Grooming Your Older Japanese Chin

A regular grooming program started when your pet is young should be continued as they age. Although care should be taken that your older Japanese chin does not develop dry, scaly skin from grooming, you should regularly brush his coat as normal. The skin of an older dog does not very easily produce the natural skin oils that prevent their coat from becoming dry and scaly. However a matted or tangled coat is just as irritating and harmful. If the dirt and debris in a dog's coat is not regularly removed, bacteria from the dirt often enters the skin through cuts caused by scratching and chewing. Bacterial skin infections are not that uncommon in older Japanese chins.

As a general rule Japanese chins should be combed and brushed every day. If your dog has a skin disease or is a show dog, a grooming program should be adopted to address their specific needs. I like to use a metal comb and a wire-bristle brush. First you should comb the hair to untangle it and separate the hairs, then use the brush to remove the dead skin and dirt from the skin of your dog.

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[Brooks Lopes]

Mine is a question rather than a comment. Im wondering if anyone can tell me how to find out if my adult 3yr old females round scaly patches on her belly and kneck, are due to over bathing, possibly the wrong bathing products, or a bacterial infection? if anyone has any clues please fill me in- Ive been wondering for some time;) thank you
Brooks