Tywais Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I don't know if it is seasonal or some vitamin deficiency but it seems our Golden Retriever is shedding a lot of hair. Lots of it being swept out of the house daily and just running your hand along his coat seems a lot of fine hair comes out. Not clumps or balding but just wondering if it is normal? He's 2.5 years old, pedigree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bina Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 1: weather changes 2. food changes 3. hormone problems (thyroid) i think goldens are prone, cant remember : google for alopecia in golden retrievers 4. regular shedding (blowing coat) since goldens have a double coat: an outer water proof coat and an iner soft plume coat mics> try googling there are some good vet sites for this question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 18, 2005 Author Share Posted December 18, 2005 Thanks bina, seems 'blowing coat' was the magic word. Found lots of info on it and seems to fit the situation with him. Very fine hair on the surface coming off. One link here for those who have Retrievers. http://users.visi.net/~lfleck/grreat/booklet/grrom.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Thanx for the link, very useful TP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfe Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 maybe it's seasonal, almost all of my dogs were shedding their hair over the last weeks, now its almost finished. just wondered as it's so cold right now - not really the right time to get rid of the warming fur?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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