posted 01-26-2004 07:45 PM         

I have two pom puppies just over 4 months.

Both vibrant, healthy, beautiful.

One is about 5 lbs, the other about 2 lbs. The smaller one, we've noticed, has thinning hair behind his ears and on his chest.

Is this the normal loss of his puppy coat?

He seems too young for the pomeranian black skin/hair loss condition, and there is no dark skin, and it isn't starting on his hind legs as this condition normally starts.

Has anyone had a pomeranian puppy go through hair thinning at 4 months?

Could this be a vaccine reaction, he had his third parvo/distempter/etc. shot about 1-2 wks ago (can't recall exactly which day)?

posted 01-27-2004 06:24 AM         

his chest reminds me more of a maltese look, where the hair is long and waves one way or the other and doesn't have the thick undercoat, so that's why i can see the pink of his skin.

i honestly don't remember if it was always that way, or is just more noticeable now that he's bigger (2 lbs) vs 15 oz when I got him.