Hey guys,

Orion (1 yr) has been blowing his coat like a normal husky for the past month or two, but it has always been clumpy, soft undercoat fur. Over the past couple days, I've noticed he is now shedding a lot of his guard hairs. Is this normal, or should I be concerned? He has a vet appointment tomorrow for an unrelated issue (check up before the big snip ) so I will ask the vet tomorrow, just wanted to see what you guys thought on here.

Thanks!

My sibe sheds his guard hairs once a year, usually in July and it lasts about 2 weeks. I don't know about others but mine does, and it does not coincide with blowing coat either.

Neither of mine have ever shed guard hairs.

Kale did on his rump for about a week last month.

Neither of my huskies ever shed more than a couple guard hairs at a time. I think I would ask about it just to make sure everything's okay. Many vets who are not familiar with "all things husky" may not really know the answer, though...

Hmmmm, interesting. Thanks for the replies. I will definitely inquire about it tomorrow. Hopefully this vet knows their huskies!

>.< what are guard hairs?
Iv never even heard of the term.

Guard hairs are the outer, coarser hair. They are usually pin straight. Undercoat fur is softer, usually not perfectly straight, and can come out in clumps.

Luna sheds her guard hairs and then I tickle her nose with them to make her sneeze! hahaha I'm evil!

artoaky wrote:

Luna sheds her guard hairs and then I tickle her nose with them to make her sneeze! hahaha I'm evil!

That totally made my morning!

Well the vet didn't seem too concerned about it. Says he is a healthy husky. He weighed in at 58 pounds, and he still has a lot of filling in to do!