My Bear Rug

My little bear rug has shed much of it hair.  Darn thyroid.

Sable

Sable is looking a little better.  She had her spring grooming last week.  The hair loss doesn't seem quite so severe so perhaps it's coming back?  She also went back to the vet this week but I haven't heard the results of her blood test.  Hopefully we are on the right track with the thyroid medicine.

My Poor Sable

 It's been about 7 months when I had Sable shaved down and noticed she  had patches of hair loss.

 On her tail too.

 She's also getting these patches which are crusty and a bit tacky and I can pull out wads of her hair.

 She has one spot on her back and several on her under belly like these.

 The end of November I took her to the vet and was prescribed this, Soloxine, for a thyroid condition,

I was also told to use this shampoo on her weekly.
Well, I was out of town for a couple of weeks in December and didn't do the follow up appointment. I have noticed no results after the month of meds and several weeks of shampooing. It's time for her annual visit and shots so I will take her to the vet again in a week or so but in the mean time...do you have suggestions of what could be the cause of these skin problems?  Have you seen any similar skin conditions on dogs?  Lucy and Joe have not shown any signs of skin problems.  Sable will be 10 years old in November.  Let me know what you think.

A Rat's Tale

Poor Sable has been loosing her hair in spots and most notably on her tail.  The vet says it might be thyroid issues but I haven't heard yet.  I'm thinking the hair loss started soon after I started using Frontline oil for flea prevention.  Anyone have similar issues?  At any rate, her spirits are high so she seems to feel good.  It's time for fall grooming so maybe it will be less noticeable.