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NYR99 Newborn
Join date : 2011-10-08
| Subject: Shedding Guard Hairs Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:58 pm | |
| 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! |
| | | Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm
Join date : 2009-06-23 Location : Huntsville, AL
| Subject: Re: Shedding Guard Hairs Sun Jun 17, 2012 3:59 pm | |
| 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. _________________ |
| | | Heather! Senior
Join date : 2012-05-13 Location : Colorado Springs, CO
| Subject: Re: Shedding Guard Hairs Sun Jun 17, 2012 4:45 pm | |
| Neither of mine have ever shed guard hairs. |
| | | hypers987 Senior
Join date : 2011-08-25 Location : Santa Cruz, California
| Subject: Re: Shedding Guard Hairs Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:07 pm | |
| Kale did on his rump for about a week last month. |
| | | SabakaMom Senior
Join date : 2011-02-10 Location : Virginia
| Subject: Re: Shedding Guard Hairs Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:33 pm | |
| 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... |
| | | NYR99 Newborn
Join date : 2011-10-08
| Subject: Re: Shedding Guard Hairs Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:22 pm | |
| Hmmmm, interesting. Thanks for the replies. I will definitely inquire about it tomorrow. Hopefully this vet knows their huskies! |
| | | pandactivity Teenager
Join date : 2012-06-14 Location : Running springs, California
| Subject: Re: Shedding Guard Hairs Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:01 am | |
| >.< what are guard hairs? Iv never even heard of the term. |
| | | NYR99 Newborn
Join date : 2011-10-08
| Subject: Re: Shedding Guard Hairs Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:57 am | |
| 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. |
| | | artoaky Teenager
Join date : 2012-02-15 Location : Long Island, NY
| Subject: Re: Shedding Guard Hairs Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:50 am | |
| Luna sheds her guard hairs and then I tickle her nose with them to make her sneeze! hahaha I'm evil! |
| | | hypers987 Senior
Join date : 2011-08-25 Location : Santa Cruz, California
| Subject: Re: Shedding Guard Hairs Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:49 am | |
| - 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! |
| | | NYR99 Newborn
Join date : 2011-10-08
| Subject: Re: Shedding Guard Hairs Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:05 pm | |
| 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! |
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