I'm getting a dog and talked to a neighbor about hers.(yorkie) I looked at him and he had wierd clumps. Not mats exactly, which are usually a big flat mess of fur... his skin seemed dry and flaking a bit. But the fur was like clumped into little hair blobs all over his body, little messy blobs that were sort of pulling away from his skin.. with regular fur on the outer ends. When I gave one a little tug on a blob, it fell out! (gag) Anyone ever seen a problem like this? I've never seen a yorkie in that condition. She just got him from the pound and is considering shaving him down.
Dog fur clumping, dry skin? WEIRD yorkie?
Sounds like he's got a bad skin condition and she'd better get him to the vet first. Since she just got him, it could be anything... diet related, parasitic, or a disease. The poor guy is probaby suffering.
Reply:hhhmmm, having a long haired dog I know their hair gets long and tangled and clumpy sometimes too, but that skin....doesn't sound too good. and for your dog breed check out the other question what kind of dog I should get. just research it first!!!
Reply:Dry skin is normal,clumping falling out hair is not.Did you notice any sores on the dogs skin?hair loss is a possible indication of mange.Depending on the type of mange,it can also be spread to humans.If I was you I would keep my pup and myself away from that dog,till she saw a Vet.
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