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kristyrae77 · 02-24-2006, 02:16 PM

Our new baby Lyric is 9 weeks old. As we were walking out the door with him we noticed that above his tail and the base of it were bald. The rest of his back hair did a good job of hiding it before. The owner said that it looked like it was shaved for a skin scrape because it looked like it was starting to grow back already. My vet said that it may have been his momma that licked him until his hair fell out, trying to get him to poop. Has any breeders or anybody with mommas and babies seen this before? He's not itchy at all and none of his other fur seems affected. Thanks for your insight!

SnowWa · 02-24-2006, 05:31 PM

Can't give you any answers - but if it is growing back out - I wouldn't worry about it.

Carol Jean

OLIVIA_KARHIS · 02-24-2006, 05:53 PM

The people I got my Bunny from shaved her butt area bc she had gotten into her dog food that she had for her older dogs and it made he have runs... But as long as the vet said it was ok, I would not worry to much over it...

txshopper73 · 02-24-2006, 06:21 PM

Shaved butts are so much easier to care for in pups. The poop doesn't get stuck to them so they get the babboon butts.

I just shaved my pup's bums the other night and they're pretty bare back there!

Julz · 02-24-2006, 09:36 PM

Actually, it sounds a little off to me. Mainly because the breeder didn't know about it. It means at some point it was bald and I can't imagine not being aware of it if it were in a litter of mine. There is so much care and handling involved. Secondly, the mother hasn't been stimulating that pup for a LONG time. End result though is that the hair is growing back and everything is probably fine. I'd keep an eye on it just to be sure and make sure no other spots appear anywhere else.

lilbumbleybees · 02-24-2006, 09:48 PM

if it was shaved or scraped for skin testing, maybe she is having some dry skin problems? I would go get yourself a very good shampoo and conditioner. I HIGHLY recommend Tropiclean Oxy-Med Shampoo and Conditioning Treatment. Even if it isn't dry and itchy skin where he's chewed the so much that the hair fell out, the shampoo and conditioner is a great one to use ANYWAY. It is what we use in our groom shop for dry/itchy skin. But if after treating it that way it doesn't start growing back, I would recommend taking your baby to thevet and seeing how it goes. Let us know how it works out!

lilbumbleybees · 02-24-2006, 09:50 PM

Also, have you thought about allergies? it is very common for dogs to develop allergies to certain ingrediants in foods, topical things, or even just the environment.

kristyrae77 · 02-24-2006, 11:13 PM

Thanks for the shampoo advice. I was looking for a new one. I asked my vet if it could be allergies but she said he's to young to have allergies. Yeah I'm just gonna watch it really good. Thanks all!!

lilbumbleybees · 02-25-2006, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kristyrae77

Thanks for the shampoo advice. I was looking for a new one. I asked my vet if it could be allergies but she said he's to young to have allergies. Yeah I'm just gonna watch it really good. Thanks all!!

You're very welcome.

I guess it also would have helped it I mentioned you can buy that shampoo and conditioner from http://www.PetEdge.com That way you get it at wholesale price. You can buy it by the bottle like you would from any retail store or get the bigger jugs (that's what we do at the groom shop). PLus PetEdge.com also has some other really nice stuff!

whispersmom2 · 02-25-2006, 01:23 PM

Did you actually buy your baby from the breeder or someone else? If you actually went and picked the puppy up at the breeder, there is just something that strikes me as odd...JMO
If I had a puppy with a bald butt and I didn't clipper it, whick I do most of the time with my adults and puppies for sanitary purposes, you can bet I would know about it. The other posts have some very good possibilities...Did I miss any suggestions that it could be anal gland problems and the puppy scraps its butt on the floor til the hair wears out or falls out?

02-24-2006, 02:16 PM	#1
kristyrae77 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 225	Bald Butt Our new baby Lyric is 9 weeks old. As we were walking out the door with him we noticed that above his tail and the base of it were bald. The rest of his back hair did a good job of hiding it before. The owner said that it looked like it was shaved for a skin scrape because it looked like it was starting to grow back already. My vet said that it may have been his momma that licked him until his hair fell out, trying to get him to poop. Has any breeders or anybody with mommas and babies seen this before? He's not itchy at all and none of his other fur seems affected. Thanks for your insight!

02-24-2006, 05:31 PM	#2
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	Can't give you any answers - but if it is growing back out - I wouldn't worry about it. Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.

02-24-2006, 05:53 PM	#3
OLIVIA_KARHIS Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: GERMANY Posts: 1,544	The people I got my Bunny from shaved her butt area bc she had gotten into her dog food that she had for her older dogs and it made he have runs... But as long as the vet said it was ok, I would not worry to much over it... __________________ Bunny &Bella Supporting The Troops

02-24-2006, 06:21 PM	#4
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	Shaved butts are so much easier to care for in pups. The poop doesn't get stuck to them so they get the babboon butts. I just shaved my pup's bums the other night and they're pretty bare back there! __________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley

02-24-2006, 09:48 PM	#6
lilbumbleybees YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,339	if it was shaved or scraped for skin testing, maybe she is having some dry skin problems? I would go get yourself a very good shampoo and conditioner. I HIGHLY recommend Tropiclean Oxy-Med Shampoo and Conditioning Treatment. Even if it isn't dry and itchy skin where he's chewed the so much that the hair fell out, the shampoo and conditioner is a great one to use ANYWAY. It is what we use in our groom shop for dry/itchy skin. But if after treating it that way it doesn't start growing back, I would recommend taking your baby to thevet and seeing how it goes. Let us know how it works out! __________________ Liz Little Lotte , Bouncer, Lilli , Yodi

02-24-2006, 09:36 PM	#5
Julz Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 4,347	Actually, it sounds a little off to me. Mainly because the breeder didn't know about it. It means at some point it was bald and I can't imagine not being aware of it if it were in a litter of mine. There is so much care and handling involved. Secondly, the mother hasn't been stimulating that pup for a LONG time. End result though is that the hair is growing back and everything is probably fine. I'd keep an eye on it just to be sure and make sure no other spots appear anywhere else.

02-24-2006, 09:50 PM	#7
lilbumbleybees YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,339	Also, have you thought about allergies? it is very common for dogs to develop allergies to certain ingrediants in foods, topical things, or even just the environment. __________________ Liz Little Lotte , Bouncer, Lilli , Yodi

02-24-2006, 11:13 PM	#8
kristyrae77 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 225	Thanks for the shampoo advice. I was looking for a new one. I asked my vet if it could be allergies but she said he's to young to have allergies. Yeah I'm just gonna watch it really good. Thanks all!!

02-25-2006, 01:23 PM	#10
whispersmom2 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MD Posts: 2,985	Did you actually buy your baby from the breeder or someone else? If you actually went and picked the puppy up at the breeder, there is just something that strikes me as odd...JMO If I had a puppy with a bald butt and I didn't clipper it, whick I do most of the time with my adults and puppies for sanitary purposes, you can bet I would know about it. The other posts have some very good possibilities...Did I miss any suggestions that it could be anal gland problems and the puppy scraps its butt on the floor til the hair wears out or falls out?