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Older dog lost hair on lower back and legs – please help

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

I have a 11 year old dachshund mix and he has a few problems.

He has a growth on his belly and I was told by a vet 2 years ago since he has a heart murmur that he may die during surgery. Also he has lost almost all his hair on his lower back and back legs, he doesn’t have fleas as we use Frontline plus monthly.

Can he just have an allergy or something else?

Please help! My finances are so strapped and I want to make my kiddos happy and healthy.

JC

Help. My dog is scratching but doesn’t have fleas!

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Hi, I just read your post on fleas and I wanted to tell you my story and hope you might offer some help.

I have a 10 y/old Chihuahua that’s constantly scratching. I’ve tried giving her a bath every 2 – 3 weeks but that hasn’t helped. She doesn’t have fleas and I haven’t seen anything else on her. Sometimes she scratches till she is almost bleeding.

Could this simply be dry skin?

What else can I do to help her stop scratching?

Please help. She’s miserable.

Thank you,

Diana