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Nasty....Hope the help from here gets a result! Poor Charlie ![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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dawn said:Demodectic Mange
A common skin disease of dogs, demodectic mange (canine demodecosis) is caused by the mite Demodex canis. This mite is found as a normal resident in the hair follicles of all dogs. Mites are naturally transmitted from nursing mothers to their puppies within the first few days of life. Signs of disease appear only when mites reproduce unchecked and occur in unnaturally high numbers .
In mild cases, signs of demodectic mange include itching and scratching, reddened or scaly skin, blackheads, and patchy hair loss. More severe cases are accompanied by widespread hair loss, pustules (pimples), and a crusty appearance of affected areas. The head and feet are most commonly involved.
Snoop had the same problem when he was small.At first the vet said it was fleas even though there were no signs and Gucci wasnt showing any signs of hair loss either.It was still their after treatment.We tried changing his diet and that helped to some degree but he is quite a stress head and Gucci has'nt a care in the world.So I tend to think this has a hand in things.He's been fine for the past 5 months now so fingers crossed. :cheers:fallenangel said:is it nere his hips on his side i know some greyhounds if stresses or feedup nibbel in theres areas but its only noticabel on sertan colours and usualy when there coats thinner in the summer. our boris does it sometimes nad it can get in a haddit so i put somthink yuky tasting on the area for a few days and hes fine again. he usualy gets it if we had to go out morethan usual and leave him.
ring-worm.... or canine crop-circles? Watch the skies....Jones said:The tiny whippet Charlie who comes up the fields with us has always had a little bald patch on his side :unsure: recently its got bigger and another one has appeared next to it![]()
Their little circles that look like his coat has been shaved in that spot :unsure: they don't look sore but the owner is concerned that its seemingly spreading and that his vet has no ideas about it :unsure:
So I said I would ask all you clever people on here if you had any ideas :thumbsup:
Cheers
Steve
No your not imagining it, he has a few spots that look like they are going to turn the same way and end up as a baldy patch :unsure: If you look at the first pic there's another patch on his upper thigh and he has another one thats not visible in the picSeraphina said:Am I imagining that or is there a beginning of another spot at the top right hand corner of this pic? And yes, dermatological problems are one of the hardest to diagnose. Is the colour of the bald spot darker than his normal skin? If this is the colour of rest of him, I have a feeling that is not quite right??? Under his armpit it looks rather dark?
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