Hair Loss

[Beabble]

Originally Posted by Yorkie Luv of 3

well, as for Maggy Mae's size,, i had my Cricket spayed after she was a yr old,, she still was less than 3 pounds,, but knowing she was too tiny,, to risk a breeding,,also each heat cycle they come in greatly increases their chances of mammary cancers,, i had her spayed,,i personally DO recommended Laser surgery,, which i did on Cricket but did normal surgery with Daisy and i so regretted it for a few days,, as she had pain Cricket never had,, but also, she was coming into heat,, but yes,, i've read long and hard and researched after getting the Demodex confirmed,, and it doesnt come from poor conditions,, it is present in every dog just comes out in some with immunity problems,, which Daisy had when we got her,, she had NO bacteria, ,no good OR bad,, none,, took us a while,, but she is all gold healthy as a horse and half the size of some,lol, (shes our TeaPot at 9.5 lbs),,,so too big to breed anyway,, but she is a real lover,, and we love her!! she is currently doing very well,, the mange is totally gone ,, she never really lost hair,, i cut it really really short at the site to let air to it and put the ointment on,, but her hair is back to normal now,, but for the coloration of the site is different than the rest of her,, so where she used to have a blond spot,, she now has a black spot,, ,, if there are any concerns or questions i possibly could help you with, ,i'll be happy to,, feel free to PM me if you wish,, best of luck to ya!

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it. If I have any questions I'll be sure and send ya a PM, I've written your YT screen name down so I can hunt ya down if need be as I'm just terrible at remembering names. Oh I'm sure a pup from clean places can get it as well (from what I've read), it's just that the conditions Maggy May came from attributed so much to all the problems she's had so far and had the lady actually took care of all the animals she had, she'd have KNOWN her dogs were sick and needed treatment. But, sadly that wasn't the case and now Maggy May has had to go through so much because of her ignorance.

[Yorkie Luv of 3]

Originally Posted by Beabble

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it. If I have any questions I'll be sure and send ya a PM, I've written your YT screen name down so I can hunt ya down if need be as I'm just terrible at remembering names. Oh I'm sure a pup from clean places can get it as well (from what I've read), it's just that the conditions Maggy May came from attributed so much to all the problems she's had so far and had the lady actually took care of all the animals she had, she'd have KNOWN her dogs were sick and needed treatment. But, sadly that wasn't the case and now Maggy May has had to go through so much because of her ignorance.

All the Best,,, Wished for Maggy May!!!!

[mizzwanned]

oh no. I fear this mange you guys are talking about London may have. I made a thread like 2 days ago about it cause i notice her hair looks thin, not bald but just not the same idk her hair has always been thin to begin with but now it just looks thinner. She also has scabs in like 2 spots, very little but it's there. I thought it was just cause of food but now im scared it may be this

[Yorkie Luv of 3]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

oh no. I fear this mange you guys are talking about London may have. I made a thread like 2 days ago about it cause i notice her hair looks thin, not bald but just not the same idk her hair has always been thin to begin with but now it just looks thinner. She also has scabs in like 2 spots, very little but it's there. I thought it was just cause of food but now im scared it may be this

there is lots of information on Demodectic Mange online,, in all types of places,, just Google it ,and judge for yourself,and if you suspect,, as your Vet to do a skin scrape to see what the problem is,, my vet NEVER in million years suspected this diagnosis,, but the sooner you catch this,, the better,, Best of Luck!!

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by Yorkie Luv of 3

there is lots of information on Demodectic Mange online,, in all types of places,, just Google it ,and judge for yourself,and if you suspect,, as your Vet to do a skin scrape to see what the problem is,, my vet NEVER in million years suspected this diagnosis,, but the sooner you catch this,, the better,, Best of Luck!!

thnx! i looked on google and it doesn't look like she has mange, she only has like 1 or 2 spots that look scaby, but you have to really examine her to tell. I am always looking at their skin to make sure they are fine thats why i noticed it but hopefully its nothing. Im still gonna take her to the vet so they can check

[Yorkie Luv of 3]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

thnx! i looked on google and it doesn't look like she has mange, she only has like 1 or 2 spots that look scaby, but you have to really examine her to tell. I am always looking at their skin to make sure they are fine thats why i noticed it but hopefully its nothing. Im still gonna take her to the vet so they can check

Good!! I certainly hope your right there our vets thought for 17 months that Daisy's was contact rash,,or hot spot,, as hers is not typical, ,was a tiny tiny place on her back when we brought her home at 10 weeks,, it went away,, came back ,went away, ,came back, ,over and over for months and months,, then back in October,, it got big as a quarter,, then grew larger and larger,, vets still thought Contact Rash,, still right up until I ASKED him to test it somehow,, he said he could do a skin scrape,, see if he could see anything,, parasite or bacteria,, but he still really thought contact rash,, he came back within minutes,, SO apologetic,, as he said "Never in a thousand years would I have thought this,, but Pam,, Daisy has Demodectic mange!" heres looked nothing like the typical you see,, not in the general places on her body,, she only had the one spot,, but it got so much larger so quickly,, (6 weeks),,just wish we'd discovered what it was before it got so big,, still she didnt loose hair like most do,, but the Demodex Mite is very recognizable,, looks like a little alligator,, BTW,a skin scrape only cost $17 at my vet and he is higher than most all vets in this area on everything,, sooooooo,, best of luck,, keep us posted!!

[Indi]

Well guys, I've been watching this thread, so I took Indigo back to the Vet about the hair loss on her legs (I took her in about a month ago due hair loss but they would do a skin scrape). The Vet said that she didn't think it was demodex mange, I had to be really insistent with her about doing a skin scrape. The Vet finally receded and did the skin scape test, and it came back Negative! Yah!! she told me to it was just her puppy coat shedding and to get an omega 3 supplement. I'm so relived. To the OP, I hope everything works out with you and your pup.

[Beabble]

Originally Posted by Indi

Well guys, I've been watching this thread, so I took Indigo back to the Vet about the hair loss on her legs (I took her in about a month ago due hair loss but they would do a skin scrape). The Vet said that she didn't think it was demodex mange, I had to be really insistent with her about doing a skin scrape. The Vet finally receded and did the skin scape test, and it came back Negative! Yah!! she told me to it was just her puppy coat shedding and to get an omega 3 supplement. I'm so relived. To the OP, I hope everything works out with you and your pup.

YAY!!! So glad to hear your furbaby doesn't have it!!

[tnpowell]

Well, Miko went to the Vet on Friday and he doesn't have anything wrong. The Vet said it is his Hair changing silly me. I was so sorried but she examined his scalp and pulled the hair back to so me there were no signs of scabing and irritation. She even showed me his contact hair to his scalp. I felt so silly I need a set of glasses. But I would like to thank you all for your advise and support. Your help was greatly appreciated and also educational to me. Again Thank You all.

[Beabble]

Originally Posted by tnpowell

Well, Miko went to the Vet on Friday and he doesn't have anything wrong. The Vet said it is his Hair changing silly me. I was so sorried but she examined his scalp and pulled the hair back to so me there were no signs of scabing and irritation. She even showed me his contact hair to his scalp. I felt so silly I need a set of glasses. But I would like to thank you all for your advise and support. Your help was greatly appreciated and also educational to me. Again Thank You all.

AWESOME!!!! So glad your furbaby checked out ok, it's better to be safe then sorry. Now you can rest assured your baby is A OK, YAYYYY

[tnpowell]

Yeah it was such a relief. Again I thank you for all of your help because with out you I would have never know of this type of "mang" and that it existed. Thanks for the help. How is your little one. Keep in touch.

[Beabble]

Originally Posted by tnpowell

Yeah it was such a relief. Again I thank you for all of your help because with out you I would have never know of this type of "mang" and that it existed. Thanks for the help. How is your little one. Keep in touch.

You're most welcome Maggy May is doing good, she isn't liking me putting the med on her head everyday and fights me on it, who'd have every thought it'd take two people to hold a 2 pound 8 ounce squirmy butt still just to put ointment on her, lol. She goes back to the vet on Monday for a re-check, supposed to get her second shots then as well but that may very well be put on hold until this is cleared up. I'll let ya know what they say though.

[y0rkiesR0ck]

okay, this thread started to worry me because Kash is 13 weeks old and has thin hair on the top of his head... so, i googled "demodectic mange" and the photos are horrific!! Kash's head does not look anything like the dogs in the photos that had the mange.

but Kash has an appointment for shots on saturday, so i'll ask the vet about it then... i don't feel extremely worried about it, but it won't hurt to ask. the whole rest of his body is fine (no hair thinning or loss). on the contrary, he has very thick hair everywhere else!

[Beabble]

Originally Posted by y0rkiesR0ck

okay, this thread started to worry me because Kash is 13 weeks old and has thin hair on the top of his head... so, i googled "demodectic mange" and the photos are horrific!! Kash's head does not look anything like the dogs in the photos that had the mange.

but Kash has an appointment for shots on saturday, so i'll ask the vet about it then... i don't feel extremely worried about it, but it won't hurt to ask. the whole rest of his body is fine (no hair thinning or loss). on the contrary, he has very thick hair everywhere else!

Ya, it's always best to talk with your vet about it just to be safe. If he is concerned, he can always do a skin scraping. I was HORRIFIED when I seen the pics of the dogs online that had it, so horrified I cried! I love Maggy may so much and just want her to be healthy, and FINALLY, she seems to be on her way to that. I took her back for her re-check two weeks after being on the meds (Goodwinol) and there were no mites, YAY!! They actualy did two scrapings just to be sure, one on top of he head and one on her neck and they were both negative. They still want her on the meds though for another two weeks, that way she's had a good 4 weeks treatment with it. They didn't wanna rush with her shots since her immune system had been down so she goes back in two weeks for her shots. I hope your furbaby is ok and doesn't have it. Soon as Maggy turns 6 months I'm taking her in for a check up and see if she's healthy enough to be spayed, as I've read that the stress of going into heat can also make it flare up again. Best of luck to you and your furbaby.