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06-17-2007, 07:08 AM | #1 |
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| Hairless Yorkie? Did anyone ever hear of a Yorkie with little to no hair on back and ears but long golden hair on chest and belly? If so please tell me more because I think my dog is this. I adopted him so I don't know too much about his breed. |
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06-17-2007, 07:32 AM | #2 |
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| the only thing i can think of is it was a blue born yorkie.
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06-17-2007, 07:33 AM | #3 |
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| look up blue born. they can have serious medical issues. if you adopted her from a breeder, i would take her back asap
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06-17-2007, 07:52 AM | #4 |
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| I adopted him from a shelter and he is 5 years old and I had him for a year with no medical issues. He is just odd looking. I have attached a picture. Let me know what you think. |
06-17-2007, 08:18 AM | #5 |
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| Hmm, I've never seen that. Maybe he's mixed with a short haired breed?
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06-17-2007, 08:25 AM | #6 |
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| When you adopted him, did he have any hair on his back? Did it grow out at all? He could be a mix or maybe he just got the schnauzer cut. |
06-17-2007, 08:33 AM | #7 |
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| It could be a thyroid problem or some kind of skin condition.... I would take him to the vet and get a complete check up. Or it could just the way the shelter clipped his hair! |
06-17-2007, 08:39 AM | #8 |
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| He could be a yorkie mixed with chinese crested. He seems to have a little longer face and ears like a crestie but the color of a yorkie
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06-17-2007, 08:39 AM | #9 | |
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Also, I feed him Orijen and Nordic Natural Cod Liver oil once a day. He is also adopted and was in a shelter environment (home but with 13 other dogs). Your pup looks so sweet and congratulations.
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06-17-2007, 08:48 AM | #10 |
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| Thanks everyone for your feedback. I had him for a year so it's definitely not a hair cut. he has been to the vet but we only did blood work to test for heart worm so I will look into getting blood work to test his thyroid. I don't think it's mange since I have another dog and 3 cats and none of them have gotten mange. I always thought he was mixed with Chinese Crested but he's only 8lbs. and I know that they are much bigger. His temperament is definitely a Yorkie though. |
06-17-2007, 08:55 AM | #11 |
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| There are other conditions that can cause this. Hormone imbalance is one thyroid is another. Blood tests can determine if it is thyroid and a daily thyroid supplement medication can be given to correct the hair loss and health. If it is thyroid eventually heart can be affected. If it is hormonal, not much you can do but it wouldn't affect his health. |
06-17-2007, 08:58 AM | #12 |
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| Hi. I'm not sure what his situation was prior to you adopting him but I do know that some Yorkies that have come into rescue were so badly infested with fleas, bad nutrition etc. that they had loss of hair. Sometimes it can take years before the hair grows back as it should and sometimes it never does. Elaine |
06-17-2007, 08:59 AM | #13 |
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| All I know is that he's cute! He won my heart just from the photo, so I can see why you adopted him. I hope it's a mixed breed thing and not a health issue. What's his name?
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06-17-2007, 09:21 AM | #14 |
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| I too think he's a cutie...and I hope that he's healthy, just maybe not 100% Yorkie. But man, you just gotta love him!!!
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06-17-2007, 09:25 AM | #15 |
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| he is a cutie. he looks like a yorkie mixed w dashound (they have short hair), he has the long snout and long body. like i said, he is a cutie.
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