SYLVIA
Ratterific
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| 02/11/2008 8:44 AM |
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| MY RATTIE TOBY, SHEDDS ALL THE TIME. I USE LAMTONE WITH HIS FOOD. ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR SOMETHING I CAN DO DIFFERENT. I USE CANDIE FOOD WHICH IS ALL NATURAL AND IS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD. HE EATS NO PEOPLE FOOD. THANKS |
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swatson6
Attention Starved
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| 02/11/2008 8:46 AM |
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| Not sure what lamtone is but you could also try adding fish oil to his food for Omega's. I think some are shedders and some aren't. Not too much you can do about it! : ) |
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Sarah
Mom to Jack, Jeter and foster mom to Teagan
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cmoody821
Ratterific
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| 02/11/2008 9:28 AM |
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| I just keep a lint brush handy! I have tried a few thigs but I dont think that it is ever going to change! |
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Teddy Roosevelt didn't make the rat terrier popular... The rat terrier made Teddy Roosevelt popular! |
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Jim
Ratterific
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| 02/11/2008 10:19 AM |
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My vet advises that there is nothing you can do about it other than brush often and bathe frequently. Maggie doesn't just shed, she evaucates! I thought maybe it was because she had the "puppy mange" when we got her, but the vet says no, just a terrier trait. She has a Min Pin/RT cross with the same characteristic. |
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PamWh
Rattitude Problem
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| 02/11/2008 10:29 AM |
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| Do your dogs shed more when they are scared or stressed? Whenever Bob is at the vet's, I swear the hair just falls off of him! The exam room is covered in hair before we leave. |
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PamWh
aka Bob's Mom
If your rattie ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! |
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Jim
Ratterific
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| 02/11/2008 10:48 AM |
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Posted By PamWh on 02/11/2008 10:29 AM
Do your dogs shed more when they are scared or stressed? Whenever Bob is at the vet's, I swear the hair just falls off of him! The exam room is covered in hair before we leave.
Yep!
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DaisysMom
Moderator
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| 02/11/2008 10:52 AM |
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| I think Daisy does the shed more when stressed thing too. But I know for certain my cats do it at the vet's office. It's ridiculous the amount of fur they drop while there! |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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buttonbutt
Newbie
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| 02/11/2008 4:24 PM |
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| Oh, Tracey, I just love your new avatar pic! And yes, I think dogs do shed when stressed. My girls do at the vet's and all my dachsies did too. |
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Tika&Bogie
Ratastic
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| 02/26/2008 5:32 AM |
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| Bogie definetely sheds more when nervous or stressed...I too keep a lint brush with me at all times. |
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Tika & BogiebRat |
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Mitzy's Mom
PAWesome
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| 02/27/2008 10:06 AM |
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| Mine just shed. Now Loco and Skipper don't shed near as much as the two ratties do. |
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Mary Beth, mom to the Lollipop Kids
Georgia Foster Mom, New Rattitude
Check out our ratties at www.newrattitude.org |
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yogis mom
Ratastic
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| 02/27/2008 10:26 AM |
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I was JUST going to ask about this!!!!
Yogi has started to shed like CRAZY!!!!! I was so impressed that he didn't shed when I first got him...oops!
The past couple of weeks he has shed buckets of hair...I keep waiting to wake up to a Hairless Rat Terrier!!!!!!
No stress or diet change...he gets a flaxseed-fish oil supplement, all natural wheat-corn free diet, and oatmeal baths.
He IS on Ivermectin tho...wonder if that could cause excessive shedding?
and our weather has been upper 60's-70's on and off all winter...esp the past few weeks. (NOT complaining!)
Maybe he's confused like the plants and trees?
LadyDi & Yogi |
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Kceynowa24
Terrier Terror
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| 02/27/2008 10:28 AM |
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| Angel sheds, but it's a way of life for me. I just keep lint rollers everywhere, and it's not so bad. Tell people when they come over to your house, If you don't like dog hair then don't sit on my funiture... There is a little list of rules for visiting a dog owner... I need to find them... |
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Kacie, Mom to furbabies Missy Kitty, Angel the Rat & Mia the Ratchi |
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BonitaKaz
Bratty Ratty
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| 02/27/2008 10:32 AM |
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Nibbler sheds when he is at the vet or stressed out.
I give him 400 IU Vitamin E and an Fish Oil capsule (poke a hole and let the inside drain onto his food) everyday and it has helped some, but it won't ever go away. |
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*Bonita* Mom to Nibbler & Laika! |
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