It can also be an allergy symptom but I would expect hair loss elsewhere such as on the back of the front legs. My old lab was like this and I thought mange but the skin scrapes came back normal.
Sarah xx
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Callthatagundog
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Re: rapeseed oil
'To err is human, to forgive canine' - with apologies to Alexander Pope
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Re: rapeseed oil
Its interesting that a couple of you mention nasty cover could be the cause. She is the hardest going dog i have ever seen in the thickest of brambles and she does it at a hundred miles an hour which is worse again. I will get her checked out just in case it is something else.
Re: rapeseed oil
Has she come back from hunting recently with the area around her eyes red raw?
Rascal
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Re: rapeseed oil
so the rapeseed oil question was for a possible cure for dry skin around the eyes? is this dry flaky skin, is the fur still there? is there any signs of weeping, perhaps as suggested by rascal if the skin is red raw,
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its the cover my bet my fella is the same.i haven't put him in it in a few days and its cleared up.head and shoulders or T gel will clear her up ha ha.if its dry and flaky ha ha.
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ya the skin is dry and flaky.there is hair there but it is thin . I bought this dog a couple of months ago thats why i am a little unsure whether she suffers from dry skin in general or whether it is being caused by something else..Andrew wrote:so the rapeseed oil question was for a possible cure for dry skin around the eyes? is this dry flaky skin, is the fur still there? is there any signs of weeping, perhaps as suggested by rascal if the skin is red raw,
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For heavens sake take the dog to the vet you are not going to get the answer from here....
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