Dog Hair Loss On Back And Tail

While a proper diagnosis cannot be made without an exam dr.
Dog hair loss on back and tail. Red and irritated skin around the hair loss area. Dogs can become allergic to any number of allergens including ingredients in their food grooming products pollen and more. Infections like ringworm can cause skin irritation that leads to hair loss.
This is particularly the case during warm weather months which is prime flea season she explained. Constant licking and biting of the irritated skin patch to ease the discomfort. Ash fork az usa while grooming my dog this afternoon i noticed a small area of hair missing on her tail.
Foul smelling skin due to a yeast infection. Other allergies can also result in tail chewing. Symptoms of hair loss in dogs.
A bald spot on a dog s tail is most often due to allergies. Trauma from chronic licking called acral lick dermatitis can damage hair follicles and cause secondary hair loss. It does not seem to bother her.
Dry scaly skin around the bald patch. Improvement if any should occur within 3 months after treatment. There is no specific treatment for pattern baldness but in some dogs hair regrowth may occur with melatonin administration 3mg dog orally every 12 24 hours for 3 months.
Pattern of hair loss generalized hair loss could be a sign of mange or bacterial infection. Flea allergy dermatitis is the number one cause of excessive tail chewing in dogs and may require flea treatment antibiotics and or steroids to stop the itching. No itching scratching or.