Whippet with a balding tail!

[Cash_Dolly]

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Hey all

Hoping someone can help. My little whippet boy's tail has started to go bald recently and I don't know what is causing it! He is otherwise absolutely fine, all worming, fleaing up to date etc and not a thing wrong with him in any other way there is just a bald strip on the top of his tail! He doesn't chew it or anything? I have ready that it can be common in kennelled greyhounds but can't see anything specific to whippets.

many Thanks

 

[gypsysmum]

Hair loss can be a symptom of several different conditions. You should get your Whippet checked by a vet to be safe.

 

[Lizzielou]

It's possibly where he sits down on it and the fur wears a bit- this is very common with whippets due to the fine skin and fur

 

[Cash_Dolly]

Apparently it's very common in blue whippets (he is blue) something to do with the skin pigment! Learn something new everyday

 

[meddling]

it is commonly called stud tail and happens in bitches too, down to hormones

 

[avon]

Sid has a bald tail....I was told it is hormonal. He is 12.6 now and it has never caused him any problems.