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What's wrong with the dander on the dog's body?

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This article is provided by Veterinarian Dr. Sarah Davis
When dogs have dandruff, it actually means that their skin cells are dying and falling off. If there is a small amount of dandruff, it is not surprising. If there is too much dandruff, it may be caused by these three factors. The first is environmental factors, that is, the dog's skin flakes. It is related to the living environment; the second is dietary factors; secondly, it may also be pathological factors. For dogs with dandruff, you can first reduce the frequency of bathing the dog and deworm them in time. If there is no improvement, you need to go to the hospital for further examination to see if you have a skin disease.

1. Frequency of bathing in the living environment

When the dog’s living environment is too dry, the skin will also feel dry and dehydrated, which is the same as that of humans. This situation is also similar to the owner’s daily bathing time for the dog Dog bathing is related. When you find that your dog has serious hair and skin loss after using shower gel, you need to reduce the frequency of bathing your dog and the user. Bathing too frequently will not only dry the skin, but also damage the skin barrier. At the same time, bathing the dog When choosing a shower gel that suits it, try not to use human shower gel.

2. Diet factors

If you want your dog’s skin and hair to be of high quality, you must ensure that your dog’s usual diet is nutritious and comprehensive, and you must eat as little salt as possible, because dogs Dogs do not have sweat glands, so salt substances are not easy for them to metabolize, but are a burden. At the same time, you can add an appropriate amount of fish oil or lecithin to the food for good dogs to enhance skin nutrition and skin resistance.

3. Pathological factors, parasites, skin diseases, etc.

Dogs must be dewormed regularly. The presence of external parasites will cause dandruff in dogs. In severe cases, Even develop into skin diseases, Symptoms of dandruff on dogs. Common scabies mite infection can cause dandruff on the ears, elbow joints, and abdomen of dogs. This is suspected to be parasites. If it is caused by mites, symptomatic treatment and deworming are required

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