Jigsaw Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 My girl over the past two months has been having small hairless spots appear. At first I thought they tied in with where the tag on her collar might rub on her chest. Her hair is naturally a little thin here anyway so I thought it wouldn't take much to rub it off. I did leave her collar off for a couple of weeks and it seemed to improve. However I have since put the collar back on and now noticed bare spots appear in places the tags could never rub enough to wear hair off. Most of the hairless spots are quite small, only a few mm x mm others are slightly larger. They don't appear to irritate her. She's not scratching at them. I will be taking her to the vets this week to get them to look at it. I have a photo I took from my phone, so not the best quality. She's almost 18 mths, fed mostly raw, Eagle Pack Holistic Chicken & Rice, sardines. Just trying to get an angle on it and find some questions I can fire at the vet before I go there. The photos make the area look very pink but this is not really the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eridor Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Could be a mite ie demodex. Just a thought though I am no vet nor pretend to be. Could be an allergy to something she is in contact with, could be a multitude of things. Jacq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Is the skin irritated? It could be just where her skin folds or the area that has the most pressure when she lays down. Similar to how babies rub the hair on the back of their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I could also be a fungal infection. You can get a fungal cream at the pharmacy for use on fungal infections like ringworm etc. and it is suitable to use on dogs as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Only a vet can diagnose the condition for sure. Just out of interest, does she get walked in harness or wear a dog coat.. looks like a real wear mark in some ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) Thanks everyone for replying. It is a bit of a mystery and I guess we'll only know when I take her to the vet! I just hope it's something very easy to fix. Poodlefan - no harness and she's only been wearing a dog coat at night for the last couple of weeks and spots were there before the coat! There is an indentation in her fur on her neck from where her collar sits (can be seen on photo) but no hair off there. Edited July 13, 2009 by Jigsaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 Just been to the vet. He did a scraping for demodetic mange which was negative. He has ruled out ringworm as there is no crust on the skin. He has at the moment ruled out thyroid or any other more nasty type things due to her age (18mths) and the fact that the hair loss is concentrated in one area at the moment. Vet said it could be an immune response to something that happened a few months ago. I did tell him that I thought it had worsened slightly since her bee sting two weeks ago (which entailed an emergency rush to vet). So at the moment rather than dose her up with drugs that may have no affect we are waiting to see whether any more symptoms arise in the next three weeks or it resolves itself and the hair regrows. It's been put down as a bit of a mystery at the moment as the skin is not inflammed nor is it itchy or scabby. Just motheaten!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 ringworm doesnt have to show a crust on the skin it can start with patches of hair loss you need a woods lamp to see it properly it looks a little wet is she maybe scratching herself or licking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 No it's dry. No scratching, well no more than I would consider normal! And no licking. Just to add the hair doesn't clump out either. Will be keeping an eye on it for the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Ringworm can take many forms, but that doesn't look like ringworm to me. It looks more like an allergy - the skin look quite pink underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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