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Originally Posted by mybruiser  I was reading a thread i found on google but when i made an account i lost it  but my yorkie is 13 weeks and 2lbs. He is completely healthy...perfect bill of health from the vet. but he keeps losing his hair!!  he has hair on his legs, tail, and neck/head...but his poor body and back is losing hair! it looks like he was shaved. it was starting from the belly up. it starting looking like he had a mohawk on his back but now it is getting smaller and smaller? no itching, no redness, no sores, no scabs, no flaky skin, no tenderness. when he went for his second round of shots my husband asked the vet and he said that it could either be he was shedding his puppy coat ??? or mange. i researched mange and there is many types but none seem to be it. is this normal? does their puppy hair fall out and come back in? thanks! |
Hi, that's definitely not normal. Yorkie puppies do not shed their puppy coat--the hair color changes from the root. Something is definitely wrong, and if your vet can't diagnose it, you might want to try another vet or find a veterinary dermatology specialist.