Hi! Hoping someone can help. My Frenchie puppy looks like he has a bald spot forming on the top of his head. The rest of his coat looks patchy and feels coarse. The breeder said a coarse coat is normal for Sables, but overall it looks very thin. The thinning/patchiness is only on his head & body.. coat on his legs looks normal and dense. In the sun it looks like his bare skin is showing.
His coat from weeks 1-6 was normal but began to look thin by 7 weeks. Breeder was feeding him Purina Pro Plan puppy lamb & rice and I've kept him on that for the past 9 days. He'll be 10 weeks old this Tuesday. Going to transition to Farmina Lamb & Ancient grains (oats & spelt). I've started giving him freeze-dried duck toppers with his kibble (from small batch dog food), freeze-dried lamb treats (from sojos), a skin/coat multi vitamin (from natural dog company) and looking into coconut oil on top of his food too.
Is this food related or puppy stage? Attached photos of him being held are from 2 & 6 weeks.. the rest are between 9-10 weeks.
Advice and guidance is appreciated! I love the little guy so much already.
His coat from weeks 1-6 was normal but began to look thin by 7 weeks. Breeder was feeding him Purina Pro Plan puppy lamb & rice and I've kept him on that for the past 9 days. He'll be 10 weeks old this Tuesday. Going to transition to Farmina Lamb & Ancient grains (oats & spelt). I've started giving him freeze-dried duck toppers with his kibble (from small batch dog food), freeze-dried lamb treats (from sojos), a skin/coat multi vitamin (from natural dog company) and looking into coconut oil on top of his food too.
Is this food related or puppy stage? Attached photos of him being held are from 2 & 6 weeks.. the rest are between 9-10 weeks.
Advice and guidance is appreciated! I love the little guy so much already.
