Why is my weimaraners coat turning colors and spotty all over?

Answer 1

Don't believe the person who told you your dog is not purebred. Weims are prone to skin problems...are the spots raised under the skin, like hives? If so, this could be a bacterial infection and can often be cleared up easily with a round of antibiotics, your vet could tell you. My weims get hives when they are stressed out and get 'bumps. These usually appear on the dog's neck and back.

Also, your dog could have an allergy to something which could make the hair fall out...as the hair dies, it may appear discolored and makes the dog look spotty. I have to disagree with the person who responded below me. I've had my weims get into plants outside they were allergic to and have rashy like hair loss on their chest without presenting other symtoms.

Although it's a little late, your dog could also be blowing his coat. Even though weims have very short fine coats, depending on where you live and how hot it gets, they will still lose substantial amounts of hair in the summer (usually this happens when it begins getting warm however). This will also result in a 'spotty' coat until they are finished. If this is what's going on you could benefit a lot from a 'zoom groom' made by KONG brand. You can find these at petco or petsmart with the grooming supplies. This is a tool similar to a curry comb used on horses and will pull all the dead hair out.

I don't have blue weims so can't speak to what they may be prone to, but I think the respondent above that likened a weim to a dobie is way off.

In any case, your dog is going to be fine, it's likely nothing serious, just typical weim coat/skin problems. It does, however, warrant a trip to the vet to determine the exact cause and treatment. Take your dog to the vet and let him take a look to make sure it's not a skin infection or allergy that needs to be treated. Then, get a zoom groom, use it several times a week and don't over wash your dog. You shouldn't be bathing them more than once or twice a month unless they get really dirty.

Good Luck.

Answer 2

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Why is my weimaraners coat turning colors and spotty all over?

Answer 4

Weimaraners are prone to skin problems due to the very short coat and exposed skin. It's time for the vet.

Answer 5

I own Weims and have for 10 years.
They are not prone to the same skin conditions as blue dobermans. Weims are not prone to alopecia that is the thing bule dobes get.
Weims are prone to allergies and they can show up as skin problems. Most likely dry flakey areas.
Depending on the color of your dog, blue or fawn or grey they do have some shades of color to thier coats.
I have blues and my females has some areas on her that as showing alittle brown to them. It is normal. If youare seeing actual spots that is not normal.
I would have you vet check to make sure your pet does not have some type of skin problem.
If it is an allergy I think you would be seeing other symptoms as well as color in the coat.
Good luck.

Answer 6

Be more specific! What colors? And when you say "spotty", do you mean spots of a different color or spots of baldness? (If the former, your weimaraner isn't a weimeraner at all.)

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If it has a very high iron conetent it could but you would be more likely to see it on a white dog. Most weims have a brownish tint to them. Even my blue ones have a tint of brown on them. My female more so than my male. Years ago rose or mousey brown was one of the colors on the AKC registration form for a weim.

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Answer 9

I would be more inclined to think she has a skin problem and what you are seeing is the result of lesions causing her hair to stand up thus putting it in a shadow that makes it appear a different color. Dogs with short hair that are blue have common skin problems. Especially your dogs breed, blue dobermans, etc... See a vet.

Answer 10

It's not a purebred. This happends when someone doesnt' research their breeder throughaly.

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