Patches of fur loss

[Calky32]

So in the last few days I have noticed that Autzen has a couple of patches on his rib cage where he is losing his fur. It isn't inflamed or red or itchy to him, it just seems to be losing the fur. And he is acting like his normal self, no change in mood or behavior. Nothing has changed recently in his diet and I give him salmon oil everyday so I'm confused as to what it could be. And I also give him frontline every month so I guess it could be a mite or tick thing like mange but it doesn't seem to bother him at all. He does seem to be shedding a little more than normal lately too and I'm not sure if it's anything tied together. If anyone has any ideas or insight on what it could be I would greatly appreciate any help. Thanks!

 

[Watson]

You should get him checked for mange

 

[ChanelnBrutus]

[MENTION=3895]Calky32[/MENTION] I agree with [MENTION=3872]Watson[/MENTION] You should have it looked at and checked b/c it could be something that needs to be taken care of right away! It also may just be nothing but to be on the safe side I would take him to the vet as soon as you can.... Others will be by soon as well to give you more advice and better info on this!!! Hope you get some answers!! Take care!

 

[ollieivy]

ivy has the very same thing. i have brought her to the vet and they are "not concerned" about it, and it is not mange (with ivy, anyway). my friend who has had animals forever says it is a reaction to the lepto vaccine that happens in some dogs. this is what her vet told her. could be that.

 

[mbuxx]

Sounds like could possibly be seasonal alopecia

 

[gunnyboy]

Gunny was loosing some hair right below his rib cage, vet said it was a bacteria infection, gave Gunny some clindamicyn took it right away in a few days.

 

[bulliemommi]

Sounds like could possibly be seasonal alopecia

I am wondering if this could be it too. I was just at the vet today with a hair loss concern (had been told yrs ago it was seasonal alopecia - the spots seemed like ringworm and he was rushed to the vet to be told that -it looks like circular spots with defined borders where the hair comes out in little tufts if you pull on it and leaves flaky, but normal skin underneath) because it just seemed more pronounced than before. They did the mite check/skin scrape and it was negative. Also, he does not have fleas so they ruled that out. They are doing an allergy panel and fungal one too, so I am waiting on those, but I was told to just keep using the yeast shampoos I use for him. The vet seemed to think it's allergy or possibly fungal related, though he doesn't seem itchy at all. My vet said depending on what they find out, they may teach me how to give him allergy shots.

I get really neurotic when there's something not right about my baby, so I hope you are able to get some answers soon! Good luck!

 

[Sherry]

take some pictures and post them on this thread, it is easier to tell what it is if we can compare from experience

 

[NigelsMom]

Karly had the same thing and I saw a pic under a thread for "Demodex Mange" and I took her to the vet and they did the skin scraping to check for mites and it came back negative. She was given antibiotics and I changed the food back to Holistic Select Salmon & Anchovy and she's looking fabulous now! I had changed them from Holistic Select to FROMM Beef Frittata and I think she was just allergic. She's much more sensitive than Nigel.

 

[2BullyMama]

Picture? Could be seasonal flank alopecia - very common in bullies

 

[lucy26]

Hi did you ever get to the bottom of this as i have a 17 week old bulldog Kevin with exactly the same symptoms and am wondering if i need to take him to the vets?

 

[BulldogManiac]

I'm curiuos about this too as my 20 week old puppy is having the same thing.

 

[BulldogManiac]

Hi did you ever get to the bottom of this as i have a 17 week old bulldog Kevin with exactly the same symptoms and am wondering if i need to take him to the vets?

I took my dog to the vet... patches of hair loss was a result of demodectic mange (mites).