Best cheap coat supplement for rescue Lurcher

A moth-eaten coat on a rescue Lurcher is really common — these dogs often arrive having lived on poor-quality food, or food that was inconsistent at best. Skin and coat issues usually fall into two categories: dietary deficiency or an underlying skin condition. Supplements genuinely help with the first one, but if there's something else going on — mange, ringworm, allergies — no supplement will fix it. Before we go further: what are you currently feeding her, and what exactly are you seeing — patchy bare patches, dullness, dry flaky skin, or a combination? And how long have you had her?

That's actually a really positive picture. The vet sign-off matters — it means you can be fairly confident this is nutritional rather than a skin condition. Skinners Field and Trial is a decent working-dog food but it's not particularly high in omega fatty acids, which is exactly what drives coat quality. Six weeks in, her body is probably just starting to recover, and this is where a targeted supplement will actually make a visible difference. What's your monthly budget for the supplement — roughly?

Completely reasonable. My recommendation is YuMOVE Skin & Coat CARE — the standard version, not the ITCHING one since she's not scratching. It comes in a 300-tablet tub on Amazon UK for around £18-20, which at the recommended dose for a Lurcher (roughly 25-30kg) lasts about six to eight weeks. That puts you well under £15 a month. It's built around omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids with added biotin and zinc — exactly the combination that addresses the dull, thin, patchy coat you're describing from nutritional deficit. It's one of the few budget-friendly supplements with decent independent evidence behind it rather than just marketing claims. I'd give it a full eight weeks before judging results — coat regrowth is slow, but you should see improved shine within three to four weeks.

The supplement will cover the omega gap, so you don't need to change food right now. Skinners is a complete diet and will give her the protein and calories she needs to rebuild. If her budget allows down the line, moving to a food with a higher named-meat content would support coat quality long-term — but that's not urgent, and the supplement will do the heavy lifting while you find your feet with her. Stick with what you've got, add the YuMOVE, and check back in eight weeks. You should see a noticeably fuller, shinier coat by then.

You're doing exactly the right thing by her — a vet check first, a stable diet, and now filling the nutritional gaps. Lurchers can have genuinely beautiful coats once they're properly nourished. Good luck with her.