Most of the dog owners reported that their dog is suffering from falling out of hairs. Do you think is this abnormal for a dog? No!!! Most of owners choose their pups based on the appearance. Once the dog hair loss is noticed, the owner frustrated about this condition.
Physiology of Dog Hair Loss
The hair loss in pet dog may occur once the hair follicles have stopped cycling. Once the old hairs shed from the body, new hairs will replace within couple of months. This cyclical loss of hair is noticed in the hind leg and trunk of the dog.
In this type of hair loss in dog, the bald skin area doesn’t show red or crusty thing. In addition to this, there will be no inflammation of the skin also!
Pathological conditions of dog hair loss
Before consulting a vet, you should aware whether the cause of dog hair loss is natural falling out or due to scratching. Scratching on its own body (particularly at the areas of hair loss) implies that the dog is suffering from any kind of skin infections, parasites or allergies.
Scratching of the hair fallen area shows that your pet is suffering from dreadful conditions such as demodicosis, pyoderma or dermatophytosis. Your vet can easily analyze the condition, which your canine is suffering.
If your dog is suffering from any endocrine disorders, dog hair falling out is extensively noticed. The common endocrine disorders causing hair loss in pet dog includes telogen defluxion, post-clipping alopecia, pattern baldness, cyclic flank alopecia, hair cycle arrest (alopecia X), Cushings Syndrome (hyperadrenocorticism) and hypothyroidism.
In the female dogs, if there is symmetric fall of hair in the flanks or loins be a sign of strong hormonal alteration.
Treatment of dog hair loss
Your pet hair loss can be controlled easily once the cause is ascertained. If it is hormonal imbalance, you can advocate hormonal therapy on consultation with your vet.
In case of mite attack hair loss, topical application of hair loss medication products (Mitaban) may be applied. Patchy hair loss will be controlled on using miticidal products including oral pills of ivermectin.
Allergy dog hair loss also being controlled by eliminating the fleas over the body of the dog. Usually this type of hair loss is appreciated in a triangular shape right from the tail tip to the dog’s shoulders.
Dog with dry flaky skin and hair loss implies that it is suffering from poor nutrition. Feeding your pet with commercially available dog food may provide you good relief from this type of hair falling out. The commercially available dog food will nullify the lack of essential fatty acids or protein in the normal diet of your dog.
As bottom line, sprinkling tick powder on your dog after bathing regularly will help your pet free from ticks and fleas and also hair loss. By following some simple dog hair loss remedies discussed above, you can help your dog keep skin and coat shining like anything.
