bad hair loss in staffs

[jjbulls]

As you all know , there are many white staffs with hair & skin problems . my friend owns Cleo... our Beau,s litter sister, she is a really lovely & big dog ..! very dog & people friendly..! & is very much loved by Frank & his family.... But she has real bad bald patches on her sides ,, so if any of you lot have any info or idears , we would very much appreiciate it.. ! Cleo has the run of the garden.. where there are a few mozzies & the local fox comes into the garden .. also some cats wander in .. this is all the info ... many thanks ....john

[dodger]

my dog had a problem like this when he was a pup it was caused by a skin mite called dimberdex we treated it with a flea and mite drop called advocate it was quite pricey can only be got from a vet but worked really well and the problem has never come back ..........hope this helps ..lee

[phil]

yes there are alot of white staffs with skin problems but if there are fox's coming into the garden i would get it cheked out as foxs do normaly have mange but if the skin looks healthy and you think it is'nt a type of mange mites then a cream called (camorsa) is very good

[jjbulls]

Thanks gents. i will pass on the info streight away...

[Griffa]

Apr 26, 2010 20:16:45 GMT dodger said:

my dog had a problem like this when he was a pup it was caused by a skin mite called dimberdex we treated it with a flea and mite drop called advocate it was quite pricey can only be got from a vet but worked really well and the problem has never come back ..........hope this helps ..lee

my winston had them in the skin he was born with them the vets only gave me a shampoo and a toxic rinse thing we hat to use every week it worked and the mites are long gone but he has had the bold patch for years now its only now after 4 years i have noticed it growing back i have changed his food he gets no cereals or filler he is on the kibble with no crap at all and after about 4 month on that its nearly gone

tell him to look at that food i showed u john the fish4dogs its pricey but its worth it if it starts to work i get it half price now from a holesales place called batleys

[jjbulls]

thanks Mickey... more good info......

[anubis]

It could just be a simple thing like what food they are feeding.
What are they feeding mate to much protiens can do this.
If there is scabbing around the patches then its possable it could be fox mange.
Brodie had a patch of fox mange the size of a 50p coine on her side..I shaved the area wider than the infected area then twice a day covered genrously with sudocrem..i did this and then used stronghold.Within two weeks she was clean as a whistle.
It could also be a fugal or bacterial infection that can easy be treated with shampoo from vet.
(Malaseb shampoo).Hope this helps.

[mickthetrick]

ivomec. its good gear

[jjbulls]

Thanks for your replies ... all real good info. i have spoken to Frank about her diat. so now im gonna get him some fish for dogs..kibble.. To be honist she is a very loved dog.. Too loved.. & gets loads of treats & left overs ...he,s just gotta be a little cruel to be kind...

[fien]

best stuff is nu-stock also need to remeber a certain line of irish dogs have a lot of problems with skin allergies and allergies in general and not just white dogs

[andrewp35]

What line is that then fien if you dont mind me asking?

[fien]

so called stormer line/psycho seen a few with allergies/skin problems

[jjbulls]

Frank took Cleo to the vets last week.. & now has some tabletts for her . The vet said it didnt look like a mite infection ..He has changed her diat now, & has a shampoo with Borage oil in it . Thanks for all you help & advice . ill do an update in a couple of weeks.........

[samandtanya]

we have had the same with our pup poppy, its been a nightmare!! she itched her self red raw, and had bald patches, the vet treated her for mites and wanted to charge us nearly £200 for skin scrappings!!! we was advised by Brad (with Dolly) to change vet, which we did, he done a skin scrap in front of us and said its her diet, and put her on primrose oil £60, she is now on a Hypo allergenic wheat and gluten free diet, which seems to be working slowly, so, fingers crossed yours is diet to, good luck.............Tanya