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10-28-2014, 02:16 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker | Losing hair around eyes only I have a parti yorkie named Izzy. She will be 4 in January and only weighs 2-1/2 pounds. I started working long weekend hours at hospital and she looked lonely so I got a traditional colored female pup for companionship for when I'm away at work. Pup is gonna be much bigger than her but I have taken the time to make sure they get along before I let them play unsupervised. Problem is the pup is charting to be around 5 pounds full grown and now at about 3-1/2 months old, pup now weighs what she does and plays VERY rough. Always tried to bite at her face and jump on her. Now Izzys losing hair around her eyes and her eyes are tearing up all the time. When I got pup I took her to vet straight away before taking home to make sure she didn't have anything contagious. She cleared except for bacteria in her system and was put on meds to clear. She does have wet around her eyes and vet addressed them saying it was probably where her hair was clipped too close to eye and would clear up when hair grows out. But now what???? Help please!
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10-29-2014, 07:30 AM | #2 |
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| The cause could be a number of things from mites, yeast overgrowth, injury to the eyes, and more. Many general vets do not know a lot about eyes and can miss things. The dogs might be getting hair in their eyes from wrestling, and then rubbing their eyes. This is potentially harmful. If there is also redness around or in the eyes or other signs of irritation (excessive tearing can be worrisome), there might be something going on that needs to be treated. You might save yourself a lot of time, aggravation, and money by having an ophthalmologist take a look. I would separate the dogs with xpens or baby gates when you are not home to supervise. See if this helps. They will still enjoy the companionship, even separated. Then when your puppy is a little older and less inclined to wrestle so hard, then maybe they can be together.
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10-29-2014, 07:36 AM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I guess I'd probably take her back to the vet...? I'm not sure why she'd lose hair like that around her eyes.
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