Shih Tzu losing hair- male and 2 years old?

My shih Tzu is losing hair Drastically on the part above his right front leg. He's literally almost bald on the spot. the patch is around 5-6 inches. He has never hade any health problems before. His behavior has also not changed since. The vet said that it is allergies and gave him pill and shampoo, but it doesn't seem to help.

PLEASE HELP!

Shih Tzu losing hair- male and 2 years old?

he could have mange or sum other health problem...u need to get to a vet ASAP

Shih Tzu losing hair- male and 2 years old?

I've got a ShishTzu that's almost 3 years old and he hasn't experienced anything like that.

I'd get a second opinion from another vet just to be sure - you know how health care is for humans these days - It's not that much better for our pets.

Shih Tzu losing hair- male and 2 years old?

This is typical grain allergy. Get him on a food with no corn wheat or soy or grain free if you can find it. 2 is the average age for allergies to start. Just slowly switch to a low or grain free food and wait 6 weeks. you should see a difference. Also if you smoke do so outside. Dogs are more sensitive to this than people are. If you need help finding a good food please send me a message and I will try and find one in your area! Good luck and god bless!

Shih Tzu losing hair- male and 2 years old?

My maltese licks too. I've been told to give 1 mg of Benadryl per pound of dog by my vet. It could be allergies. Also try to change the diet. There are a lot of allergic items, food, pollen, fleas etc. I went to a pet store and bought a chicken, grain free dry to try. If you do this you can't do any treats or any cheese or anything else for a month. You need to perge the dog off all the bad foods. Water only to drink. See if you can bring up the link for NZYMES.COM. It has a lot of information on allergies on dogs.