Getting bald spots
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| Glad to hear that the enbolisms are dissolving without any problems. Is Max walking again?
Abbi has severe reactions to all of the vaccinations. One year she lost all of the hair on her back leg from the dew claw to the hock (where it arches up). The vet had just given her shots and we had switched her food, but just in case the vet took skin scrapings to make sure it wasn't mites. He said it could be allergies, a drug reaction, or a fungus and gave us dermalog cream to put on her leg for a couple of weeks. The hair started growing back soon afterwards(about 3 weeks later) and we never figured out what had caused the problem. It grew back Black instead of silver and has lightenned up with time. Dermalog is a mixture of cortisone, an antibiotic, and someone told me it has a fugacide in it. I am not sure, but since Max was on steroids he doesn't need any more cortisone. Maybe you should wait a bit, unless it doesn't stop at some point, and see if it is just a reaction. If it is a reaction, time will heal it as well as anything. Just keep him from licking it and causing a hot spot. Bandage it or put apple bitter spray around the area or something so he doesn't try nursing it himself. You wouldn't want him to start over grooming himself as it gets to be a bad habit that leads to hot spots and hair balls. |
My Jakie is a beautiful sheepie. I brought home a fuzzball that was 4 months old. He had been in a kennel most all of his young life. He was afraid and very shy but nonaggressive. Now, Jake has had some difficulties and yes, hair loss is one of them. He has a condition that causes him to be mostly hairless, but to me, he is the most beautiful sheepie. He is not ill because of this nor is he suffering. When he itches (which he does sometimes), he is cooled with an oatmeal bath, seabreaze rub, or if all else fails, a benadryl once a day for a couple of days. I know the shock of a hairless sheepie, but I love my sheepie as if he were a show dog  Jake also takes Vit C (chewables) everyday and joint maintence vitamins for his hip. Not long ago, it was suggested we put him down as he could not bear weight in the rear, but now, he is walking again and he is happy and no pain. All he takes is those vitamins and his heartgard. |
| Put sulfidine on them. |
| Shelley-
Have Max tested for hypothyroidism, it's a simple T-4 test. luke and Rosco both have it and they will be on L-thyroxin 2xday for the rest of their lives. Holly |
| Just for those who come across this... Shelley's post is an old one.... from December 2003...... |
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