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dog has dry flakey skin.

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My neighbours dog loves me and he's got dry flakey skin and it doesn't itch. He's really old I think he's about 13 or 14 in human years. The owners have never taken him to the vets about it so we did and paid the bill for them then the owner came and told us he was going to the pub to spend his money on beer(as he always does) after we just paid his vet bill. Anyway we gave him the special shampoo that the vet had given us but he doesnt really keep his promise about washing him twice a week, and the water dish they give him is left out and the water gets green and mucky and they have water features outside that are green and scummy and they let the dog drink out of them and one water feature is soo scummy it bubbles and a pot they have is full of water and the water is so dirty its an orange colour and I think it might be that why he has flakey skin cause it might be a fungal infection. I brush him every time I see him and its has got a little bit better but they don't brush him at all. Before, they fed him twice a day but because they dont want to waste money they have cut it to once a day and they always complain about paying for things for him and we have to buy him all the toys and their kids rip them apart and blame the dog. The family is a bit slow and ignorant so its hard to say anything to them about it, soo any ideas what I could do with or without telling them? btw the dog is a cocker spaniel if that helps