Will dog hair loss be caused by dog food?

Pet 7:53am, 10 August 2025 111

Most dogs experience hair loss all year round, but the level of hair loss is different. Seasonal changes, poor diet combination, parasitic skin diseases, unscientific bathing, etc. are all harmful to it. Although dog food is not immediately related, if the salt content in dog food is not managed in compliance with the regulations or contains some ingredients that can cause the dog's skin allergies, it may also harm the dog's hair loss. Pet owners should look for the fundamental cause of the dog's hair loss and use appropriate countermeasures to deal with its hair loss problem.

1. All normal hair changes

Dogs will suffer from physical student growth and seasonal changes, such as pathological hair changes and periodic hair changes, so as to restore fetal hair and old hairs to maintain the skin and integrate temperature. It is the normal basal metabolic condition. During the hair replacement period, the pet owner should organize more hair to help it reduce fur deposits, and immediately clean and remove hair loss, and take relative nutritional supplements to allow the dog to bask in the sun more. After the hair replacement period, the hair loss will soon improve.

2. Poor dietary matching

The ingredients that are usually fed to dogs are too salty or have a single dietary combination for a long time will cause the dog to have poor physical and mental health. Too high salt intake will aggravate its kidney function. The imbalance between single nutrition and diet will immediately make it lack nutrition and the worse the physical fitness, which is likely to cause it to shed a lot.

Pet owners should pay attention to light foods for dogs, choose some low-salt oil and relatively balanced green ecological grains or natural grains as regular meals, and let the dogs consume some foods that are beneficial to the health of the skin and hair, such as chicken breast, sakya, beef and mutton, egg yolk, vegetables and fruits, etc. When feeding, you can add some quick-lived pet hair to help it fill the nutrients needed for hair growth and development, and care for the physical and mental health of the hair to reduce hair loss.

3. Parasites or skin diseases

Parasites, lice, fleas and other parasites invade the dog's skin or are infected with germs or bacteria. Skin diseases such as eczema and soriasis also cause the dog to lose hair. Dogs often mainly show itchy and scratching postures, and their mentality will be less stable.

Pet owners should pay attention to taking their dogs to the outpatient clinic of the pet hospital for skin examination. If it is caused by parasites, they should pay attention to deworming the dog internally and externally on time. If it is for some skin diseases, they can ask the pet doctor to apply suitable external medicines or take a bath on time to carry out treatment. They can cooperate with each other with antibacterial solution to help keep the dog's skin clean and hygienic.

4. Bath pools are not good

Some pet owners use people's shower gel, laundry detergent and other toiletries to bathe their dogs, and take too often. Doing so will cause damage to the dog's skin and hair, and it will also cause it to shed hair. Therefore, you should pay attention to the frequency of bathing your dog. You do not need to use non-pet-specific shower gel to clean it. You should immediately dry it after washing and maintain the dry and hygienic environment of the dog's skin and hair.