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Originally Posted by tryingcake  Thanks for the fast reply.
she is purebred. So nothing to think about there.
She had some health issues about a month ago and a full battery of tests were run. She was vomiting and throwing up several times a day. All tests came back negative, including parasites. They gave her an IV due to dehydration, put her on antibiotics, a very strict diet (boiled chicken mixed with a tiny bit of kibble) and Pepcid AC (1/4 of a pill) and that seemed to clear it up. She remained on this for 2 weeks. As soon as we took the boiled chicken away she went right back to being sick. We put her back on the diet, no more Pepcid and no antibiotics and she seems well, except for looking the hair.
I guess I'll take her back to the vet. The hair loss very well may be a connection.
I've also had Yorkies before and never had a shedding problem. So I knew this was not OK. |
I just wanted to point out that if she has been under extreme stress (as she naturally would have to be when sick as you've described) then she would lose more hair because of that. But you should also try to make sure that you are giving her all that her body requires nutritionally... Because just plain chicken by itself is not an adequate source of the nutrients, vitamins and minerals that she needs. You may want to consider adding some fruits and veggies, as well as a multivitamin to the chicken.
Just a thought! Hope that helps and good luck with your babies health and hair!!!
