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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