Beagles/shedding

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Expert: - 10/11/2001


Question
Hi! I have a 7 year old Beagle/Terrier mix. (She's mostly Beagle.) We rescued her from the humane society about 2 years ago. The problem is that she sheds like crazy. No matter how much I brush her, the shedding never gets better. Do you know of any supplement or any other solution to this problem? Thank you!

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Hi and thanks for writing! Yes I can recommend a great product! My two beagles and whippet mix are all on it and they have beautiful coats with minimal shedding.

It is called DermCaps and you purchase it from your vet or pet store but the cheapest I have found it and this is where I get it is Omaha Vaccine. Their phone number is
800-367-4444. You can call and ask for a catalog and/or just order it over the phone. You can also shop online with them at www.omahavaccine.com. I also buy my flea product from them as it is HALF the price of anywhere else. I have used them for 7 years.

DermCaps are a superior product, innocuous and cannot cause any harm but have wonderful benefits. It takes about 4 months of daily dosing to get maximum results so you have to be willing to stick with it and be patient. There are other products out there that are somewhat similar but this is the cadillac of this kind of product.

I hope this is helpful. Also would you please be so kind as to go back to the site and rate me? Thanks and feel free to email me anytime directly with further questions.
Have4Paws
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I am happy to answer BEAGLE BREED SPECIFIC behavioral questions. Please DO NOT ask CRATE TRAINING OR MEDICAL questions! I am not a vet nor an expert in the use of crates.

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I currently have one beagle, a male age 5, an 12 month old Pit Bull, and a 8 year old min. poodle. I have had to let go of three of my dogs, 2 beagles and 1 whippet/rat terrier mix in the past 5 years, most recently my whippet mix. The two beagles lived to 15 and the whippet mix to 13.5, it has been hard to say goodbye to them. I have done rescue work on and off for years as well as fund-raising for the local animal shelter. I worked for a dog magazine in the past (Southern California Dog Magazine). Being a psychotherapist has encouraged me to do in depth studying of animal behavior as well. I have worked with many people to help curb undesirable behaviors in their dogs (or them!) or to form good behaviors. My life is devoted to and surrounded by my dogs........The picture you see here is Zeppelin but we also call him the "miracle dog". He was hit by a car April 2010 while out with the dog walker and had very serious injuries... 4 surgeries and $17,000 later my boy is whole again and back to loving life. He is so special to me and he weathered a lot of pain and trauma yet is still the sweet boy he always was! I also work to stop Breed Specific Legislation and help to get pit bulls adopted.

Organizations
HSUS, PETA, SPCA DONT SHOP...ADOPT!!

Publications
Dog Fancy

Education/Credentials
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in the state of CA and am also credentialed as a Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist

Awards and Honors
Honored by the Agoura Animal Shelter for my volunteer work.

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