Dandruff associated with stress is instantaneous..think of it like exam nerves! When Bramble competed in her first Novice Working Test (never again...) she hated it. I almost withdrew her half way. Her coat went from super shiny to dandruff in a couple of hours. I had decided to withdraw her when of the judges came over and offered some TTouch massage, it worked a treat and Bramble got 20/20 for the last test.
Oh, bless her and well done
fingers it has occurred to me. About that time I changed her onto Burns, she doesn't have any extra oil, but a supplement to help her gut health, and people are always commenting on her shiny coat.
I haven't really got much experience of this, Monty has a little dandruff occasionally but his coat is generally good. the only thing I would say is it's easy to rush in and change (add / remove) lots of things at once - maybe you could make a list of potential factors, take them to your vet and see what is worth trying first? I know it's difficult to be patient, but by applying one thing at a time , maybe keeping a diary of changes, you might get a result which takes a little longer, but you can be satisfied it's the most likely culprit?Thank you @Selina27 , Cassie's coat was gorgeous, shiny and soft the last time I saw her. I wonder about Molly's diet, if I've got too much 'varied' stuff, with raw in the morning and kibble in the evening. As @Beanwood has suggested, perhaps I should switch her onto 1 thing only.
It's difficult as she's always had allergy problems from the beginning - and before she came to us.
Also, different vets give differing advice, even from the same practice
If you are going to look purely at diet, I would tackle this the other way round. If we make the assumption that one of the varied proteins is causing a problem, we don't know which one is the culprit. A true exclusion diet is just that. You exclude all but one single protein from the diet. It does take a few weeks even longer to "clear" out the GI tract and settle down. At that point you can start adding proteins. If at any points symptoms return, then you have found your culprit, assuming it is a dietary issue.
I was thinking more broadly than diet, more the whole approach to this reaction - grooming, supplements, and food as a range of factors- and I completely agree with you if you start with diet you should go with one protein - I think what I was saying, is don't change the diet to just white fish, if you also add in a new dietary supplement at the same time, as you won't know which is making the difference
Yes, it must be. I didn't mean that Burns would be the answer for everyone and everything, just that her diet change must have affected the dandruff too, although I had other reasons for doing so. If that makes sense, gosh it can be difficult to explain sometimes!!!
