Frontline, puppy and regular baths.

lemonade_lifestyle

Evening lovely people,
My little boy is 18 wks old and weighs approx 5kg.
Because he is so fluffy and white. we have to bath him weekly.
Looking at the frontline guidelines it says if you bath your pooch regularly you can apply the frontline more frequently I.E every 6wks rather then 2 monthly.
My question is- do you think this is reasonable or do I run risk of overdosing him eventually? The guidelines are vague.......
Thankyou in advance

chris_n_tj

You really shouldnt be bathing a puppy/dog that often. I have a white puppy he is 7 months old and he has had 3 baths to date. My puppy like the wet, snow and muck. I just let it dry then brush.

You are washing away the natural oils in his coat. x

Sorry i didnt mean to sound so abrupt x

lemonade_lifestyle

I have spoken to my vet about bathing and they had no problems with me washing him weekly?
Surely they would have said if I was doing wrong? I use shampoo from vets?

chris_n_tj

We were told not to give baths too regular thats all,x.

Your puppy sounds lovely, what breed is he if you dont mind me asking? Mine is a Bichon Frise and he is teething at the moment, poor boy has a sore mouth. x

moggymutt

The simple answer is to ask your vet, particularly since he is the one that you are getting the shampoo from.

lemonade_lifestyle

Thanks I appreciate all comments xx
He is a cavalier cross bichon! My beautiful teddy bear

chris_n_tj

lemonade_lifestyle wrote: »

Thanks I appreciate all comments xx
He is a cavalier cross bichon! My beautiful teddy bear

AW lovely, the Bichon in him I guess makes him strong willed then lol.

They have got a lovely coat. I am dreading the change from puppy to adult coat, its my worse nigthmare to be honest. Any pic's? x

Kinski

I'm another one with a Bichon, I try not to bath Ellie any more than once a month, she's smaller than the average Bichon and is closer to the ground so gets really mucky. In washing your wee one that much your in danger of stripping the natural oils from his coat. You would be better asking a groomer how often to wash your dog and not a vet.
I'm another one that would love to see pictures of your boy

lemonade_lifestyle

Any clues how to upload a picture please?