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Labrador is losing hair

  • 14-06-2011 9:51pm
    #1
    Yorky
    Registered Users Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone know why a two-year old labrador bitch might be losing clumps of hair? She now has a bald patch between the rib cage and hind leg.

    Thanks in advance for any replies.


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  • #2
    andreac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,000 ✭✭✭andreac


    Sometimes it can be hormonal. Is she due in season soon? Or has she had a change of diet recently?


  • #3
    theghost
    Closed Accounts Posts: 153 ✭✭theghost


    My 12 year old lab collie cross has been losing clumps of hair for the last 2 or 3 weeks. Seems to be just a very heavy moult and is easing off now. She hasn't developed a bald patch though, so maybe your dog is suffering from an allergy. Wouldn't do any harm to take her to the vet to put your mind at rest


  • #4
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Mines been loosing hair for weeks, always does in the hot weather, never developed an actual bald patch though.


  • #5
    SeanMadd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 268 ✭✭SeanMadd


    Weird, my 11 y/o black lab has been losing fur too! Although she is constantly scratching herself, and I've used a few frontline treatments which haven't worked. I gave her a bath using flea shampoo about 4 weeks ago and her fur has started growing back, but the itching hasn't stopped.


  • #6
    boardbrowser
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭boardbrowser


    could be a thyroid problem. Trip to vet should solve this query. ask them to check for thyroid issues.


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