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: Bald spots?
: RichL73 August 30, 2008, 01:55:01 PM

 Lately I've noticed small bald spots on my puppy. I don't know if it's from scratching or what. I thought it was the shampoo making him itch but I only bath him once a month. What could it be from?(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/RichL73/8-30-08033.jpg)

: Re: Bald spots?
: angelsmama August 30, 2008, 02:12:35 PM

Go take him to be checked for demodectic mange. My Rott mix when she was a puppy had spots like that and it was demodex. You have caught it early if that's what it is.

: Re: Bald spots?
: kathryn August 30, 2008, 05:02:08 PM

Welcome to the board.  I would also suggest getting a skin scraping for mange.  Shiner had demodex when he was a puppy and he healed up nicely once he was treated for it.

: Re: Bald spots?
: RichL73 August 30, 2008, 06:21:49 PM

Thanks I'll have him checked out right away.

: Re: Bald spots?
: angelsmama August 31, 2008, 10:26:27 AM

I got lucky with Angel she had 2 spots on her front right (i think) leg, and a thin spot on her left leg. The hair on her lips was scarce but not gone. It took $300 to get her mange free. Her last owners didn't want to do that, afterall to them she was "just a dog"  :-\. But after the course of dips, she is just fine and 5 yr olds now.