burried in dog hair HELP

[Goostoff]

OK here RV community, this is the most resourceful bunch of people I have ever come across. I need to do something about the dog hair. I swear I have no idea how this dog even has any hair but it just keeps coming. Has anyone ever found any way to control shedding? I bet I could stuff a small pillow every month when I clean around his cage that he very rarely even goes into anymore. I have never seen so much dog hair in all my life.

[ReneeG]

I had a Rottweiler and she shed a lot. I also have had various "short haired" dogs and they all shed. Our Rat Terrier, shed more than usual and was missing patches of hair and itching. I started giving her Coconut Cream and it has stopped and her hair grew back. She needed the extra fat and she loves the taste.

[ppine]

A side note. Animal people wear a lot of canvas clothing. It does not attract and retain dog hair like fleece and wool sweaters. I learned this from hanging around horse and mule people.

[Crowe]

doxiemom11 wrote:
Allergies made our dog shed terribly until she had almost no hair and her general health was affected. Please see a vet if there is any sign of itching, scaling on the skin, licking and chewing of any area along with the hair loss.

X2. Jesse had constant skin infections caused by allergies which thinned out his fur considerably. If the shedding seems abnormal and there are any of the above symptoms definitely get him checked.

[doxiemom11]

Allergies made our dog shed terribly until she had almost no hair and her general health was affected. Please see a vet if there is any sign of itching, scaling on the skin, licking and chewing of any area along with the hair loss.

[Crowe]

Nope. Even if she did, after 30 years she would just shake her head anyway.

LOL-as would my husband!

[Beaker]

Furminator and Roomba.

[Goostoff]

Crowe wrote:
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Your wife doesn't read this, does she??? :B

Nope. Even if she did, after 30 years she would just shake her head anyway.

[Crowe]

I have gotten tto where I just roll out a pad on the floor and sleep on the floor with him rather than listen to the wife complain. He is a better cuddler anyway, and snores less.

Your wife doesn't read this, does she??? :B

[dturm]

I'd recommend a fatty acid/omega oil supplement. There are many made specifically for dogs that have Omega oils plus vitamins, but a human fish oil product should be sufficient.

On edit and further thought: The next time you get your dog in to your vet, I'd recommend a thyroid blood check as well. (breed incidence of hypothyroid is higher in this breed and is often associated with skin/hair issues)

Doug, DVM

[Goostoff]

Wow the response is way more than I expected. People really love their dogs. Thats for sure. Someone asked what breed. He is a Rottweiler. This is actually our second one and my last one had the same shedding problem so I am guessing it is a breed thing but I am just getting tired of getting yelled at because he jumped on the bed. All he has to do is jump on the bed and roll around for a second and the bed is just black with hair. It dont bother me a bit. I have gotten tto where I just roll out a pad on the floor and sleep on the floor with him rather than listen to the wife complain. He is a better cuddler anyway, and snores less.

I do have a furminator and use it in the morning before we go for our walk and usually right after supper at night and it helps a bit but the hair just keepas coming. I did notice that he has developed 3 hot spots in the past couple weeks but the hair has been coming long before this. His daily food is purina dog chow with real beef, and he also shares whatever snacks I decide to have on any given night. He usually gets more of my snack then I do. LOL

[ReneeG]

Yes on the Furminator, and there is one for every size of dog. To cut down on shedding (won't eliminate it completely), brush often. Very often.

[ppine]

Sign of a happy family.
You can brush them, use a roller on your clothes and vacuum a lot.
At some point you just have to accept some dog hair.
I do not apologize for it.

[BCSnob]

The furminator also does a good job removing dried mud (and “organic” fertilizer:E) from our dogs’ fur reducing the dust levels in the house.

[Deb_and_Ed_M]

I'm another vote for the Furminator. My Cattle Dog shed copious amounts of fur 365 days/yr. Regular combing with the Furminator comb helped immensely (and I would put the balls of removed fur in our pine tree - every baby bird in the neighborhood had a nice fur-lined nest....LOL!)