Yorkies hair loss- stumped

[Saranshay]

My 9 year old male, started lossing his hair on the back of his neck. Slowly it is spreading down the top of his back, down his sides.
I’ve taken him to the vet, they’ve done skin scrapes, which comes back negative. Thyroid tests that come back normal. The last attempt was a round of antibiotics, Incase he had a deep down fungus....
He’s always had a little dandruff and when this started, he had big flakes and it’s out of control. I’ve used prescribed shampoos, melasab shampoo and his flakes are “better”. But the problem is still there.
Anyone have/had similar issues? Insight?

[KatysMom]

Originally Posted by Saranshay

My 9 year old male, started lossing his hair on the back of his neck. Slowly it is spreading down the top of his back, down his sides.
I’ve taken him to the vet, they’ve done skin scrapes, which comes back negative. Thyroid tests that come back normal. The last attempt was a round of antibiotics, Incase he had a deep down fungus....
He’s always had a little dandruff and when this started, he had big flakes and it’s out of control. I’ve used prescribed shampoos, melasab shampoo and his flakes are “better”. But the problem is still there.
Anyone have/had similar issues? Insight?

Hi Saranshay,

I feel so for you and your little one. PetMD has a slide show (with great images) "5 Common Causes of Hair Loss in Dogs.." The five conditions are:

1. Allergies
2. Infection or Infestation
3. Cushing's Disease
4. Genetics
5. Pressure Sores

Might you elaborate on the tests your vet has run?

Would you be comfortable sharing a picture of the hair loss?

Cushing's Disease has been, over time, a fairly active topic on YorkieTalk and there are many articles on the internet about it. In particular, see Wylie's Mom's post, "Symptoms of Cushings" and "Cushing’s (Hyperadrenocorticism)"

Sending you and yours prayers and virtual hugs. --Katy's Mom.

[Lovetodream88]

You might want to look into going to a dermatologist they specialize in skin issues and might be able to help better.

[Wylie's Mom]

I would def get thyroid and blood chems done for sure. And also look at Cushings - are there other symptoms present bc hair loss is a *very* common sign in Cushings. Does he drink a lot of water and pee a lot? Is he excessively hungry?

[Saranshay]

Thank you for all your feed back.
The vet did thyroid tests, those came back fine. They have not done tests for Cushings. He does not drink or pee a lot.
I will see if I can find a dermatologist and take him there next.
Basically my vet is stumped. It’s super frustrating to do all these tests and everything is “normal”.

[Wylie's Mom]

Did the vet check for ringworm (a fungus, not a worm). That would be treated w/ an anti-fungal, not an antibiotic.