martin&belle 2 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 My bedlington whippet has bald back legs, its just on the back but it spoils an othere wise great looking little bitch. What can I do to help her out. Its not itchy or even bothering her ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paddybarr 77 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 My bedlington whippet has bald back legs, its just on the back but it spoils an othere wise great looking little bitch. What can I do to help her out. Its not itchy or even bothering her ! is it black? it may be Seasonal flank alopecia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin&belle 2 Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yes its black. Can I do anything about it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
running addiction 207 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 My greywhippet had this on both sides of his back legs dnt no what caused it had it for 8/10 months i had tryed everything before i changed food to raw and used benzol benzoate on affected areas its clearing up nicely now i thought he may have been wheat intolarent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chook Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Try kelp (seaweed)- you might not see a difference though till the the new coat comes through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 My bedlington whippet has bald back legs, its just on the back but it spoils an othere wise great looking little bitch. What can I do to help her out. Its not itchy or even bothering her ! is it black? it may be Seasonal flank alopecia If its seasonal as above then it's likely genetic and there's no known effective treatment, bit like male pattern baldness, it will come and go in it's cyclical pattern. If your very worried you could get a few blood tests from the vet, thyroid function, to check there isn't an underlying medical reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chook Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 My bedlington whippet has bald back legs, its just on the back but it spoils an othere wise great looking little bitch. What can I do to help her out. Its not itchy or even bothering her ! is it black? it may be Seasonal flank alopecia If its seasonal as above then it's likely genetic and there's no known effective treatment, bit like male pattern baldness, it will come and go in it's cyclical pattern. If your very worried you could get a few blood tests from the vet, thyroid function, to check there isn't an underlying medical reason. As ive said before my bitch does suffer from seasional alopecia, and has done for a number of years, there is no known cure for it - and it can just dissapear - just as fast as it came, but kelp has helped her a lot and she dosent loose her coat or start balding when shes on it, take her off it and it starts up again. summer time she has a full coat and no balding, come winter - she starts thinning out and starts balding on her back legs and sides. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin&belle 2 Posted January 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Thanks ill try that. Will update later. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Thanks ill try that. Will update later. Thanks http://quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/altbelief.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chook Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Thanks ill try that. Will update later. Thanks http://quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/altbelief.html Thats about people - its totaly different in dogs, dogs can not respond like people can to placebos,they do not think like people thats why lots of testing is dont on animals first - not people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the lamping ferreter 160 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 it might b a bit of mange rub petrol or parafin in 2 the legs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bunnys 1,228 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 sounds like blue mutant dermatitus affects blue whipps bull types,when the dog his put through stress of any type welping oestrus cycles etc etc clears up then reapears mihs later .feeding raw flesh and bones and keeping the said animal in good high condition seems to help. all the best bunnys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chook Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 sounds like blue mutant dermatitus affects blue whipps bull types,when the dog his put through stress of any type welping oestrus cycles etc etc clears up then reapears mihs later .feeding raw flesh and bones and keeping the said animal in good high condition seems to help. all the best bunnys Blue Syndrome wouldnt just affect the back legs though, it can happen all over the body, the coat go's brittle, thin and dry and they get a moth eaten look, they also get pustules appearing on the affected areas - its a genetic problem, so stress or anything like that wouldnt start it off. http://www.upei.ca/cidd/Diseases/dermatology/colour%20dilution%20alopecia.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Thanks ill try that. Will update later. Thanks http://quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/altbelief.html Thats about people - its totaly different in dogs, dogs can not respond like people can to placebos,they do not think like people thats why lots of testing is dont on animals first - not people. Rosenthal et al have done some interesting work in this area - if you tell students they are testing 'maze bright' vs 'maze dull' rats, the 'maze bright' rats will actually finish faster. This may be because the rats respond to being treated differently. ROSENTHAL, R. & FODE, K.L. (1963) The effect of experimenter bias on the performance of the albino rat. Behavioral Science, 8, 183-89 Basically pets have various placebo effects both real and owner imagined, their own placebo from the owner doing something, a perceived placebo whereby the owner sees a difference as they are more relaxed having done something even when it hasn’t made a difference in reality and as with Rosethal an active placebo effect. It’s called knowing what you are talking about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) it might b a bit of mange rub petrol or parafin in 2 the legs That will be a good way to give it skin problems, dermatitis, perhaps if mange is suspected a skin scraping at the vet or an over the counter , scabies, treatment would be preferable. Edited January 24, 2011 by sandymere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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