Baby loosing hair

[Blackdove]

Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 191 Our baby is loosing her hair

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We have returned for the Vet, Our 3 year old yorkie started having problems with her hair after we sprayed her with flea and tick spray(don't want to say the name). She broke out in whelps, after a visit with our Vet, we shaved the areas and put antibiotic ointment on. She got alittle better but never cleared up. Now her back is red, with bumps that look like pimples, and her hair is coming out. Our Vet advised us to use fish oil on her food. If not better we would try something else.
We have adopted a 5 year old from a rescue, who had spent her entire life in a cage having one littler after another. We noticed a week ago a red bump on her lip. Our vet gave her a shot of antibiotic, and we are to give her liquid antibiotics twice a day, if it's not better he will remove it. Just wanted to share these stories, and ask for advise.

[bchgirl]

Would the areas look like this? Keep in mind although these pictures do not show red and inflamed...the affected areas are.

Ringworm in Dogs - Pictures of Ringworm -Symptoms and Treatment

It's ringworm and it is contagious. Ringworm is a fungal infection Antibiotics won't clear it up.

[TwoforFun]

The pimples on her back could be an allergic reaction, she might just have extremely sensitive skin.
Good luck, they have a wonderful mommy taking care of them

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Blackdove

Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 191 Our baby is loosing her hair

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We have returned for the Vet, Our 3 year old yorkie started having problems with her hair after we sprayed her with flea and tick spray(don't want to say the name). She broke out in whelps, after a visit with our Vet, we shaved the areas and put antibiotic ointment on. She got alittle better but never cleared up. Now her back is red, with bumps that look like pimples, and her hair is coming out. Our Vet advised us to use fish oil on her food. If not better we would try something else.
We have adopted a 5 year old from a rescue, who had spent her entire life in a cage having one littler after another. We noticed a week ago a red bump on her lip. Our vet gave her a shot of antibiotic, and we are to give her liquid antibiotics twice a day, if it's not better he will remove it. Just wanted to share these stories, and ask for advise.

i would go to a dermatologist and get to the bottom of it - it could be a staph infection and the welts were canine hives which is an allergic reaction to something within an hour or 2 of coming in contact so the spray could have triggered this then itching could have broken skin thus causing staph infection

can you post a pic?

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Blackdove

Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 191 Our baby is loosing her hair

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We have returned for the Vet, Our 3 year old yorkie started having problems with her hair after we sprayed her with flea and tick spray(don't want to say the name). She broke out in whelps, after a visit with our Vet, we shaved the areas and put antibiotic ointment on. She got alittle better but never cleared up. Now her back is red, with bumps that look like pimples, and her hair is coming out. Our Vet advised us to use fish oil on her food. If not better we would try something else.
We have adopted a 5 year old from a rescue, who had spent her entire life in a cage having one littler after another. We noticed a week ago a red bump on her lip. Our vet gave her a shot of antibiotic, and we are to give her liquid antibiotics twice a day, if it's not better he will remove it. Just wanted to share these stories, and ask for advise.

If this was an OTC flea and tick spray, my guess is that it is the problem. Probably a reaction to it. It sounds to me like a chemical reaction.....IF these products are ingested (licked off by a pup) there can be even more severe consequences. Some of these products are very dangerous!! There is a lot of informationa about them on the interenet. You say you don't want to name the product, but personally I think you should because someone might know something about it!

I would suggest you take her to a dermatologist! This could be a chemical reaction and they can last for some time.

[ladyjane]

Here is a link about OTC flea products:

Flea and Tick Product Ingredients: What You Should Know : The Humane Society of the United States

From that site is this information:

The products

The NRDC's report lists flea- and tick-control products marketed under the following major brand names that have been found to contain OPs: Alco, Americare, Beaphar, Double Duty, Ford's Freedom Five, Happy Jack, Hartz, Hopkins, Kill-Ko, Protection, Rabon, Riverdale, Sergeant's, Unicorn, Vet-Kem, Victory, and Zema. To protect their pets and children, consumers should consult with a veterinarian before purchasing any over-the-counter (OTC) products

[Blackdove]

Thank you for the response, her pimple like bumps don't look like ringworms...our Vet did take a scrap no mange or mites, I suspect a reaction to the flea spray...he is giving her omega 3 fish oil...any one using this?