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davidstrongarm Member Posts: 21 |
posted 03-12-2004 09:51 AM
my puppy started showing signs of bald patches on his neck and side and a little one on his knee. I am gonna treat it like demodex, should i give him a higher quality food and i also herd to use neem oil on the spots and this will kill the skin mites, have u herd of this?it starves them and is safe to use on animals, abreeder once told me to let it run its course and if it does not get worse it will clear it self up by a year old but after one month if it gets worse get treatment is this true. any info on demodex that any one knows please leave it here for me thank you IP: Logged |
MistressKela Member Posts: 275 |
posted 03-12-2004 12:00 PM
Demodex on my chihuahua did not look like bald patches. It looked like zits. Ringworm was crusty spots that left bald spots..... Speaking of skin problems. My chihuahua has had both...i just noticed one each ear there is a fat part...like maybe a bite or something but just is a fattened part of the ear all of a sudden. When he had ringworm it scabbed up right away but these arent scabbing up..they just look like little puffy spots on his ear that are hard,. Im gonna give him another ringworm bath this afternoon just in case. IP: Logged |
susan_cude@hotmail.com Member Posts: 813 |
posted 03-12-2004 12:32 PM
Hi, I found this, it may help. From your description I would not be looking for hormonal causes as the the bald patches as they are in the wrong place to be any of the main hormonal conditions that occur. If they have been checked to make certain they are not caused by Demodex Mites then I would not worry about any other treatment as with the history of trauma etc. one of the likely causes could be transitional alopecia which is thought to be stress related and you get baldness often in only small areas that will respond automatically at the next moult. Where you need worry is if the problem continues to get worse and is causing the dog distress. The other main cause that would cross my mind is the use of spot on flea control agents which can also lead to this problem in certain individuals due to a topical reaction to the flea control. This is not a common problem but would explain the location of the bald patches and would lead to spontaneous hair regrowth within three - six months of no further application of spot on treatments. It is usually the spirit in the flea control that causes the problem so it does not matter which product is used to cause problems. Spot on flea control especially frontline and advantage are by far the best way of controlling fleas for any pet that does not have allergies to the spirit that is in them. I hope this has shed a different light on the possible causes of your problem and has been of some use. Susan IP: Logged |
Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 03-12-2004 12:42 PM
What about allergies? Could it be that?
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susan_cude@hotmail.com Member Posts: 813 |
posted 03-12-2004 02:57 PM
Good question! Jamiya....I didn't even think of that! But come to think of it! Freebie's mom has really bad allergies and she has bald spots...Hmmmm... Susan IP: Logged |
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