Nutritional supplements are an important part of the medical therapy in treating many conditions .
One of the most common of these is skin and coat disorders. Supplements often prevent or greatly decrease the use of potentially harmful drugs such as steroids. Or they lessen , even eleminate , the need for messy baths, rinses or dips. Regardless of the cause of the dryness, fatty acids supplements are preferred. A dog's skin is affected by many disorders that tend to decrease the production of natural oils from the skin glands.