Fur loss
Well I'm totally baffled. Our female, Ruby, just turned 1 year and is losing her fur like there's no tomorrow. More like molting than shedding. She always had softer fur than our male, but now her...
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Sorry, but I'd get her to the vet and spend some money. There are a TON of possible causes of hair loss, from auto-immune disorders to bacterial infections, to parasites like mites, or to any number...
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No rash or itching -doesn't bother her at all. I did look to see what the Great Dane Lady said and her description of "teenage blowout" fits it to a tee. Looks like an "old ratty mouton coat" or a...
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Maybe a photo? If it's just shedding fur, then that really shouldn't be an issue but the way you worded it made me think she was losing fur so badly it was bald in places.
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Not to freak you out, but Annie was losing patches of her fur and it turned out to be mange However, she was itchy and pink all over which was more noticeable because she is harlequin. Hopefully yours...
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Don't remember when mine blew their puppy coat hair loss on their legs? Body yes, molting look, yes....not on their legs. Good news though no itching or red patches. Might still want to check on it.
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Let us know what the vet says. Since she isn't itchy or rashy and it's only her I bet it's nothing serious but better to be safe and have your vet look at her.
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Ok a little tangent from the original post....On Daphne's tail she has a "bald spot" where she intially had two red bumps..looked liked horse fly bites or something? Never has she been annoyed by it,...
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Well right now the vet thinks it is in fact something akin to "teenage blowout". She doesn't have any redness, no itchiness and it actually looks a little better today. She actually does have hair on...
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You should get some photos for future reference for other people too. Besides... I want to see a sheepy dane!
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A good bath and brushing will also help with getting rid of the coat. Glad to hear that's all it is!
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Tried to get photos, but they didn't show it well, but I did want to report back that we got the Super 14 and within a week we could really see the difference. Her moth eaten look really started to go...
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laurenL17 wrote: You should get some photos for future reference for other people too. Besides... I want to see a sheepy dane! LOL!
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laurenL17 wrote: You should get some photos for future reference for other people too. Besides... I want to see a sheepy dane! LOL! Bless his soul, we're laughing with him not at him. First day back...
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where do your kids go that they are already back in school?! I remember not starting until after Sept back when I was a kid :P
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Oklahoma, Broken Arrow, suburb of tulsa. we always start the 2nd wk of Aug., I think tulsa public started today, colleges start the 23rd. I grew up in florida and we always started about the same...
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Off subject a bit, but does anyone's dane have different texture and thickness of hair in some areas? See Zoie's darkest area on her shoulder blades, it's much much thicker then the rest of her body.
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Yes, the different color hair will have different texture. You should notice the white hair is fine and soft, the black hair is more coarse and bristly. The colors in between will go from fine to...
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