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Crested Grooming
Protection from the Sun Please take care with your Crested's skin. Protection for the skin of the Hairless and the ears of the Puffer is vital. Provide this protection by the application of sun screens such as those suitable for babies or products such as Aniwell - Filta-Clear which is available from you Vet. Blackheads Information from Maggie Weeks Blackheads and white heads affect young adults and adolescents and also other breeds such as schnauzers ( Comedo Syndrome ) not just hairless dogs. Blackheads ( comedones ) are follicles that have a wider than normal opening and are filled with plugs of sebum and sloughed off cells and have undergone a chemical reaction resulting in oxidation of melanin and is what gives the material its black color . White heads are same material but stay white because they have a microscopic opening and don't oxidize . You have to be consistent with skin care to improve follicle health . The best care for bad cases consists of daily cleansing with a mild soap or facial scrub to remove dead skin and excess sebum .( benzyl peroxide is another treatment but overuse can dry out skin)
Nothing oil based should be put on their skin only water based lotions to keep skin hydrated if it looks dry
Essential fatty acids are extremely important for healthy coats and skin which is essential for the sebaceous glands to use as a normal component of sebum . Most people are more familiar with linoleic acid as Omega 6 oil . Flax- safflower - evening primrose .. Fatty acids are a powerful antiflammatory agent .
Trans fats break down the bodies supply of beneficial essential fatty acids and in some dogs they may lack the necessary digestive enzymes necessary to process linoleic acid from foods creating a systemic deficiency ( leaky gut syndrome- rhizoids- yeast ) and for the body to cleanse itself of toxins or when the flora is killed off in the gut chemicals or food coloring ect ) .Omega 6,s and omega 3,s .. must be in the right proportions or too much can cause clotting problems and deficiencies of Vit E and other vitamins and diets with "equal " omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids lead to health problems the correct ratio is 5.1 - 10.1 ..Upgrading the diet to meat based ingredients for fatty acids present in poultry fat/meat or corn and cant be synthesized with in a dogs body so must be consumed and why its called " essential" fatty acids . Omega 6 is found in safflower oils , corn ,sunflower oils also borage oils . Omega 3.s found in flax salmon or cold water fish oils and canola oils as well as soy beans and ground wheat germ . My dogs eat cooked meats with their kibble daily as well as a variety of cooked veggies and three times a week or so I add a salmon oil capsule to their bowels .( mercury free ) and give probiotics kefir or yogurt - cottage cheese . There are over 70 fatty acids and they establish a healthy lipid barrier to the skin .. if dogs have probiotics and enzymes they are not prone to red yeast staining infections often seen under eyes . Low grade diet or anytime dogs on antibiotics for infection it affects the acid mantle which is the bodies defense against bacteria invading skin . Alkaline skin is also more conducive to bacteria/yeast proliferation than acidic skin You can buy PH test strips and test urine and saliva for PH ( Phion Ph Stix ) Sebaceous glands become active and cause changes in PH as well as hormones that control sweat . A teens skin is totally different than an adults and PH also varies with age . Dogs skin is the highest PH among mammals with a PH of 7.4 humans 4.5- 5.5 this is why shampoos formulated for humans is not good for dogs . . Only use soaps and shampoos formulated with the correct ph on your dogs . High alkaline soaps and shampoos dry out skin because of the high alkalinity and alkaline skin is more conducive to yeast / bacterial infections .
Feed enzymes and probiotics omega 6,s and omega 3.s in the right proportion and give daily skin care . In bad cases use exfoliate scrub or mild soap and cleanse daily till skin improves .. . skin care is constant ..
Jeanette Bryce & Bernard Cherry Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND Phone : 03 3294 318 Email : koreke@actrix.co.nz |
