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04-10-2009, 06:48 PM | #1 |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | Need some advice about Baron's skin! Okay, I figured I'd start a new thread for a new problem. This is about Baron (http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...tion-help.html) His hair started falling out around his bum, and then a little on his back and the base of his ears. I took him to the vet, she said it was a fungal infection (since he'd been on antibiotics). I have been giving him baths with a sulfurated lime solution, but his hair is still falling out, slowly, but falling out. Since this problem started, he has had no skin irriation, no redness or sores of any kind. So, here are my questions: 1) Is the diagnosis right? My vet is out of town until May 1st, and I really don't want to take him to another vet unless I really need to. I was thinking it may be a nutrition problem since he was so sick for a while, but he has been eating well for a few weeks now (Royal Canin Mini Puppy 33). 2) If it is a fungal infection, how long until his hair stops falling out? I have been giving him bi-weekly sulfur baths for (I think) 2 weks now. Thanks in advance for any insight you guys can give me~!
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04-10-2009, 07:08 PM | #2 |
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| I am going thru the same thing. although it's not fungal it's allergies. SHe also got a staph infection from itching all the time. She is missing her hair on her back, and on the inside of both back legs, She looks just pittyfull. I was wondering when her hair was going to grow back too...... She got 2 shots and the itching has all but gone but her hair is so thin . How did your vet. determine it was fungal. I know this isn't helpful but I thought I'd let you know your not alone. <>< |
04-10-2009, 07:13 PM | #3 |
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| That's true, how did your vet diagnose Baron with a fungal infection, was a scraping or culture done?
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04-10-2009, 07:20 PM | #4 |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | No culture - I think since there was no irritation and he had recently been on antibiotics, she made an assumption. I can't really blame her, since I dropped in unannounced and she was completely swamped, but I also can't go back and have her do a culture until the first of next month.
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04-11-2009, 06:22 AM | #5 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | The only real way to treat properly is to grow out a fungal culture - which takes 10-14 days; could be ringworm -- if it is, you may want to do 6-8 wks of oral diflucan. I'd reallllly get a culture though, bc otherwise how do you know what you're doing is effective against whatever bug/fungus this is, ya know?
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04-11-2009, 11:01 AM | #6 |
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| That is what I was thinking too The did not rule out any other possible causes < DId not even do a skin scraping? I am not fond of guessing whe it comes to a pets health, especially a skin condition , there are so many possibilities. I no you don't want to go to a different vet however, a second opinion is wise in you dogs case. Baron is not getting any better. Take him to a vet for a second opinion.
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04-13-2009, 10:21 AM | #7 |
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| So, how is Baron doing?
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04-15-2009, 12:51 PM | #8 |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | Update Well, I took Baron to a different vet today since our vet is out of town. I explained to him the whole story, from weaning to now. Anyway, $150 later, haha, I have medicated shampoo for him and the vet did a scraping of his skin. There are no parasites, but he is going to do a fungal culture, which will take 2 weeks to come back. If that comes back negative, then we will move on to a skin biopsy. Basically, if it isn’t yeast or another fungus, then it could be something genetic. So, I’ll keep you posted. : ) Here are some pics of Baron. I can't remember which pones I uploaded last, biut these are the newest ones. Poor guy, he looks so bad, but I still think he's adorable! I'll also post one of what he USED to look like. You can tell the =difference the most on his face (his nose for sure).
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04-15-2009, 12:55 PM | #9 |
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| I hope its just something they can take care of. He is the cutest little guy. Love that face. |
04-15-2009, 01:43 PM | #10 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | So glad you're doing a fungal ! Hey, I found this great skin site yesterday (a local vet derm clinic here) - CLICK ON FAQs for diff. skin issues - WITH PICTURES. Maybe it'll help you idnentify something. Dermatology Clinic for Animals [click FAQs]
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04-15-2009, 06:49 PM | #11 |
Wee Winston Wiggles Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kewanee, Illinois
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| Oh Baron, you are still so dang cute...love this little guy. I'm happy to hear they did a scraping and will run a culture...at least then you will know if you're treating the right thing. Get well quick Baron...I'm rooting for you!!!
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04-16-2009, 05:53 AM | #12 | |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | Quote:
Here is another great link for common as well as rare causes of hair loss. I think it's a pretty exhaustive list. It is in a nice chart form with the name, description, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Causes of Hair Loss (Alopecia) in Dogs
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04-16-2009, 06:03 PM | #13 |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | Okay, and there is a new "symptom" that I forgot to mention - He has two nails (one on each back paw) that has turned white and broken off (basically, the nail is thin, white/clear and only covers the little bit of flesh that goes in to the nail). Has anyone seen anything like that before? It is "spreading". He had one that I noticed about 3 days ago, and I honestly couldn't remember if he had a white toenail or not, and since his hair is gone on his foot, I couldn't tell if he had a white patch on a toe, so, I thought I'd just make a note of it. Yesterday, he had another nail that is now white/clear, and I know for a fact that it was only one toe the other day. I can't seem to find anything online about it (and, BTW, I did mention it to the vet, but he didn't say anything about it).
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04-16-2009, 07:10 PM | #14 |
Wee Winston Wiggles Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kewanee, Illinois
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| Gosh, it sure sounds like a fungus...yes, it can spread to the nails. Poor little guy, is he still too small to take oral anti-fungal medications?
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04-17-2009, 05:38 AM | #15 | |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Quote:
As far as size, I did just have to do a regimen of oral Diflucan for Marcel - and he is only 3 lbs; we did have to call it in to a compounding pharmacy, but that's common for a lot of dog drugs.
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