skin problems w/ my min pin?
tonic072780 asked:
my dog has quite a few bald spots on her upper back/neck area… they are recent, and tend to come and go, but it has gotten worse lately.. I did take her to the vet, and at first they said its a very serious problems because its a bug that burrows below the hair folicle and can be very deadly for they dog…she had a skin scraping done, and they found nothing, so he said to let it go for a while to see if it spreads …one minute my dog id dying, and the next ..”just wait and see what happens”!!! needless to say I am getting a second opinion, but right now I am still panicing!! the patched are slightly swollen and they don’t itch her at all.. I also have a boxer that she rough houses with, but not enough to rip out chunks of hair!!! also, the vet said she might be possibly going through a false pregnancy (but he isn’t the brightest and I couldn’t even understand him…from animal welfare) but he wasn’t sure about that also..he just said it because he nipples are larger than normal
my dog has quite a few bald spots on her upper back/neck area… they are recent, and tend to come and go, but it has gotten worse lately.. I did take her to the vet, and at first they said its a very serious problems because its a bug that burrows below the hair folicle and can be very deadly for they dog…she had a skin scraping done, and they found nothing, so he said to let it go for a while to see if it spreads …one minute my dog id dying, and the next ..”just wait and see what happens”!!! needless to say I am getting a second opinion, but right now I am still panicing!! the patched are slightly swollen and they don’t itch her at all.. I also have a boxer that she rough houses with, but not enough to rip out chunks of hair!!! also, the vet said she might be possibly going through a false pregnancy (but he isn’t the brightest and I couldn’t even understand him…from animal welfare) but he wasn’t sure about that also..he just said it because he nipples are larger than normal
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Another cause of skin problems in dogs and cats is the vaccinations that they receive. Read the Wisconsin University weblinks for dogs. Look up cats on the net. Great Dane Lady
You are definitely doing the right thing by getting a second opinion. It could be and allergy to something or it could be mange (there are two kinds: demadectic and sarcoptic). I can’t remember the difference between the two, but I think mange usually itches. A lot of times the bugs that cause mange can’t be seen in a skin scrape. Don’t panic. Skin problems aren’t usually fatal. If your dog is still eating, drinking, and not acting lethargic just keep the appointment for the second opinion. Otherwise take her to an emergency vet. Wynne Q
Don’t let your dog be near rugs, cleaning detergents, sand, and grass. Also give your dog a bath once a month. My dog had something like that and I did this things and now is a lot more better. alaidys