some help :/

i noticed this on lotties head and i am a bit worried,she doesnt itch it or anything? [img][/img]

It does look as if it could be mites, but I'm not 100% Xx Poor Lottie Xx

Could be mites, or maybe an allergy to something. I take it there's nothing that she could rub her head on regularly? That could rub the hair off.

If you're concerned, a trip to the vets would probably be in order.

She may just be rubbing up against something but a trip to the vets never hurts if you are concerned.

our molly has a very small patch on her head which i questioned at the vets and he said could be abit of stress as we just rehomed her or teething, he says if it get worse there is some soap you could try on it but to be sure i would take him/her to the vets and get it checked

okay i will take her vets as soon as i have a bit of P

i took lottie to the vets this morning and they said i needed there flea stuff even though i have flead her, they said the ones in shops are rubbish and dont work :/, then they said if it starts getting worse by next week then bring er back in :/ they werent much help tbh

I don't want to disagree with vets, but it doesn't look like fleas to me - have you seen any sign of them?

I do agree with them, though, that the flea treatments you buy at the pet shops aren't always very good.

Looks to me like she's been rubbing her head on something. Not to make it painful. Just her way of laying in her basket perhaps? My Tara was the same. We ended up saying she had "go faster" stripes up her belly as she rubbed her fur off!

If this is the case, she may be too warm in her bed. If she's sweating she'll moult

Maybe remove some of her bedding and keep her away from radiators etc. See if it improves. It won't harm her

okay cheers ill try that

Even though you dont see fleas on the dog its the irritation and reaction that causes it to be like that but you would see it more so around its rear end it could be mites they like warm wet areas and could have travelled from her ears you can buy the best products on line and even in chemists and pet stores google advocate or stronghold and get the one for mites and fleas but if it goes any worse then maybe the vet will do skin scrape for you but im thinking its mites

aww bless her!
my old boy diesel had those patches 1 either side of his head infront of his ears .. the vet said it was due to stress of been in the kennels etc, they never grew back in his case bless him!

i brought a microscope from a car booter today for £5 and i had a look at lottie, does anyone know what mites look like under a microscope? i took some pictures as its a digital one, ill post some on shortly

ill give link to album as there are a few on there lol www.photobucket.com/mscopel

It looks to me like dry skin, mites look like this

http://www.puppy-training-solutions.com/dog-mites.html

Maybe she is alergic to something, other than it being like dandruff or like cradlecap

hope this helps

okay, do i have to go vets to find out if she is alergic to something?