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Cavalier Questions? Dry Skin? Full coat?

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Ruby

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Barked: Fri Feb 17, '12 9:17pm PST 
So I have my first ever Cavalier and let me say I am IN LOVE! She is the sweetest little girl I have ever known. I have two questions. First of all, she seems to have dry skin. She gets flakes. Second of all I was just wondering about her coat. She has the beautiful spaniel feathering on her head ears and legs. but her back is like a teddy bear fuzz. I am guessing thats puppy fur. How long until she gets her full coat in?
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Hazel Louise

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Barked: Thu Mar 15, '12 3:25pm PST 
Sorry for being so long in answering your post. Cavaliers don't get their full coats until about 2 years of age. As for the flakes, she may need to have some oil added to her food (like salmon/fish oil or coconut oil). You might check the fat content of the food you're feeding, too, to see if it's enough to support her coat. Btw, there is a facebook page for Black & Tans, in case you didn't know about it. Check it out. I have 3 Cavaliers: Stella Agnes (11 year old Blenheim), Hazel Louise (will be 5 this year and is a Black & Tan), and Laverne Marie (will be 7 this year and is a Ruby). Love Cavaliers....I will always have at least one!
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Ruby

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Barked: Tue Mar 27, '12 10:47pm PST 
Thank you so much Hazel Louise...we took her to the vet for her dry skin and they had NO advice. She said maybe she'll outgrow it. She did a skin scraping for mites and checked for fleas none of either. Thanks for the advice. Wheres the cavalier forum you were talking about? She is one of the greatest dogs I have ever owned. Smart sweet and beautiful. She is also SUPER sensitive. A angry voice, picking her up to fast or even one of the other dogs bump into her she SCREAMS....any advice?
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