Dry Flaky Skin On Hunting Dog?

My father owns and trains beagle's recently after a hunting trip he has noticed one of his dogs skin has become very dry and flaky and her hair has began to dry out and actually breaks off she's still eating and drinking same as she was before, acts normal no energy loss or any signs that the dryness is aggravating her and there hasn't been any change in her dog food he feeds them a high protein food that he gets from the vet and has contacted them to see if there could be something in the food that would cause this, to there knowledge nothing in it would cause this to happen to her. They are kept in kennels (one per each dog) above ground and the kennels are half indoors and half outdoors so the dogs can choose which ever they are comfortable with the indoor is heated but only to 64 degrees so we didn't think that that would dry her out. All dogs are up to date on shots and vaccinations and are very well taken care of the only change is that recently he placed pine wood chips in there kennels so possibly she has had an allergic reaction to the wood. He condition kind of resembles mange but that doesn't seem to be the problem and my father doesn't believe that's what wrong, we cant get her into the vet until Thursday and was wondering if anyone else had experienced this with there pet and what you did to cure there dry skin or if you knew of something to help relive her until we can get her to the vet for an exam. Thanks for your help.Dry Flaky Skin On Hunting Dog?
Dawn dishsoap i heard is good, also putting some vegetable oil in the dogs food, helps to get skin a little more rejuvanated. Hope this helps. You can also call and ask the vet over the phone what can help with the dryness up until you can schedule an appointment. Best of luck!!Dry Flaky Skin On Hunting Dog?
Has she been tested for a thyroid deficiency? That can cause dry skin and hair loss. In the mean time, give her some extra fish oil with her food, you can just get the capsules and give her a few of those. The extra omegas are good for the skin and coat, but you should really rule out a thyroid issue before anything else.
Skin scraping is usually the best method of diagnosing various skin infections. A scalpel blade is used to scrape up the top layers of skin. The skin is then viewed under a high-powered microscope.





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