[PyrNet-L] food and dry skin

[Jaime Stathis <jstathis@andover.edu>]

my name is jaime and i do not have a purebred pyr, but a four year olf
pyrenees/labrador mix. as far as i can tell she is a lot more pyr than lab.
 we have had sequoia for one month, but she is four years old, used to
belong to a friend of mine.  she is a wonderful dog. 

she was eating kibbles and bits when we got her, mostly because that was
all her former mommy's budget could afford (part of the reason why we got
sequoia.) I went to the local pet store with $$ signs on my head and told
them i wanted the "best" dog food for my 100 lb. 4 year old. they
recommended California Naturals lamb meal, rice, sunflower oil. it was $31
for a 36 pound bag and the dog LOVES it.  i think it is agreeing with her
well, but i am concerned she has dry skin.  today she is going to get a
therapeutic tea tree oil treatment at the groomers to see if it helps. the
groomer said that she can tell she has dry skin b/c of the way she smells.
i don't think she smells **all** that bad, i mena, she is a DOG... :)

how do you know if your dog has dry skin...?


At 10:30 PM 10/30/1999 EDT, you wrote:
>    I've never tried Bil-Jac, but I am trying to find a good quality food
for 
>my pyr that's in a reasonable price range " under $15.00 for a 20 lb. bag".  
>My pyr is 11 months, I've tried several dry foods, but haven't found the 
>right one yet.  Most of them she doesn't seem to like. I found a great price 
>on pro plan which she loves, but it makes her sick.  Right now I'm trying 
>pedigree prime, which she seems to like, and she hasn't gotten sick on it in 
>the 4 days I've tried it so far.  She seems to prefer chicken varieties
and I 
>like to feed one with at least 15 % fat content for her coat and weight.
>   I would appreciate any comments on this. 
>By the way I had asked for some advice on hot spots, 4 people  mailed me to 
>try gold bond medicated powder, and it really seems to be working.  Thanks
to 
>everyone for the help.   Charlie
>
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