirl. :) My dog, Kia, sheds during the winter. That cats do too.

I also add some safflower oil to her dry food to help keep her coat shiny. :)

[kittenwhiskerz]

LOL Joyce-n-Alex! I love your term: "dog fur tumbleweed". Now I know what to call those things that gather under all the furniture legs and everywhere else in my house. Mine mostly shed in summer but definitely do shed in winter too. At least the two dogs that have undercoats shed, the one who doesn't have undercoat, doesn't shed. One big fuzzy white cat is also shedding. .......... Achoooooo! sorry!
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