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dwerten · 03-31-2010, 08:04 AM

the first pic is of dee dee last march and the second pic is of her this march look at the bridge of her nose is this what you are referring to? you can see she has lost hair on nose from last year

Ellie May · 03-31-2010, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by dwerten

the first pic is of dee dee last march and the second pic is of her this march look at the bridge of her nose is this what you are referring to? you can see she has lost hair on nose from last year

Yes, but worse.
I'll post pics in a few minutes.

dwerten · 03-31-2010, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Ellie May

Yes, but worse.
I'll post pics in a few minutes.

ok please do

if you are home cooking and want to make sure not a vitamin deficient there is a vitamin panel they can do and i believe it is done at michigan state

TLC · 03-31-2010, 08:42 AM

I am gonna take pics of TJs nose tonight too! His hair loss is ontop and on the sides, he also has hair loss on his chin, and I noticed that around his eyes is sorta thinning...I worry about the loss of pigmentation

I will try to get photos of that too...Since his paw pads remained skin color though, I wonder if it is part of his genes or something...

Ellie May · 03-31-2010, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dwerten

ok please do

if you are home cooking and want to make sure not a vitamin deficient there is a vitamin panel they can do and i believe it is done at michigan state

We probably should do that.
We are a bit confused b/c it seems that it would take longer than a month for things to go crazy from an unbalanced diet...

Ellie May · 03-31-2010, 08:52 AM

Pictures

Ellie May · 03-31-2010, 08:55 AM

And more

TLC · 03-31-2010, 08:56 AM

Is there any fuzz hair there at all???

Ellie May · 03-31-2010, 08:57 AM

And one more

Ellie May · 03-31-2010, 08:59 AM

Pic one shows how shiny the area is.
Pics 2 and 3 show about where it stops (where my thumb is). The area under my thumb there is likely thinning too though.
The last pic in the last post shows how wide the area is.
My thumb is a better marker than my index finger there.
the area widens closer to the tip.

Ellie May · 03-31-2010, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TLC

Is there any fuzz hair there at all???

Nope

Her nose is literally balding...not just thnning.

dwerten · 03-31-2010, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ellie May

We probably should do that.
We are a bit confused b/c it seems that it would take longer than a month for things to go crazy from an unbalanced diet...

not necessarily but could be low even if on balanced diet due to the body - i checked into it as have read dogs with allergies and hairloss can be low on zinc and was curious if dd is low on it as well with her significant hair loss so i see jean soon for blood work so may do that as well as she does not over charge on blood work.

dwerten · 03-31-2010, 09:05 AM

yeah she is further along than dd and the skin is blackening and noticed dd is black there too so i was thinking fungal as well - i asked derm about fungal infection for dd down when she was rubbing her vulva and she said it is very rare a dog to get yeast infections in bladder - but i go tomorrow for her recheck so i will ask her about the nose as well to see what her thoughts were. I am glad you posted this as this was another concern of mine as i have noticed it has gotten worse in last six months as i look at pics and then look at her now and i see a difference so it bums me out

before doing the biopsy i would on the next blood draw do the vitamin panel and see if she is low on zinc - I think the vitamin b more has to do with pigmentation than hair loss

TLC · 03-31-2010, 09:08 AM

I think that's NOT old age

...something funky is going on...

With TJ it is almost at 1/2 inch from the brown line going back on the top and the sides, but he has little fuzz hairs and than at the 1/2 inch line, the hair is normal, thick and long.

I have the Malaseb Shampoo Chlorhexidine 2% and I think I will start to use that on his nose...

Maybe you should do the Vitamin and Mineral Tests at U of M

dwerten · 03-31-2010, 09:08 AM

just found this - very interesting since dd is on a SOY diet ughhhhh as i knew i read something about zinc and soy issues

Zinc-responsive Dermatosis in Dogs

03-31-2010, 08:42 AM	#19
TLC Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island Posts: 7,247	I am gonna take pics of TJs nose tonight too! His hair loss is ontop and on the sides, he also has hair loss on his chin, and I noticed that around his eyes is sorta thinning...I worry about the loss of pigmentation I will try to get photos of that too...Since his paw pads remained skin color though, I wonder if it is part of his genes or something... __________________ Adopt Donate Foster www.yorkie911rescue.com

03-31-2010, 08:56 AM	#23
TLC Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island Posts: 7,247	Is there any fuzz hair there at all??? __________________ Adopt Donate Foster www.yorkie911rescue.com

03-31-2010, 08:59 AM	#25
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Pic one shows how shiny the area is. Pics 2 and 3 show about where it stops (where my thumb is). The area under my thumb there is likely thinning too though. The last pic in the last post shows how wide the area is. My thumb is a better marker than my index finger there. the area widens closer to the tip. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

03-31-2010, 09:08 AM	#29
TLC Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island Posts: 7,247	I think that's NOT old age ...something funky is going on... With TJ it is almost at 1/2 inch from the brown line going back on the top and the sides, but he has little fuzz hairs and than at the 1/2 inch line, the hair is normal, thick and long. I have the Malaseb Shampoo Chlorhexidine 2% and I think I will start to use that on his nose... Maybe you should do the Vitamin and Mineral Tests at U of M __________________ Adopt Donate Foster www.yorkie911rescue.com

03-31-2010, 09:05 AM	#28
dwerten BANNED! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 11,073	yeah she is further along than dd and the skin is blackening and noticed dd is black there too so i was thinking fungal as well - i asked derm about fungal infection for dd down when she was rubbing her vulva and she said it is very rare a dog to get yeast infections in bladder - but i go tomorrow for her recheck so i will ask her about the nose as well to see what her thoughts were. I am glad you posted this as this was another concern of mine as i have noticed it has gotten worse in last six months as i look at pics and then look at her now and i see a difference so it bums me out before doing the biopsy i would on the next blood draw do the vitamin panel and see if she is low on zinc - I think the vitamin b more has to do with pigmentation than hair loss