Does anyone know why my dog has a bald spot?

Question

She's a German Shepherd and she's 7 months old and has a rough patch of thinning fur beside her left hind leg. We noticed it a week ago and Ive seen her biting it and it's grown a bit bigger. She doesnt have fleas

hasn't been checked for ringworm, she hasn't been wormed recently. No red marks on her skin, just rough, short hair

Answer 1

she's chewing it raw, shepherds get very dry skin and winter is the worst.... she's chewing get some vitaim e oil and apply some on the skin if u bath her use baby shampoo or oatmeal shampoo. stop her from chewing or it will get worst and very dry

Answer 2

There are several reasons for the bald pot-a allergy, ringworm and so on.the only sure way is to take your dog to the vet and get a diagnosis which will also assure she gets the right medicine. Usually when a dog bites hair/skin causing a bald spot means intense itching and it can if not treated become aserious bacterial infection so taking her to the vet now will prevent a more serious and more costly problem later.

Answer 3

When a dog bites itself until it has a bald spot despite there being no evidence of fleas the cause usually is fleas.

You cannot keep dogs entirely free of fleas. Nearly everytime you walk them they will either pick up the odd flea or be bitten by one. And thats the actual cause of the irritation.

Not the flea itself which may have long departed, especially if there are fleas collars or spot treatments on the dog.

But they will get on for long enough to have a bite and it is the bite that drives the dog wild until it just has to scratch or bite itself.

As long you are keeping your dog as free of fleas as possible then there is possibly nothing else you can do. Unless you walk her in areas where there is no grass or other dogs that allow her to pick up the odd flea from time to time.

Answer 4

From my experiance it sounds like an allergy. If you don't want to take her to a vet try buying a dietary supplement. My favorite is named Linotone (for dogs not cats. It is also sold under the name of Lassie. The pet shop should know what it is. I have used this product on dogs and cats that even vets have given up on and in 2-3 weeks the coat was vastly improved. Good Luck
PS get the oil not the pills)

Answer 5

I sounds like she has a "hot spot". It's like dry skin 4 dogs! Go 2 the pet store & get a bottle of "Hot Spot". Give her a bath them put the Hot Spot on the area. Try 2 keep it clean. Reapply it every day or so or as directed on the container.
Everyone in my family has used this product even my brother who is a vet & has a dog that gets hotspots on her rear!!
Do not let her lick @ the area because she will make the hot spot worse!! If it gets infected them she will need antibotics!!

Answer 6

Its probably dry skin. My dog has dry skin and she kept scratching and itching that now she has a bald spot too. and i know it is dry skin because there are no fleas and no worms of anykind. I gave her a bath of oatmeal and she stopped itching but still has a bald spot... Its probably just dry skin, try giving your dog an oatmeal bath. Get a special bottle of oatmeal for dogs or something. If your dog turns greasy, rinse it with more water. It sure helped my dog ^-^. Good Luck!

Answer 7

My mom has a malimute wolf mix and he has the same problem only his whole hind end gets rough and patchy and sometimes breaks open from scratching.....they found out recently from the vet that he was allergic to some ingredients in his food including corn, flour and some other things.....you might want to check with your vet but that could be the problem...there is also a disease called mange where they have the same symptoms and it is hereditary. I use a moisturizing shampoo on them and then I use a fragrance free lotion on the dry spots such as curel fragrance free. Atleast until you find out what is wrong!

Answer 8

She might be showing signs of sensitive skin (reddish spots etc) - have you changed her diet or trying out a new shampoo?

I would suggest to perhaps have her brought to the vet for a check up to ensure that she is not displaying signs of ringworm infection or skin allergy. Bringing her to the vet would really help as they will be able to prescribe some ointment to relieve the spot and prevent her from biting it anymore as the patch will only get bigger and she might lose more fur if it does not go away.

Answer 9

my spitz had the same thing. she kept on biting it, i reckon it was itchy. then hair would be falling from that area. and the bald spot keeps getting bigger. skin was a little dry. i asked a vet and she said it was some kind of fungal infection.

i agree with the cod liver oil. apply it to the infected area. the vet also prescribed my spitz some vitamins and a supplement for the skin/hair. she also gave my dog a special formulation shampoo.had to bathe my spitz everyday with it.

but it did help. the itching stopped almost instantly and after only a couple of weeks, i noticed some hair regrowing,

Answer 10

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Hope it helps.

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