How to remove dandruff on dogs A complete guide to removing dandruff on Australian Cattle Dogs
How to remove dandruff
1. Take a shower: Give your dog a good bath to remove the skin. Accumulated old dandruff on the skin. You don’t have to be too proactive when bathing. Basically, once every two weeks in summer and once a month in winter is enough. Be careful, as bathing too frequently may destroy the oily protective layer on your dog’s hair.
Tips:
Use lukewarm water when taking a shower
Avoid your eyes
Finally, pay attention to drying the dog’s wet hair
2. Special shampoo: If ordinary shampoo cannot effectively remove dandruff, then you need to use a special anti-dandruff shampoo containing a variety of special ingredients. Youmi's pet anti-dandruff shampoo is great! Let the foam stay on the dog's body for a few minutes when bathing, so that the medicinal ingredients in it can fully exert their effect.
Tips:
Never use human anti-dandruff shampoo to bathe your dog to avoid further irritation
When dogs have severe dandruff, it is best not to bathe them with shampoo containing lice-killing ingredients. Most of these products will make the skin drier.
3. Coat spray: If your dog lives in a dry environment, it may cause a lot of dandruff. You might as well go to a pet supply store to buy some oil-based hair spray. After spraying on the hair, it can effectively prevent excessive evaporation of water on the dog's hair.
4. Moisturizing oil: Products commonly used to care for babies’ skin can also moisturize dogs’ fur.
5. Combing: Regularly combing the dog's hair can remove the old dander and dead hair accumulated in daily life, and can also help the dog to evenly distribute the natural oil secreted by the skin throughout the day. On an inch of skin, as long as you comb the hair regularly, many dandruff problems can be solved naturally.
Tips:
When choosing a comb, pay attention to whether the teeth are too hard. Try it with the back of your hand. If you feel pain, your dog will feel the same way. In fact, the combs people use to comb their hair are perfect for dogs, and they can choose a special pet grooming comb.
6. Add some oil: One of the reasons for the increase in dandruff may be insufficient oil in food. So it's a good idea to add an appropriate amount of pet-specific fish oil to your food, which can help restore the skin's normal metabolic functions. As long as you add half a spoon or a teaspoon of fish oil every day, you can see obvious improvements.
7. Change feed: Some poor quality feed cannot meet the nutritional needs of dogs and will lead to poor hair health. Many dogs are switching to another more professional feed. Afterwards, the dandruff problem recovered naturally.
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