Bald spots on legs and side of mouth

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by Abby_K on 16 May 2007 - 18:05

I've got our 9 mo. old female GSD on a prepackaged frozen raw diet and she seems to be in excellent health as her coat is glossy and she has a lot of energy. (Not only is this raw, but it's free range meat and she seems to really enjoy it.) The only issue is there is a skin problem in that she has a couple of bald patches on her right leg, one between her two front toes and also now on the side of her mouth. If it doesn't go away I'll probably take her in to see a veterinarian, but I wanted to check this list first to see if anyone else noticed this on their own dogs? I'm a little wary of putting any salve or anything on it that might be toxic if she were to lick it off. All together there are about 5 or 6 areas about 1/2" in diameter that are missing hair. Two are on front forelegs. The one that made me concerned is one on the side of her mouth that almost looks like a growth.

by AKVeronica60 on 16 May 2007 - 19:05

I'm not sure about your case, but I have one that has had hot spots. She scratched at it until it got all nasty, crusty and oozy looking. You need to use a clipper to trip the hair away from it to expose it to more air, and then use Animax ointment on the spots, which is obtainable at places that sell pet meds. If it is very bad, you might need to go to the vet and get Keflex antibiotics.

How does the spot look almost like a growth? That doesn't sound like a hot spot, unless you are looking at the crusty buildup.

On the plus side, if it is a hot spot, with proper treatment it starts going away pretty fast, and the bald spots go away pretty quick too.

I don't know why mine got hot spots either. She's on a 50% raw foods, 50% kibble mix. I've considered putting her on 100% raw to see if it goes away. I think she possibly just gets dry skin that is itchy, which she turns into infected hot spots with her scratching.

by breeder4u on 16 May 2007 - 19:05

It sounds to me like she has mange. It should be treated with medicine from the vet if it is that bad. My female is 9 mos and she is just getting over 2 small bald spots caused from mange. Good luck

by Day on 16 May 2007 - 21:05

Could be demodectic mange - caused by the demodex mite.

by EchoMeadows on 16 May 2007 - 22:05

Have you ruled out RingWorm, Sure sounds like it to me. Are the missing patches round ?

by blueshep on 17 May 2007 - 00:05

I had a female that had the same problem as your female. It all started when I put her on wheat germ oil. I took her off the oil and all the (hot) spots went away.

by Ryan on 17 May 2007 - 03:05

Have has this happen twice with dogs. Both times it is a toss up between allergies and a infections. What type of dog bowl are you using for feeding? The vet will give you prednisone and antihistimine. In addition there are antiseptic swabs that need to be used between the toes. We had to wash our male when he was one with a special medicated shampoo weekly. It finaly went away. Every spring maintenace was required to prevent a similar occurance. Good luck. You can go to an allergist to identify the allergen but it is very expensive. Thousands.

Good Luck

Vince

(using nephrws screename)

by SchHBabe on 17 May 2007 - 03:05

You might consider a trip to your vet on this one, since there are so many potential causes and it's difficult to diagnose in such posts as these. Years ago I had a male with food allergies and it took quite some time to figure out what was causing the problem.

I have no idea how experienced or competent your vet is, but if it's a good clinic you might want to make an appointment to get his/her professional opinion.

Best wishes!

Yvette

by Abby_K on 17 May 2007 - 06:05

It's definitely not ringworm, but she seems to sometimes bite at one of the areas around her right knee. These hairless areas have been there for over 3 weeks. Maybe hotspots or mange. It's the thing on her lower lip that worries me a little and I don't know if it's related or not to the other spots. I think I will take her in and have it looked at. Thanks for the feedback.

by Shelley Strohl on 17 May 2007 - 12:05

Think demodectic mange.

Easy to treat.

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