Why is my dog losing some hair?

My dog is a mutt part shiba inu and i am worried!

he had two scabs son his head at first the size of dimes where

he had lost his hair and it would bleed. We took him to the vet

and they said maybe he got in a fight with another dog but hes

never around any other dogs.

NOW we found just last night that there is a 2-3 inch long like

spot right near his tail where he is lossing all his hair. Its not

bleeding but it looks like hes rubbing the skin away.

I know we need to take him to the vet

but any other suggestions?

Why is my dog losing some hair?

Change vet.

Sounds like ringworms/mange,.. he needs to go under an ultra-violet light at a vet's and be checked for that.

Is he itchy?

I would have said fleas if it was just at the base of his tail,..but the oddness of the loss of hair on his head, makes me think it's another type of parasite.

Why is my dog losing some hair?

maybe u should go see a vet.

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Why is my dog losing some hair?

Sounds like it could be mange

Why is my dog losing some hair?

i got alot of dogs nothings gonna happened its normal but if it has a very bad disease i forgot the name go and take it to the veterinarian OK bye see ya

Why is my dog losing some hair?

tell the vet it is urgent

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i wish you luck

Why is my dog losing some hair?

Going to the vet is the best idea/suggestion. Take care.

Why is my dog losing some hair?

try giving him a bath in a tea tree pet shampoo it is a medicinal herb which heals and disinfects and it will deter fleas and the likes also get some tea tree oil at the supermarket you can also use it on yourself if you get scratches and rashes and things like that and if its some kind of lice it will suffocate them and your dog will heal Good luck if it doesn't get better soon take him to the vet it could be a skin thing that needs antibiotics

Why is my dog losing some hair?

I would wonder about hot spots. Emu oil is great for those, my folks use it on their newfoundlands. They also switched food to Innova and that pretty much cured it.

It could be a food allergy.

Thyroid is another cause of hair loss, but the skin usually isn't reddened and irritated.