Shedding=Molting

MaxDad · 05-20-2007, 09:29 AM

I have a 10 month old bassett who is shedding in chunks from his hind quarters. It almost looks like when ducks are in the molting process. I wondered if this is normal? He does not itch and we have not changed his diet. I also wondered what you all thought about Diamond Lamb and Rice dog food and bassetts? I wonder if he could be having a food allergy.

Thanks

Betsy Iole · 05-20-2007, 10:20 AM

As long as he's not developing bald spots, it sounds like a normal seasonal shed. A shedding blade really helps remove a lot of that undercoat.

MaxDad · 05-20-2007, 06:05 PM

Thanks Betsy. Is the undercoat shorter than his other hair? He is not developing bald spots but it is amazing how much hair he is losing.

Thanks

Betsy Iole · 05-20-2007, 06:22 PM

The undercoat is the finer hair that tends to come out in clumps when you use a slicker brush or shedding blade. Here's a picture of my backyard after a session with the shedding blade--all that hair came off the little dog with the black ears!

MaxDad · 05-20-2007, 06:30 PM

Betsy, that is what Max looks like. Thank you for the picture and settling my concerns about him. I will invest in a shedding blade.

By the way, your dogs are beautiful.

have a great day!

Beverly Anne · 05-24-2007, 01:54 AM

This is the shedding season and I've got tumbleweeds of dog fur all around the house.

Aruuuu · 05-24-2007, 11:04 AM

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This is the shedding season and I've got tumbleweeds of dog fur all around the house.[/b]

Sprinkle them with glitter and call them decorations

! I have the same little 'friends' all over my house right now, too......

FredMom · 05-24-2007, 11:47 AM

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Sprinkle them with glitter and call them decorations

! I have the same little 'friends' all over my house right now, too......[/b]

Same here. I was afraid at first, until I talked to my breeder and she told me Fred's parents shed and as long as he doesn't have bald patches, he's okay.

I just pick up the tumbleweeds of hair every day. LOL

Marcia · 05-24-2007, 10:09 PM

We brush the dogs outside - every bird's nest for miles around contain dog hair. They literally line up for it

Rubydoo · 05-27-2007, 09:46 AM

Our entire yard is full of fur too! We used to put the shedded fur into the wrungs of the chain link fence at one of our other homes over the years. There's scores of birds nests all over the country lined in fur.

And yesterday I saw a huge crow come into the yard and fly out with a ton of fur in it's beak. At first I thought it was an animal; nope...it was Ruby's shedded fur.

05-20-2007, 10:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Betsy Iole Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 4,901	As long as he's not developing bald spots, it sounds like a normal seasonal shed. A shedding blade really helps remove a lot of that undercoat. __________________ Betsy, Mom to CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Caper UD RE TD BHCA-VC CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Cuppa Joe TD CH Bugle Bay's AllUCanEat Buffet CDX RN TDX NA CGC BHCA-VCX, 1996-2008 "Bugsie" UDX NA NAJ CGC, 1991-2006

05-20-2007, 06:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Betsy Iole Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 4,901	The undercoat is the finer hair that tends to come out in clumps when you use a slicker brush or shedding blade. Here's a picture of my backyard after a session with the shedding blade--all that hair came off the little dog with the black ears! __________________ Betsy, Mom to CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Caper UD RE TD BHCA-VC CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Cuppa Joe TD CH Bugle Bay's AllUCanEat Buffet CDX RN TDX NA CGC BHCA-VCX, 1996-2008 "Bugsie" UDX NA NAJ CGC, 1991-2006

05-24-2007, 01:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Beverly Anne Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston MA Posts: 737	This is the shedding season and I've got tumbleweeds of dog fur all around the house. __________________ Francis's Bevy

05-24-2007, 10:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Marcia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Escondido, CA, USA Posts: 922	We brush the dogs outside - every bird's nest for miles around contain dog hair. They literally line up for it __________________ Loving Slave to Sally, Bliss, Waldo & Chloe kitties, and watched over by Daisy Mae and Rocky ATB

05-27-2007, 09:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Rubydoo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,680	Our entire yard is full of fur too! We used to put the shedded fur into the wrungs of the chain link fence at one of our other homes over the years. There's scores of birds nests all over the country lined in fur. And yesterday I saw a huge crow come into the yard and fly out with a ton of fur in it's beak. At first I thought it was an animal; nope...it was Ruby's shedded fur. __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w/IMG_1340.jpg Take a basset hound to lunch today! --Bassets rule....and drool!

05-20-2007, 09:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
MaxDad Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 13	I have a 10 month old bassett who is shedding in chunks from his hind quarters. It almost looks like when ducks are in the molting process. I wondered if this is normal? He does not itch and we have not changed his diet. I also wondered what you all thought about Diamond Lamb and Rice dog food and bassetts? I wonder if he could be having a food allergy. Thanks

05-20-2007, 06:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
MaxDad Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 13	Thanks Betsy. Is the undercoat shorter than his other hair? He is not developing bald spots but it is amazing how much hair he is losing. Thanks

05-20-2007, 06:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
MaxDad Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 13	Betsy, that is what Max looks like. Thank you for the picture and settling my concerns about him. I will invest in a shedding blade. By the way, your dogs are beautiful. have a great day!

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