Any Home Remedies For A Yorkie With Dry Skin?

I have a 7 month old male Yorkies and since its getting colder his skin is drying out and he is scratching alot. Any home remedies for dry skin or anything that I could put on it?

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7 Responses to “Any Home Remedies For A Yorkie With Dry Skin?”

  1. HAPPY B-DAY SATCHMO!! on July 28th, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    Short answer – don’t bathe your dog more than 3-4 times a year, and then only with a mild and organic formula (the following is a cheap recipe without harsh cancer-causing additives)
    INGREDIENTS
    1/3 cup glycerin
    1 cup all natural dish soap (NOT Dawn, Ivory, junk like that)
    1 cup apple cider vinegar
    1 quart water
    Mix ingredients into a large bottle, shake, and use as needed.
    Also, consider changing your dog’s diet. If you’re feeding anything Pedigree, Purina, IAMS/Eukenuba, or store brands like Alpo, Dad’s, Grreat Choice, Kibbles n’ Bits or anything like that, you are robbing your dog of the terrific health he could be enjoying and setting him up for a lifetime of food-related diseases that could be prevented with proper nutrition. Get your dog on a preferably grain-free diet – after all, wild dogs don’t graze in corn fields all day – like Orijen, Canidae Grain Free, or Evo, or at the very least a healthy food like Eagle Pack, Wellness, Solid Gold, Blue Buffalo, By Nature, or Authority Harvest-Baked. I’ve had great success with all of these, but a grain-free food is the closest composition of what a feral dog and wolves, coyotes, and fox eat.
    In the meantime, add some egg (cooked or uncooked) and olive oil to your pet’s food – you should notice a difference in a few weeks.
    I hope this helps you!

  2. ScottieD on July 28th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

    This is simple and really has helped my Scottie with his itchy skin issues during the winter: run a humidifier in the room where he sleeps. It adds moisture to the room and should have no health ramifications. Good luck.

  3. theninje on July 29th, 2009 at 12:25 am

    Mine had that problem. I started bathing them with Tea tree oil shampoo and feeding them Omega 3 fish oil capsules, which I broke and poured over their food. They are much better now. A tablespoon of natural, plain yogurt in their food also helps.

  4. frostyri on July 29th, 2009 at 5:37 am

    it might not be good thing to have a dog do home remedies of your own. you should take the dog to the veterinarian so you can have better results

  5. Laura on July 29th, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    Either put a teaspoon of Olive Oil in his food OR give a hard boiled egg a day. Do not do both. I would suggest cutting down the boiled egg at least in half for easier ingestion.

  6. KND on July 29th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Bioviable fish oil or a raw egg, mixed with kibble once a day, not a whole one for your Yorkie since they are so small. Maybe half of a small egg.

  7. Christin on July 29th, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    try washing with conditioner…..
    oh also lavender lotion wash with that it soothes and keeps fleas away

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