She is almost 2 years old and has begun to loose patches of hair on her back and around the base of her tail. They started small and are becoming larger. It is like the skin begins to scab and as the scabs fall off so does the hair. The hair is not growing back and in the areas where the hair has been lost it just looks a bit red. Like if you were to pick off a scab that had heeled underneath. I'm worried because she has also become more lethargic and sleeps twice as much as before. I'm doubtful that it is mange. I have had experiance with that in another dog in the past and this is not near as bad and it does not seem to itch her. Please help!
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It's a flea allergy. Get her some Front Line and it will eventually go away on its own. You could get the vet to give her a cortisone shot to relieve her symptoms right away but it isn't necessary.
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We had the same problem with our dog in the same spot. It could be a hot spot.or fleas..if so we use this stuff called Hot Spot Skin Remedy. From sergeants. You can get it at any pet store. It works good. And for the fleas...Front line works great! But try that.hot spot stuff too It relieves the itching alot. But if that doesn't work then i would take her in. I know bulldogs sometimes have skin problems...well at least ours did. But good luck.
TAKE HER TO THE VET! this might be serious!!
I'll second the "take her to the vet" answer. She depends on you for her health. Please find a vet for her.
It sounds like mange. Fleas do not cause this.. Just because it looks different does not mean it is not mange. There are many different kinds of mange as well as severities.
Get it to the vet.
dogs do that when they lay on the ground and flys will hittem up to. wat it do?Al out.
its called mange, get the dog to the vet they will give you meds to take care of it..
My friend had the same breed and the same problem. You can use a gentle soothing shampoo like oatmeal or chamomile for dogs. Also there is food available for dogs with sensitive skin. Try Science Diet, also i like to put a dash of vegetable oil in my dogs food when she is a bit flakey. Think about where she sleeps and things like that because she could be having a reaction to cleaning products and dogs can be allergic to grasses and things like that.
Could be a staff infection, food, flea or grass allergy, possibly thyroid disease. Your vet will be able to give you a more educated answer. He can do a skin scrap or some blood tests to diagnose the hair loss.
Could be allergies, infection, or disease.
To determine what it is, the vet needs to take a skin sample and analyze it.
Way too many possible causes for even a vet to diagnosis over the internet.
Could be worse... There has been an outbreak of a ferocious mange caused by contact with feral (wild) cats... Tried the old-fashioned remedies of dipping and GOODWINOL, which were pretty ineffective, and wound up having to give a daily dosage of IVERMECTIN (the monthly heart-worm preventative) over a period of 4 to 6 weeks, depending on the progress of the dog, but the fact is that the mites that had started to lay eggs died within 3 days and the dog started to show remarkable improvement almost immediately... The veterinarian was never able to see live mites under the microscope even though he did 2 skin scrapings... But the scabs were just gross and I'll be glad to send you pictures for comparison if you want to see them. He's fully cured now... Ask your veterinarian about possibly trying this course of treatment.
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