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- From: mayor@virga.larc.nasa.gov (Shalini Mayor)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
- Subject: dry skin problem, was : Eagle Dog Food
- Date: 28 Dec 1992 22:54:56 GMT
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- All this talk about the best food for dogs reminded me of a problem that has recently surfaced
- with my 2yr old Golden. She was on Science Diet maintenance but was gaining too much weight
- even though she was getting regular exercise and less than the prescribed amount of food.
- I then changed her food to Science diet light and she did lose a couple of pounds! BUT, after
- feeding her this for about 2 months I now find she has big (and I mean big!) flakes of skin
- coming off her coat.(our house looks like we had a snow storm inside!!)
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- It seems to be some kind of a dry skin problem even though I have been
- giving her an extra strength Dermcaps (for dry skin) AND putting some vegetable oil in her food
- everyday.
- Has anyone seen this problem before and knows any solutions to this?
- I talked to her vet and he seemed to be of the opinion that dry skin was a common ailment of
- the breed. He suggested going back to more fatty food which I am not sure I want to do.
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- Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated. You can email me at mayor@virga.larc.nasa.gov
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- Thanks in advance,
- Shalini
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- PS This is the first time I am posting something on the net - please overlook mistakes.
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- email : mayor@virga.larc.nasa.gov
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