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08-10-2006, 02:00 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Miami, FL
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| Help! Luna keeps biting/itching her skin...hair loss Hello everyone! I'm a bit concerned about Luna's hair. The reason why I am so concerned is because it seems to me that she is biting her hair off and/or it's coming off because she has been really itchy as of late. Below I posted some pictures so that you all can see it. I'm not sure what it can be but I was told it could be scabies? She does have a couple of brown spots here and there (the one in the picture is under her front leg). Sometimes she bites her legs so much that it starts to bleed. The most affected area as you can see from the pictures is her two hind legs. Her coat is also very very dry and has been taking forever to grow. She will be 2 years old on August 20th and her hair has not got any longer than it is now. We only gave her a puppy cut when she was a couple of months old, I don't understand if this is a skin condition or the result of an allergy...etc?? By the way, I am taking her to the vet tomorrow but I would like to research a bit before I go in so that I know where I'm standing. Have any of your yorkies ever had anything similiar? What types of treatment did you seek? etc. Thanks so much for your help! I'm just a bit worried...especially if it is scabies since it is contagious to humans...hmm.
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08-10-2006, 02:22 PM | #2 |
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| I really don't know. I am glad she is going to the vet, let us know what the vet says. Poor thing! |
08-10-2006, 02:52 PM | #3 |
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| my remmie is like that too!!!! any help would be greatly appreciated |
08-10-2006, 03:12 PM | #4 |
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| devoted to Lucy! Poor baby! I hope the vet can help. A friend of mine also has a yorkie and she had something similar behind her right front shoulder. Her mommy bought a baby's "onesie" and put it on her so she couldn't scratch and it healed fairly quickly. It hasn't happened again, but she keeps the "onesie" on hand. Hope your baby is better soon Kim and Lucy |
08-10-2006, 05:41 PM | #5 |
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| What do you feed her? It could be allergies. Your doctor can do a blood test for allergies to see if that's the problem.
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08-10-2006, 05:44 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Utah
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| I've seen an english bulldog with what they call hot spot that has the brown spot and when he would chew it it would bleed. |
08-10-2006, 06:25 PM | #7 |
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| It might be allergies. I'm dealing with this right now with my yorkie. I hope the vet can help you clear it up!
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08-10-2006, 06:27 PM | #8 |
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| I agree that it sounds like it might be allergies. If so, your vet should be able to tell if it's food or inhalent allergies. Either way, I'm glad she's seeing the vet! Let us know what you find out.
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08-10-2006, 07:54 PM | #9 |
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| Thank you to all!! I will be back tomorrow as soon as I can to inform you all of how it went.
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08-17-2006, 12:27 PM | #10 |
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| Allergies? What's the verdict?
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08-17-2006, 12:50 PM | #11 |
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| I would also like to know....what was the diagnosis for little miss Luna? Hope she is alright! |
08-17-2006, 04:24 PM | #12 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Miami, FL
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| hello all!! Well, I took Luna to the vet last Friday and found out that what luna has/had was a flea allergy! She was given a cortizone shot to soothe the itching and antibotics for 2 weeks. Needless to say, her hair is growing back already and it's only been a week since she began to take her antibotics! =) thank you all for your concerns.
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08-17-2006, 04:59 PM | #13 |
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| did she actually have fleas?, because i havent seen any on remie but he looks just like your furbaby did |
08-17-2006, 08:18 PM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Miami, FL
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| Luna has had a few fleas here and there but no more than two at a time...then again I don't know if that is consider a lot or a few fleas.
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08-18-2006, 04:04 AM | #15 |
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| hmmm...remmie doesnt have any fleas, so i am going to try and get him to the vet this morning before work and have him checked out |
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