rizla 0 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 hi everybody wondering if any one out there can help me.we have a three year old staffordshire and at the moment she is developing bold patches on her flanks.this seams to happen this time of year but gets worse as each year passes.her diet consits of a complete meal plus codliver oil and occastionly oily fish,thinking this may help the problem.has any one out there had similar problems with their staffys and if so did you manage to find a cure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steezy 1 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 My old pitty got also bald patches when he was younger ! After the vet check them under the microscope he can see that was Demodex ,a type of mibes ! After few weeks putting some spezial stuff for that on it , it goes away and than only the fur has to grow there again ! till than it never break out again ! the vet tell me , every dog got demodex , it could break out through a low imunesystem , maybe a sickness or something ! On a healthy dog it don´t break out ! at that time he was a little sick due to bad weather ! You write she is on diet , if she is a little fatty maybe that could be the reason for a not so healthy imunesystem and it break out ... if it is demodex ! maybe it could help you but only a vet can give you a real diagnose ! Greeting´s Steezy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
staffy-1 0 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 used to happen with my staff, she had it all round her flanks ears well everyhwere there was little patches really. I don't know why she di have it but i changed her diet just to a complete food, she does get the odd chivken carcass every so often etc......but she seemed to grow out of it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rizla 0 Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 My old pitty got also bald patches when he was younger ! After the vet check them under the microscope he can see that was Demodex ,a type of mibes ! After few weeks putting some spezial stuff for that on it , it goes away and than only the fur has to grow there again ! till than it never break out again !the vet tell me , every dog got demodex , it could break out through a low imunesystem , maybe a sickness or something ! On a healthy dog it don´t break out ! at that time he was a little sick due to bad weather ! You write she is on diet , if she is a little fatty maybe that could be the reason for a not so healthy imunesystem and it break out ... if it is demodex ! maybe it could help you but only a vet can give you a real diagnose ! Greeting´s Steezy thanks fore that steezy used to happen with my staff, she had it all round her flanks ears well everyhwere there was little patches really. I don't know why she di have it but i changed her diet just to a complete food, she does get the odd chivken carcass every so often etc......but she seemed to grow out of it cheers staffy i will try changing her diet see if it helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AKA-BRINDLE 879 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Give a product called Nu-stock a try it is excellent stuff for all manner of skin problems in dogs,worth a try anyway! www.pet-vigor.com sell it and are good people to deal with Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hafod 1 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 this happened to a lakey bitch,always in the winter months,it started happening from approx 3 years old onwards,and got worse every year,i took her to the vets and a simple skin scrape indicated a hormone problem...a change in diet helped slightly,but it was for ever happening around the colder months,it never effected her working ability etc,but became an eyesore...i tried all manner of medications,including ointments,shampoo"s,but as the vet told me,just leave it run its course,...as the bitch reached her older years,it did start to improve,it always affected her flanks,and base of tail the worse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ANWL 0 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 this happened to a lakey bitch,always in the winter months,it started happening from approx 3 years old onwards,and got worse every year,i took her to the vets and a simple skin scrape indicated a hormone problem...a change in diet helped slightly,but it was for ever happening around the colder months,it never effected her working ability etc,but became an eyesore...i tried all manner of medications,including ointments,shampoo"s,but as the vet told me,just leave it run its course,...as the bitch reached her older years,it did start to improve,it always affected her flanks,and base of tail the worse I have the exact same problems with a little stafford bitch i have.......always in the winter month's...i just leave her and as the weather warms,her coat returns....i was told the same... hormones.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyT 1,450 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 hi everybody wondering if any one out there can help me.we have a three year old staffordshire and at the moment she is developing bold patches on her flanks.this seams to happen this time of year but gets worse as each year passes.her diet consits of a complete meal plus codliver oil and occastionly oily fish,thinking this may help the problem.has any one out there had similar problems with their staffys and if so did you manage to find a cure. Its very comon in staffs mate. My bitch has a bald patch on tail which Im told is somthing to do with scent glands. She is also bald behind the ears,but this usually clears up in summer when the sun is on her back. If its not mange I wouldnt worry about it. You could get it scaped and tested but unless its bad Id leave it. T Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Gunn 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Our Boxer used to get it when she was younger had it tested at vets in case round worm or mites but all clear. Vet said it is common in Boxers and Dobi's, so as Staffs are related to Boxers (Bulldog genes) maybe it is the same, other appear to think so. It would appear about now when her coat changed, two bald areas on her flanks, by full summer she was all back to normal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rizla 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 thanks fore the advice all you hunters RIZLA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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