What is causing the small patches of hair loss on my dog?
My dog has small patches of hair missing hair on her sides. It wasn’t too bad at first now I’m noticing more patches? She doesn’t seem to be itching and has not lost her apetitite. In fact she is still very active. There isn’t anything anything else wrong with her other than this.
She has puppies that are now 6 weeks old and one of them appears to have a small patch of hair missing from it’s head. The other two seem okay.
Can someone tell me what this could be?
I know that they should be taken to the vet but I don’t have the funds to do this right now.
It sounds like your dog has the same thing my dog has. I just got into the vet and it is one of 2 different skin mites. A likely cause is scabies which is pretty common, depending on where you live. it’s easy to treat but can be tough to diagnos because it can be hard to see them under a microscope, even for an experienced vet. we treated our dog with revolution and after 5-7 days will be able to tell whether or not it is in fact scabies. Scabies are contagious so you want address that right away, especially with the puppies at home. The other possible cause is demodectic mange. this is caused by skin mites that are normally found on dogs skin but have overmuliplied. My vet said that it can be slightly more common in labs (which my dog is). This is a much longer treatment process and from what I understand it is something you want to have overseen my a vet you trust since the typical protocol involves a medication that can be toxic to dogs. There is a test that can be done by scrapping the dogs cheek (inside) and sending off to a lab. from here it takes about 2 weeks to diagnos and can take about 8 weeks to treat. I would suggest that you start by taking your dog (and her new pup) to the vet to get a skin scraping first. That way the vet can take a look at it and advise you from there. I know you said funds were tight but if you can go soon you’ll save yourself more money in the long run. You could check into something like Care Credit which is like a credit card for your vet bills. you can apply right online (www.carecredit.com) and use it immeadiately. they even have interest free options if you pay your minimum on time. I would also check your local shelters and animal hospitals for any special discounts or reduced fee services they might offer. good luck, hope she and her puppies do well.
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