Back To The Vet

Well, I am going to have to take my Sable back to the vet.  Her skin issues is just as it was over a year ago when she was first diagnosed with the thyroid condition.  The prescriptions and "special" shampoo is not doing any good.  Her hair did come back almost 95% earlier in the year, however, after her last grooming her hair did not come back except on her legs, hind side, and a few patches here and there.  She seems in good spirits and is active as ever but I hate for her to look like this.

Sable Update

Sable still has the skin issues so I took her back to the vet last week.  It was time for her annual shots so why not go and blow 3 bills on my baby.  The Sulfodene oil that a couple of you recommended did seem to help some of the spots though.  The vet is adamant that it is her thyroid and makes her prone to the skin issues.  It just seems odd to me that it started all of a sudden early last summer.  I'll give these meds a try for a couple of months and see if we get some results.  Nevertheless, Sable is the most energetic of the 3 despite being 15 pounds over weight.  Hopefully she'll look better soon.

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.