Needlework Tips

*One* washing and the old boy didn't know that part of the gloves had come from him. I can't recall the gloves shrinking!

Come to think of it I have never seen a dog or sheep shrink after they have been out in the rain. Maybe it is the laundry detergent that causes the shrinking.

Fred

nothing changes, nothing changes.Don't back stitch to email, just stitchit.

These Animals have Natural Lanolin on their hair=wool mirjam

The problem with that is that many people read through google etc. which has no killfiling abilities.

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HMMM -- now that you mention it, untreated cotton will shrink when washed in hot water just like wool but not near as much, I think. I wonder why that is? Whose our chemist her? I know someone who posts fairly regularly is a chemist mayven, maybe she could tell me. I'll have to start a new thread to make sure she see my question. Thanks for reminding me about the natural fibers shrinking. CiaoMeow >^;;^<

It's the agititation, mostly; hot water some. Detergent doesn't help, either. Warm water relaxes the wool fiber, removing some of the stretch that spinning and knitting/weaving put into the fiber; detergent raises the little barbs on wool fibers; and agitation makes the fibers lock together in the new smaller configuration.

jenn

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We've had "rent-a-dog" and his current diet makes him shed and with the change of seasons, it is frightening how much he's shedding.

That tool looks useful. As does the diet additive.

IF it were my dog, the first thing I'd be doing is adding tons meat to his diet along with a spoon of cod liver oil daily until his skin looked healthy again. And lots less kibble

Cheryl

If rent-a-dog is of the large variety and is eating mainly kibble, pour a tablespoon of plain old veggie oil over it. Does wonders for their coats, that was a recommendation given to us for our lab by a vet. He said kibble does not have much oil in it. Our lab certainly enjoyed the addition as well !

There are also additives like Linatone, and dry dog foods that are meant for enhancing coats, as well as for sensitive stomachs. Some dogs do better with lamb based kibble. We switch Puckster around a bit and have done some of the food meant to enhance coat, which has helped with the shedding season. He's pretty adaptable, so we rotate the food base (lamb vs fish vs chicken vs beef, etc) as we replace. Also, we feed less than the bag says - per the vet - and supplement him with some low-fat cottage cheese and steamed veggies. Go figure - he won't eat plain dry kibble unless he's either really, really hungry or we put a spoonful of some of the "pack leader" food in it. Now when we put kibble in his bowl - he looks at it, then follows us around the kitchen - herding - to one of the fridges - until out comes the cottage cheese container or his veggies, etc.

Good luck with the shedding. It's just not fun.

Ellice

I just might.

I have this week off from sitting. I'll do it the next visit

C

Apparently you should only give a dog a lamb based food as a last resort. Not because it is bad but because the lamb based food is used (if or when) a dog develops skin problems. It is claimed to be the silver bullet and if it is used daily it doesn't work as well.to clear up shin allergies. So I have been told by a vet.

I imagine it depends on the dog. There are some breeds for whom lamb base is better than beef base, according to our vet. We have close friends that had to shift their large girl over to lamb/rice food rather than beef as the vet felt it would be better for that breed and coat. But, the foods we're feeding aren't the ones with any by-product, and have a lot of other ingredients - veggies & rice.

Probably like anything else the system can develop a tolerance - just like taking antibiotics for every little thing, eventually they don't really work. We've seen other compounds in food for animals with sensitive skin or stomachs. Our vet is happy with the food we feed Puckster, and thought it fine that we rotate it a bit. I've never seen anything about that as a last resort, but believe you've been told that.

Ellice

And for Puff, the only thing that's good for his sensitive stomach is a chicken or turkey/rice based prescription diet. Anything beef based, even Hearttguard, a beef boullion kind of heartworm medicine, gives him a belly ache and he gets nauseous.

Go figure that out.

Lucille