Why is my pitbull losing its hair?

Question

I have a one year old pit bull and its losing its lower back hair, almost were her tail is at. Looks like shes going bald.

Answer 1

Give her a once over for fleas. My dogs did same thing and it was a major flea issue. Also, could be that if skin is flaking on thinhaired spots, her food may need changed. It may be that she doesn't "need" the expensive brands, sometimes more is less. My pit lives on a mountain top w/me and in her case, we made sure she had chicken drippings and/ or bacon drippings once a week. (Also, you can rub either drippings off your fingers, onto her affected skin, she'll try to lick it, but if you keep an eye on her, and go out to play, it will have a head start to healing. Mange is also possible, but has signifigantly obvious "patches".
Keep on loving that wiggly girl, for a lifetime of love in return!!! Luv, "Bling's" Mommy

Answer 2

First take her to a vet to see if there is a medical problem. Also what are you feeding her? Our pets need quality pet food. Read the ingredients list and learn what the stuff on there is and what it does (or does not do) to/for our pets. A quick pet food 101. If the pet food contains corn/corn products or by products it is a poor quality food. Do not pay attention to advertising, they all say there food is great. Corn is a filler that can trigger skin problems. (allergies, skin problems, itching and excessive shedding) By products is anything from an animal not fit for human consumption, including cancerous tissue. Quality foods have meat as the first ingredient. California Natural, Solid Gold, Innova and Merrick are a few of the best brands available. If you want to learn more check out: http://www.sagekeep.com/petfood.htm www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359& more=1 http://animalark.eapps.com/animal/PetFoods.nsf/$$PetFoodsByRating?OpenForm

Answer 3

The hair is not just a part of your body and it is a symbol of beauty, status and health. It is important for you to take proper care of your health in order to prevent early hair loss. Learn here https://bitly.im/aOlKe It is not a very serious problem and with a little bit of caution you will be able to prevent further hair loss. There are certain uncontrollable factors like pregnancy conditions or certain illness or genetic factors that will result in hair loss. But, this does not mean that you cannot do something about your hair loss.

Answer 4

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Ask your vet to run a thyroid panel.....a full panel, not just the T4. Have him send the blood to Michigan State for a complete evaluation and diagnosis. If your dog is developing Hypothyroidism you need to treat it. The test is not expensive and treatment is cheap. I'm assuming a competent vet has already checked for mites Your dogs diet should NOT contain any corn, wheat, soy, by-products or chicken or the diet could be the cause of the hair loss also.

Answer 5

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While genetics plays a role, there are other factors, including: hormonal imbalances, an underactive thyroid gland, nutrient deficiencies and insufficient scalp circulation.

Answer 6

Hair loss can be due to a number of things, fleas, ring worm, hot spot, skin allergies, poor diet, stress and even boredom.

Best advice take your baby to the vet to have it properly diagnosed, you may have to put an e-collar on her until the problem is under control.

Good luck!!

Answer 7

This happened to my female pitbull also, it can happen for a number of reasons, just keep your eye out for anything unusuall like, enlarged nipples (meaning shes pregnant), if she just had puppys, change in weather, if she is nipping or biting herself, just watch for anything unusual, dont worry it will grow back though.

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Answer 9

My black lab/shepherd mix was loosing his hair. We took him to the vet and it turned out that it was his thyroid. It was a simple blood test that the vet gave him. Now he's on thyroid medicine, but his hair has grown back and doesn't lose it anymore.