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Hi my name is debs and I have 2 lovely dogs, podge who is a staffie and Bruce who is a staffie cross, podge is 19 months old and Bruce is 3 months, I have recently noticed on podge that is fur is going thin on is back but his skin is fine and he is not scratching or bitting his self so I just wondered if any one else as ever experienced this problem. He also has a balled patch on top of his head! Thanks in advance for and advice xx

It sounds like mites, which is easily cured and the fur grows back in a couple of months. Chloe had this when she was very small. Trip to the vets I'm afraid! (Love the name Podge!!) x

Ok thanks I will get him booked in x

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Rockys hair is quite thin on his head too, but yes if you are at all concerned make an appointment to see the vet.

Hi and welcome from Darcy and me, let us know how you get one Hun

Hiya from me and Vinnie   

Hi and welcome from me and Daisy   I does sound like demodex, let us know how it goes at the vet. If it is demodex go with ivermectin as treatment if possible x

Ok thanks to look at him you can not see it normally it was while he was eating his food this morning and I could see though his fur too his skin on his back. X

I would put I pic on of him but I can't figure out how to!

debs1985 wrote:I would put I pic on of him but I can't figure out how to!

Try using the link below, it is quite simple once you have the swing of it

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t12017-how-to-post-a-photos-onto-the-forum

Howdy from Jed and I   

hia from me and sasha   

Hiya, he's lovely

Welcome from us and Bane! He is a handsome chappy!
Bane has very thin hair! None on his belly what so ever and if you stand behind him you can see through to the skin on his back...his ears are also pretty bald too and when his face wrinkles up you can see skin on the top of his head! But he has always been like this so if it's something new for you maybe vets would be best just to check

That's exactly the same has our podge, he has always bin like it to but I just happend to come across this site today so thought I would just ask about it. I feel a lot better now u have said that thanks

Aw they are so cute snugged up together! If he's always been like it and it's consistent across the different areas then it's possibly nothing to worry about unless he's scratching and having problems with it. If it starts getting patchy, and he gets bald spots, then it's likely to be demodex and will need to go to the vets. Bane had scrapes the other day and came back clear.

I will keep my eye on it but it dose not bother him might just take him to vets to be sure he is fine   

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Just to let every know I had podge to vets and he has has a skin scrap and he is fine so worrying over x

 

debs1985 wrote:Just to let every know I had podge to vets and he has has a skin scrap and he is fine so worrying over x

Yey, thanks for letting us know

Hi and welcome from me and Pixee. And thats brillant, you now can relax and not worry. Your two dogs are so cute.

Thank u

Glad he's all good Just another cute baldy then