What do you do for dry skin on a dog with short hair?

Try adding fish oil to your dogs food....its the best thing over the counter for dry skin. The other alternative is a aloe and oatmeal shampoo.

What do you do for dry skin on a dog with short hair?

hair dryer

What do you do for dry skin on a dog with short hair?

If you bathe the dog too much he will get dry skin. A dog should not be bathed more than once every month or two. If that does not apply to you, see a vet or go to a pet shop. They may have some sort of lotion.

What do you do for dry skin on a dog with short hair?

Take it to the vet. The vet will prescribe some drugs which will help remove the dryness and make it shinny.

What do you do for dry skin on a dog with short hair?

take it to the vet, and ask for some thing like dog cream to help

What do you do for dry skin on a dog with short hair?

change the food and the shampoo..

dry skin mostly coming from the inside! try to feed your dog with sience diet for a few weeks and if u bath the dog use jhonson and jhonson baby shampo 1:10 mixed up with watter...

othervise u cant rinse it off 100%

dont bath the dog more then 2 times a month

if u really have time u can try this : boil chicken breast , some instant brown rice and steamed green beans , mixe them and make portions ... i usually cook for a week ahead so i put it in my freezer and just get a bag out every morning by the time i come home its ready to serve u can add some sience diet to this mix its cheaper that way

also add to the food some olive oil and some fish oil both will help

good luck

What do you do for dry skin on a dog with short hair?

try using oatmeal shampoo

What do you do for dry skin on a dog with short hair?

As already suggestd, and aloe, or oatmeal shampoo is good, but not more than every two weeks, followed by a liberal dosing with an unscented hypo=allergenin conditioner, worked down to the skin. Rinsed with cool water after letting it sit on the dog for about 5 minutes. Do NOT use a hair dryer, but instead, rub vigorously with towels until they come up dry. This will give the added benefit of increasing surface circulation which will help skin become healthier.

What do you do for dry skin on a dog with short hair?

Use real oatmeal to rinse your dog with after a bath.I put about 1 cup of uncooked oatmeal in a tubesock,soak it then squeeze the liquid on your dog and massage the liquid into the skin.Don't rinse it out.It helps my dog AND it even helps people with dry skin.