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01-19-2010, 06:18 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cave City, KY
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| Vegas has no hair on his ears! Help He is 4 years old and we just recently got him! He seems to be healthy and eats well except one thing he has no hair on the bottoms of his ears. The tips have hair and he doesn't have any other bald spots. Has anyone ever seen this before? |
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01-19-2010, 06:32 PM | #2 |
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| some one may come along and correct me but I believe you can put teatree oil on them, you rub it in really good then give him a bath and wash it off.. I believe it may be called Leather ear! http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ather-ear.html
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01-19-2010, 06:44 PM | #3 |
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| Thanks! Where can I find tea tree oil at? |
01-19-2010, 06:51 PM | #4 |
My little Shadow Donating YT Member | Pls read! Tea Tree Oil Toxic http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...dogs-cats.html
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01-19-2010, 06:52 PM | #5 |
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01-19-2010, 06:52 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | In the second picture it does look like leather ear. I think I've heard of it being treated with anti-fungal creams? From "shooter dog" Alex's Yorkie Care Frequently Asked Questions. Page 3. At the first sign of black around the edges of the ear, wipe the ear with "dog-o-dontic pads" dipped in alcohol. Bathe in Betadine or Plexadine Shampoo, paying particular attention to the ears, end of tail, and hocks. Use Ear Guard by Gerard Pellham regularly in the ears and cover the ears, hocks, and end of tail with a thin coating of Lotrimin 1%....no other kind of Lotrimin...just Lotrimin 1%, every day until the problem is solved! You will notice the ear begin to get very dry. Stop using the Lotrimin 1% if the ears get too dry! Another product which I have recently used for this problem is #l All Systems Tea Tree Oil and I'm happy to say that it works! This stuff is also really good to spray on "wrappers" as it is not too tasty! Softer coated dogs never seem to have a problem with this but the silky coated dog with a lower skin temperature seems to have a problem when colder weather and high humidity prevail. Keep the dogs warmer and wash them at least once a week using Betadine or Iodine shampoo in those areas which are susceptible. You will be in control if you follow these instructions. It is also a good idea to have your veterinarian do a thyroid function test on dogs with these symptoms because some dogs with this problem also have a low thyroid function and medication may help the situation and keep the dog from becoming sterile and the bitch from having unusually small litters.
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01-19-2010, 07:21 PM | #7 |
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| i use tea tree oil for my hair. they sell it at Sally's. Generic Value Products - GVP Tea Tree Oil Treatment
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01-19-2010, 07:48 PM | #8 |
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| Is he a rescue pup? Do you know his history? My foster pup that recently passed away did not have hair on his ears when I first brought him home. He had little tuffs of hair on the ends and if I pulled on it they would come out. I used an anti-fungal cream on his ears and after a few months the hair did grow back. Before he passed away his last 2 groomings they actually needed to trim the hair on his ears. I do believe it is leather ear like previously mentioned above.
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01-20-2010, 01:52 PM | #11 |
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| i use raw organic coconut oil as topical skin for hot spots and it is a natural antifungal and anti-bacterial so i would use that on the ears and see how it works |
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