Two of my cats have started chewing off all their fur starting from their back ends and working their way forward. One of the two is completely hairless from her front paws back and her stomach is bloated. I think she may have worms but i dont see any of the little rice shaped things in her bed or in her stool. I probably need to take her to the vet but if i give her tapeworm medication and it ends up not being worms will it hurt her?
What is the best test to diagnose hypothyroidism in dogs? My 5year old corgi was diagnosed with a t4 level of 0.4. They just measured t4 but can they also measure tsh and free t4. She has not had any hair loss or lack of energy just a few pound overweight but not uncommon being that she is a corgi. she weighs 28 when she should weigh 26. I am not sure the results are correct because she was on prednisone short term the month before she was tested. can the steroids cause a false low in her t4 levels? thanks in advace. Sarah
I have a nine-year old hunting dog whose coat has become harsh in recent years and whose tail has lost hair in patches. Otherwise, he seems pretty healthy and energetic. I feed him quality food, but it seems like he needs more oil or fat in his diet. Diagnosis please?
Hello Dr. Spohn
We came to see you last week with my itchy dog, thinking it was fleas that were making her scratch that much. Well, I've been giving her Benadryl and Rimadyl, as well as treating her for fleas with several different products (not at the same time of course), and none of it seems to help. She started scratching even more! And she still has a hairless patch on her front paw - she hasn't been chewing on it that much and it doesn't look worse than last week, but it's not going away either.
So what is the next step? What else could it be and is there any tests that can be done?
Thank you for your help!
My dog has some serious skin issues and has stumped a few vets as to the cause. Her hair started thinning along her sides; it gets to a certain point and doesn't get any worse. She isn't bald in these spots, it's very thin and you can see her skin. She has also recently started getting large brown flakes of dandruff.
She has been to a vet and had a CBC which showed nothing abnormal and also had a skin scraping done, which also showed nothing. She is scheduled to have a biopsy done in a couple weeks but I was just wondering if you might have some ideas of what else it could be as it's getting frustrating (for both of us) and I'm sure the severe dandruff is not good for my allergies/asthma.
Lucy, my 13 week old shitzu/lhasa apso puppy scratches behind her ears all the time. She wears a nylon collar. I don't recall if she scratched before she started wearing the collar. Do you think she has fleas, and if so, what should I do?
we have a male, 4 year old yellow lab and he has these small dark lumps/bumps on the edges of his ear flaps. the biggest ones are pea sized. They do not seem to be bothering him they just look bad. They went away for a while about a year ago w/some special shapoo from our vet and now thay are back bigger than ever and more of them. This is not a hematoma. Any idea what they could be and where I can look on the net for more info? Thanks
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