Can I use coconut oil for my German Shepherd's dry ear skin?

You will need to take your dog to a veterinarian for a skin exam. Your dog could be suffering from an allergy, mites, fleas, a bacterial or fungal infection. each of these requires a different treatment, so it is important to find out what is causing the itch. Your vet will do a thorough exam and maybe a a skinscrape. He will then discuss the options with you and then prescribe medications, possibly give an injection to stop the itching. Please do not put coconut oil on the lesions nor put it in your dog's food. Unfortunately, contrary to common belief, it is not a remedy for all but can also cause allergic reactions.

Hello. The problem with using oils on the coat is the residual greasiness. If you want to use something, use a leave-in conditioner made for dogs, either post bathing, or one of the mousse rub in ones. The best way to get oils into the coat is to feed Arjun omega 3 fatty acids, so a good fish oil supplement daily. I would administer 1 000-1200 mg capsule twice daily & in a couple of weeks, his coat should start looking a little better. The longer you give it, the better it will work. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Hi, I'm Dr. Johnson. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Everything you listed in your post are signs of an ear infection in a dog. The redness, swelling and blisters indicate inflammation and is likely painful. Coconut oil has many great properties but it will not clear a bacterial or yeast ear infection both of which are commonly found in ear infections. If you are using a home remedy for an ear cleaner that can sometimes cause more irritation with in the ear canal. I recommend that you take your dog to the Vet so they can look at the discharge under the microscope and confirm what type of ear infection he has. Then they will prescribe an appropriate ear wash and drops that will get rid of the infection. Good luck!

Hi there. Hair loss can be caused by fungal infection, but also by mites, allergies or internal disease. I would not recommend applying anything until you have a confirmed diagnosis. Topical antifungal creams usually work, so if Jessie isn't responding it may be something different. I hope that helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

The coconut oil should help in a week or two. I would add a fatty acid supplement to their diet so the skin and hair coat will have additional nutrition to heal. Bathing them in a hypoallergenic shampoo will reduce the itching and remove the scales skin also. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Oliver.

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. You can use coconut oil but it will likely not change the dandruff. For a dog Jett's size I would add 1/4 tsp to the food. Also, I personally like to use the Krillex Shed Free chews for dandruff and shedding, so if the salmon oil does not work, I would use the Krill oil chews. You can find these online quite easily. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please take the time to mark this question as helpful or not as it helps us to improve on the quality of our answers to other pet owners. Thank you kindly!

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. Coconut oil is ok to use but I habe seen better success using a product called Biobalm by Dermoscent, which can be found online quite easily. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.