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My terrier started chasing its tail in circles amusing at first. But one day missus noticed bald patch so off to vets i go. vet said flea allergy gave jab to stop itching and lotion to heal it. Week later dog had pulled coat out on hip area and had coughed up hairball.so back to vet ended up with lampshade collar.dog still chasing tail can still bite it.has now pulled out new growth and made it bleed.what can i do.dogs going to end up bald and stupid looking and im fed up with going to vets.plus i think its turning into a behavioral problem.if it was up to me i would put it down but technically its the boys pet.so cant do that.any advice will be helpful oh and vet tested for mange .

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My old dog had a flea allergy and used to lose the hair around his backend.  Hope tail biting doesn't become a stereotypic behaviour, try leaving the Elizabethan collar on.  Do you know what the lotion and the jab were?

jab was antibiotic and lotion is marked hibiscrub purple in colour.

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put it down ur a twat, why dont u go and hang urself :realmad:

why i suggested putting it down is the dogs going to do its self damage continually biting itself.in the summer it may get fly strike/maggot infested.when the boy or anyone else tries to stop it it gets aggressive towards us.the vets cant seem to help im not bothered about appearence as i have a dog that will urinate over its self.im not a coin counter .or one to put a dog down just to avoid bills.dogs are fed several times a day,ive spent double on vets bill than cost of dog but still have it.and the rotweiller in gallery has last year had emergency spay,shrink treatment and hormone replacement therapy total 700pounds.how many people spend that on adog thats number 1 function is a guard dog.could have brought 2 decent ones for that.we dont even breed to make money.hope this helps explain it not wanting a slanging match. :(:icon_redface:

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Has your vet done any tests ?small biopsy, or scraping, if not suggest this to him, or better still get a second opinion from another vet.Have you had any new carpets fitted lately? some are treated with stuff that can cause irritation. Are you washing your dogs bedding in a new washing powder if it is kept indoors.Mites can live in shavings etc. in outside kennels.I would not treat it as a psycological problem until you have rulled every other possability.I bought some antichew spray from a pet shop and it is excellent.

 

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My JRT has started going bald under her neck so, my vet has given her shampoo and I have got to go back after Xas to get a skin scraped and blood test , as the vets thinks she is allergic to grass!!!! It doesn't bother her but I wanted to get her their early so it didn't start to bother her!!! It may be the same thing and she has only just started with it!! Thety can get it at any time.

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hi there is might not help but there is a drug called ivomec from the vets we use this on our racing pigeons it kills all parasites etc it is very effective for mange when nothing else seems to work maybe worth looking into hope it helps cheers

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My terrier started chasing its tail in circles amusing at first. But one day missus noticed bald patch so off to vets i go. vet said flea allergy gave jab to stop itching and lotion to heal it. Week later dog had pulled coat out on hip area and had coughed up hairball.so back to vet ended up with lampshade collar.dog still chasing tail can still bite it.has now pulled out new growth and made it bleed.what can i do.dogs going to end up bald and stupid looking and im fed up with going to vets.plus i think its turning into a behavioral problem.if it was up to me i would put it down but technically its the boys pet.so cant do that.any advice will be helpful oh and vet tested for mange .

right been back to vet the young lass started waffling on about £400 allergy tests and skin biopsy test.gave me cream even though i said it would be licked off.so i went for a second opinon.vet told me as skin and coat were perfect apart from where plucked it was behavioral.the dog is on anti anxietytabs and i took collar off and now muzzel it when not around.now i will be able to exercise it .tire it out and fingers x it will stop doing it .thanks for all advice and support.

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