*Hi Sandy I am sure you will enjoy the group as well as you do your new furever friend..I am Joyce located in kentucky and owned by a crew of chis's of all different sizes and coats...Oatmeal shampoo works great for them as well..I have used Mane/Tail antibacterial soap works fantastic if something more severe then I use TeaTree shampoo over most.. * On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Deanna Corey <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > Hi Sandy! Congratulations on your new addition and welcome to this > group!!! You might try an oatmeal, sensitive skin shampoo... > www.jefferspet.com carries some nice ones. Also if you have only had her a > week she might be undergoing some stress...I know they can loose hair from > stress. Also think food allergies...what are you feeding? Did you recently > switch her food? Look for ingredients like wheat, corn, grains etc that she > could be allergic too. You may want to look into grain free foods and see if > that helps...start cooking for her...or try a raw diet. Most skin and coat > conditions are directly related to allergies and usually to food. Adding a > salmon oil can be helpful too if her skin is dry. Also yeast infections can > cause itching of the skin...any sugars will accelerate yeast issues so check > food ingredients for processd sugars of anykind...they hide in fancy names > but usually can be found in dry kibbles. Hope this gives you a jumping off > spot for some answers!!! Again welcome to the group...and come be involved > in the Chi exchange!!! It's gonna be fun!!!!! > > > *Waggin' Tails in The Dog Park,* > > *Deanna > * > * and* > > * The Dog Park Pack: > Nugget, Shuai-Li, Bella, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable, Toby, Caleb and Maxine!!!* > > *and honorary non-dog members of The Dog Park: * > > *Stella-Macaw, Stanley-Amazon, Miles the cat* > > *www.joys4toys.com* > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* chargeit2him <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Fri, October 22, 2010 3:01:27 PM > *Subject:* [Chihuahuas] I'm a newbie...Please be patient with me... > > > > Hi, > We have a new family member. Her name is Missy..I have had her for about a > week now. She seems to be fairly housetrained. If there is a piddle pad down > she will go on that if I can't get her out in time. > She seems to be losing some of her hair and has been doing some scratching. > I gave her a flea bath and sprayed her with flea spray. Is there any > peticular shampoo I could be using ? > Thanks for any info > Sandy > > > > -- *Joyce* *www.mtnviewchis.webs.com* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
