Loss of coat

[David]

Can anyone offer any advice on Pia's state. It is now almost 4 months after giving birth and her coat is so straggly still. She is full of energy, eats her food with gusto and is happy and contented in herself. How long is it usually (and unusually) for her to be out of coat after birth? The of thing is that she was fairly well coated at 2 months after. ???? [She has been wormed with Panacur twice since September.]

 

[ClantyreSheltie]

They drop the hair when the puppies are 8-12 weeks, and it stays gone for a long time. I figure when the puppies are like 8 months old, mom should be back in hair.

 

[David]

What a relief Thank you so much Rachel, I was really worried about what I was doing wrong to my little girl. Thank you for the reassurance.

 

[Lightplum]

yes it takes awhile!! Mias last litter her puppy had a one point more coat that her!! She looked like a smooth Collie

 

[Justicemom]

Yep she is nromal.

Diva had her puppies in Sept last year and she had a pretty good coat going by end of April early May. She looked just like Pia 6 months post puppies.

 

[OntarioSheltie]

I'm not a breeder so I can't say exactly. But I am close friends with the breeder we got Sadie and Ginny from so I can tell you that it took much more than 4 months for their Mom's coat to come back. Probably closer to 8 months or more, as Clantyre sheltie said.

 

[Chris]

Yes, that's normal! When I first met Layla's mother, she looked like a skinned rat. She went on to win a total of 100 BOBs!

 

[David]

Thanks everyone. Ignorance leads to unnecessary worry, thanks to you all I can rest easy now. Thanks