Why is golden retriever shedding so serious? Shedding occurs during the change of seasons. Most golden retrievers start to shed their hair between spring and summer, autumn and winter, which is normal. If your golden retriever bathes too frequently, or uses adult soap or shampoo. Hair water and even washing powder and detergent can also cause severe hair loss; in addition, if the golden retriever has an improper diet, it can also cause hair loss.

1. When raising golden retrievers, as long as we pay more attention and observation, we will find that golden retrievers do not shed much, and even if they do, it will not be serious. However, hair loss may occur during the change of seasons. This is because they need to replace their hair, which is normal. Most golden retrievers begin to moult between spring and summer, autumn and winter. During the moulting period, some hair will fly all over the sky.

Pet owners don’t have to worry too much about the natural rules of metabolism of golden retrievers losing hair. Pet owners only need to use two kinds of combs: pin comb and row comb when it is moulting. After combing it with row comb, a lot of hair will come out with the comb, but there will still be hair adsorbed on the golden retriever, and then use pin comb to remove hair from the head to the golden retriever. After combing the tail once, basically all the hair left on the golden retriever will be combed away. Then from now on, you only need to comb it for 1 or 2 minutes every day, and there will be no hair flying all over the house.

2. Many pet owners use adult soap or shampoo or even washing powder and detergent when bathing their dogs. The surface environment of dog skin is weakly alkaline, while that of humans is weakly acidic. Using human bath liquid on dogs will irritate the dog's skin and affect the growth environment of the hair, causing the dog's skin to dry and itchy, and attract mites. , bacteria, and fungi can take advantage of it, causing skin diseases and ultimately leading to hair loss.

Be careful not to use too much shampoo when bathing. Golden Retrievers are too dense and difficult to rinse thoroughly. The shampoo remaining on the skin will stimulate the Golden Retriever to lose hair.

3. Frequent bathing of golden retrievers can also cause hair loss. The original intention of bathing the Golden Retriever to maintain hygiene is good, but bathing the Golden Retriever too much is not good. Because the golden retriever's skin itself has a layer of protective oil, frequent bathing will destroy the skin's own ability to regulate and maintain. If the golden retriever has a fungal infection, frequent bathing will expand the scope of the infection and cause large-scale hair loss.

For golden retriever hair loss caused by bathing, only wash the paws and belly of the golden retriever every day, and then wash it thoroughly every two or three weeks. Do not bathe too frequently, and use special pet toiletries.

4. Natural environments such as sunlight and temperature can also affect the growth of golden retriever hair. If they are kept indoors for many years, they will not be exposed to sunlight for a long time, which will also cause slight hair loss throughout the year. There are also some breeds of dogs, such as Dalmatians. Although they are short-haired breeds, if you touch them with your hands at any time, as long as you use a little force, a piece of hair will be stained on them. This is unavoidable. You must have some skills when raising such dogs. Mental preparation.

Don’t stay in the house every day. In your free time, you can take your dog outdoors to sunbathe., warm sunlight will also promote the healthy growth of new hair. Spend more time in the sun and exercise, but don’t overdo it.

5. Some pet owners give their golden retrievers meat sausages and liver-based foods, in addition to meat, thinking that this is the best food for their dogs; or they only feed their dogs leftovers and eat whatever is available. What to feed your dog. These two extreme situations can easily cause malnutrition or imbalance in dogs, leading to hair loss.

You need to pay attention to your diet and do not eat foods with high salt content. Dogs have different needs for salt than humans. If your golden retriever is fed human food for a long time, it will easily cause the dog to get involved in the salt content. Too much will cause hair loss in golden retrievers. If the hair loss is too severe and there are small red spots or pimples on the skin, and the dog is often itchy, it may be a skin disease and you need to go to the hospital for treatment in time.