[jzrith]

My chihuahua has very short hair (as you can see in my avatar), and its hair is getting a little 'harder'. I'm using the shampoo to get rid of fleas, ticks, and larvae eggs. There was a conditioner shampoo that was available to be bought in K-Mart along with the shampoo, but I didn't think I'd need it.

Any suggestions anyone?

[groomertabby]

Hello
your dogs breed has a bit of a rough coat after shedding its puppy coat . There are things you can do to make it softer . The flea and tick shampoo will only kill the fleas that are on the dog at the time of washing it . The shampoo will not kill any fleas that jump on it after that . So to only use this shampoo will not be necesarry unless the dog already has fleas . There are products on the market spot on treatments like frontline advantage and such that will kill fleas over a prolonged peroid of time . The way it works is the fleas jump on the dog bite it and die because the flea treatment gos into the blood stream for about a mth . Prolonged use of flea shampoo will dry out the coat and skin . If you really want to get the coat softer you must use a cream rinse after shampooing and let it sitt on there for 5 to 10 min . useing a oatmeal shampoo is also helpfull . I like the shampoo I get from my vet it is called VEt solutions soap free hypo oatmeal shampoo and hylt cream rinse its hypo allerginc . I own 4 long haired dachshunds that have buetifull very soft shiny coats . I also put a skin supplement in there food ..
hope this helps

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[jzrith]

Thank you.

The previous owner has also suggested using oatmeal shampoo. Do you think they sell oatmeal shampoo in Petsmart or a different local pet store?

Thanks again, groomertabby.

[groomertabby]

yes they should . but dont forget the cream rinse (conditioner ) this is key !

[jzrith]

Must I order them online or somewhere in Petsmart?

[groomertabby]

no you can get doggy conditoner and oatmeal shampoo at most stores in your area . I just really like the ones from my vet

[Sister]

It never occurred to me that I could try to make my pug's fur softer. He was soft as a puppy and most other pugs I know are soft, but his hair is terribly coarse. I will have to try some of these suggestions!