Puppies losing hair in patches
My new puppies are losing their hair. I have mainly noticed it on the puppies tails, but have seen it on the tops of their feet, sides of legs. It is on the middle of 2 of the puppies tails. The place is basically bald and on one of the dogs, a small growth similar to a wart is present (one of the dogs with it on their tail) About 3 dogs have it on their tail and 2-3 more have it somewhere on their legs or feet. One puppy just has a bald tip of his tail. I have taken digital photos that I can email when I'm done with this. The mom is a 3 yr old lab and I have never had any trouble with her, except when she was halfway through her pregnancy, I noticed a small round sore on her front leg about 6 inches above her foot. It was circular and she kept licking it and it is finally healing now after 2 months. The hair is finally growing back. It was about the size of a quarter. I have a 4 year old male (the dad) and he has never had any problems. Also, we bought a female lab this summer, she is 6 months now. I have seen her losing her hair on her forehead about the size of a baseball. It is not quite bald, just thin hair. As far as her medical history, when we first got her, she got real sick. I took her to the vet and she told me that my dog had Parvo and had to be put on Iv's. She almost died, but pulled through. Maybe if she had parvo, she also carried something else to infect the dad and mom and the resulting litter? I was wondering if this is ringworm or what else it is? If it is ringworm, I've read that you can treat this lamisil, is this the fastest way to treat this. |
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When I came home from work yesterday, Sparrow(6yo female neutered mix breed), who stays in my basement with access to the crawl space under the house, was having trouble going up the stairs. She seemed sick - hot nose & depressed. She has a knot midway up her tail about the size of a quarter. Her hindquarters are slightly swollen and tender. Her behind was dirty with dust, some fecal matter, and little black dots that looked like flea eggs (she doesn't have fleas - she's on med from the vet.) It seemed she had been dragging her bottom on the ground. My gut feeling is that she may have been bitten by a spider or god forbid a snake (in my basement?!!) but I'm also worried that she's hurt her back. She can still walk - even jump on the bed - but she is not moving correctly. She is still eating and drinking. She's not any worse this morning, but no better. She's not limping, but she acts stiff - is not moving her hind legs with ease, but I don't see where they look out of whack. For example, when she goes up steps, she just goes one step at a time, very slowly and carefully when she usually bounds & skips steps. It doesn't look like she's knuckling over, and her feet and legs look normal. Another thought after babying her this morning - she has had trouble in the past with her anal glands being blocked. Usually I try to massage & expel them when I bathe her. I haven't noticed her dragging her butt, which usually happens when her glands are filled and need expelling, but is it possible this could be the problem? Or constipation?
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