thin spot of fur

hi all
i have a 7mth old blue . on one of his shoulder blades his fur sames to have gone thin, there is no redness or sores ,and it doesnt trouble him, it is on , about an inch long and it is not bald, i have noticed it seems to be where his harness is and where he has wrinkles of skin ,i lead walk him but my parents tend to use the harness. but have stopped it in case it is the cause ,would take a foto ,but it wouldnt show up plus he wont sit for the camera (gone camera shy)

Has he had anything similar before Di? Good call on the harness it may just be that

What kind of harness is he wearing? The soft or padded ones are best for his skin. You can get textile or mesh ones like this (pic not of my dog, but friend of my dog - also a pup).



Also to check the adjustment - he must still be growing.
Take the harness off straightaway when in the house/when it's not needed.
Keep working away at his loose-leash walking - if he pulls all the time that also could be adding to the rub effect.

If its where to harness is and no where else and doesn't seem to be bothering him I would just put it down to harness rub. Maybe try a softer one?

his harness is a soft fleece type, and it no where else just this 1 spot,my parents only walk him when i in work,have checked the ajustment it seems fine , but the fleece cover slips , parent r so upset they stared to use the leads,they say it strange as he doesnt pull when on it , but he no that i correct him for pulling

Hmmm strange then, if it starts to spread or get worse take him to the vet x

had Diesel at the vets today ,they did a skin scrape and its demodex ,they have started him on panomec orally ,anticbiotics to counter any infection and microbex shampoo twice a week . as he hates water he not my best friend at the moment, but they say cruel to be kind, anyone know how quick this treatment will help clear his skin

 

As it's been caught early it should start working quite quickly. Sometimes, though, it can start to look a little worse before it gets better.

Its very common for pups to get this, he'll be fine x

Feel so bad , this thing is horrid , find my self cheching Diesel coat all the time , it like u can't do a thing to help , the next few wks r going to torment me

Aww big hugs di it'll clear up soon enough it's just so hard seeing them poorly isn't it

It's awful

hopefully it'll go quickly

thks Hayley, thks Sazzle  feel a bit better today, my daughter has just bathed him with me tonite and him hasnt lost a lot of fur this time ,hoping that i got him to vets quick enough and it hasnt had time to take over fully ,Diesel sends hugs and big staffy snuggles