westiefan

well mine eats from a stainless steel bowl and drinks from a ceramic one.

he is on hills z/d, kangaroo and veges. I'll wait a few weeks and see how he goes

bully,

thanks for that

My westie had a very black nose and I have noticed in the past few weeks that the colour has started to fade

Is there anything I can do? or will it go darker again?

My westie has had skin problems but not mange. he had scabs all over his skin

his was due to food allergies and was put on science diet z/d (which is a low allergen food) for 2 months and this cleared up his skin.

he is meant to be on z/d for good, however I give him z/d plus raw veges and a little bit of cooked kangaroo meat and his skin has been fine.

Hi

I thought I would add my ideas as well as I have had a westie with skin problems as well.

Rolley (my westie) was getting scabs on his back and very greasy fur. We were told to take him off chicken, lamb and beef and put him on Science diet Z/D. Also we were told to wash him in malasab on a weekly/fortnightly basis.

His skin did clear up and we gradually introduced kangaroo and of course raw vegies into his diet and he has been doing really well and has not had a scabby skin since.

Good luck with it all

ps. your westie is gorgeous

My groomer charges $40, however she is booked up for the rest of the year.

However, I have been to other groomers and $60 is pretty much standard for a westie to be groomed.

we have used a place called Wagging tails in the past. think it is in lewisham, just off parramatta rd

When my mum had her pom about 40 years ago. way back then she was told that there were "toys and minatures" and that she had a minature.

i will have to tell her about this, as I, like her was always under that impression.

you learn something new everyday

It took a long time for my Westies ears to stand up. I think he was about 4months when they did manage to stay up. then he looked a bit like an alien until the rest of his body grew in proportion to his ears.

Westies pups are so cute, but boy can they be stubborn and strong willed

he has had quite a few issues with his skin and has many allergies. his skin went black before he was put on the elimination diet. so that wld explain a few things then

When my westie was a pup his skin on his tummy was pink, when he got to the 12 month mark his skin turned black. Spoke to the vet about it and they said it was fine and norml. Now at 19 months this black skin/pigment has started to peel off and he is now a mottled pink and black on him tummy.

Is this normal?

My westie must have some throw back from the cairn terrier then

My Westie over the past months has had a black/brown patch on his tail. No it isn't dirt it is actually back and brown fur.

Any ideas as to why a white dog would suddenly start growing brown and balck fur in one patch?

i have the exact same problem with my dog. we have bifold doors onto our deck which are boarded with cedar. He keeps scrathcing the timber when he wants to go outside and when he wants to come in. So if we have been out and have come inside he scartches the door until we left him in However if he is inside he scrathes it to go outside to wee but also if he herea the dogs in the neighbourhood barking.

In summer a leave the door open a bit so him can come and go but with winter it is too cold to do.

Going to have to get the doors sanded back and restained. Anyone know what i could put on the timber to stop the sctahcing or how to protect the timber?

It drives me nuts.

We give a mixture of nutro and EPH to our dog with a bit of ziwipeak on top. We were giving him ziwipeak on its own however it gave him really runny poo. Mixing it up has seemed to have helped that problem.

Also give him chicken necks and carrots and other veges

Panda: Yup, I do love in the eastern suburbs. Walking distance from Paddo pets

i have recently switched my guy onto ziwipeak. he loves it. Think it is the only dog food he enjoys eating.

I buy mine from Paddo pets in Sydney and it costs 27.50 for 1kg bag. he gets the lamb version

Thank you so much for all your comments and advice. Its is greatle appreciated.

I have changed his diet now to an all natural one, he loves his pumpkin and carrots .

His skin does look a little better at the moment. can't feel any scabs at the moment. so fingers crossed it will start to clear up

I buy mine from paddo pets

originally he was being bathed in aloveen, however since he developed his sensitive skin the groomer has been bathing him in malaseb

So far he isn't on any medication. They were wanting to see if the malaseb cleared up his skin.

in terms of his diet, he has always been on a premium dry food with chicken necks, yoghurt and cottage cheese.

However, i am in the process of changing his diet to a more natural one without any wheat.

His is clipped into a traditional westie cut at the moment, so he has quite a short back with a "skirt" at the moment. in summer he is clipped back

the vet recommended to wash him in malaseb every 2 weeks until his skin cleared up, then to stop washing him for a while after that.

Yup, i am based in Sydney

westielover, i will send u a PM

My westie, who is 15 months old has now developed sensitive skin. he is getting washed weekly fortnightly with malaseb. however i am not really noticing a difference.

i have also found that when he eats chicken his poo is very soft, so i have put him on a lamb diet.

any ideas as to how to help him

he doesn't scratch very much, however you can see the redness and feel some small scabs on his back

I now feed my dog zwipeak dry food. think it cost 27.95 for a 1kg bag

he loves it

I have now started feeding my dog ziwipeak and he LOVES it.

he can't get enough of it!