Hi all
I have a 20 week old westie and he is starting to itch a lot. On closer inspection his skin looks quite dry looking. I know westies are prone to dry skin so was wondering if anyone has any good advice what i can give to him to help his dry skin.I read somewhere that primrose oil is good i was wondering if there was anything better on the market.

what food are you feeding him? as this can sometimes play a big part in a dogs skin/coat condition

try this? Dorwest Herbs Ltd - Herbal Medicines and Dietary Supplements Since 1948 mite give u some idea

What food are you feeding?

Try putting some cod liver oil in his dinners... and james wellbeloved is hypo allergenic so maybe you should switch to a similar brand?

thanks for the replies so far we feed him wainwrights puppy and he likes veg carrots are his favourite and he likes pieces of fruit.

Yeh i do like wainwrights. You can get cod liver oil tablets (although my dogs will only eat them if they are covered in peanut butter) they really improve their coat quickly.
If not your vets can get some antibacterial, antifungal shampoo which will really help

Can i give him the ones you can buy from holland & barrett or do they have to be proper dog ones from say pets at home

mine come from hollant and barrett

i had a westie that suffered with skin complaints,we got a shampoo from the vets called malsab and we used to massage it into his skin when bathing him and also took it to the groomer when he was getting clipped it really worked with him