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Question by Princess
Submitted on 4/8/2004
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I have a 9 month old female chihuahua. She started to loose a patch of hair on her thigh and now it looks like she is loosing a little more and looks irritated. Is this normal for chihuahuas.

Answer by chimama
Submitted on 4/9/2004
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One of my babies is doing the same thing at just over a year old. I took her to the vet, who said we could try some anti-fungal lotion. There are some tests we could do to culture a skin scraping, etc. but they add up to close to $200 and take 4 weeks to get the results. The vet suggested we try the lotion and see if that cleared it up. I think it is called Clonotine. Please keep this updated on what you find, I will do the same.

Answer by chimama
Submitted on 4/12/2004
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Well, she kept losing hair, so last Saturday back to the vet she went. No fungus was visible under black light, and a skin scraping for mites was negative. I have a referral to a vet who is board certified in dermatology. If he wants to do the 4 week test, I'm going to. It doesn't seem to cause my baby any distress, but I want to know what's going on, before my Chihuahua starts to resemble a Mexican Hairless, which is a different breed of dog entirely.

Answer by chimama
Submitted on 4/19/2004
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Update : After the skin scraping, I put some triple antibiotic ointment on the area, since to get a good scraping they have to scrape until they get a little bit of blood. This past week there has not been an increase in the size of the bald spot, and the skin is no longer appearing irritated, as it was the week before. I'm continuing to monitor the area.

Answer by X
Submitted on 7/13/2004
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Chimama...I have the same problem with my Chihuahua...what happened with yours?...You never followed up on your posts for this subject.

Answer by pamela
Submitted on 11/1/2004
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I'm curious to find out what happened with your Chi's skin condition. I have a 21 month old male who has developed a patch on his thigh about the size of a silver dollar and the hair is rapidly coming off. I haven't taken him to the vet about it yet. Did the clonotine work?

Answer by lilredmnm
Submitted on 12/2/2004
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I have a chihuahua too who has lost hair on her legs and now in the middle of her back. she is 1 yr old and has got a terrible,like oily, smell about her. Can someone please tell me what i can do about these issues?

Answer by tequila16
Submitted on 5/29/2005
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I have the same problem with my 1 year old long haired chi. What I have been doing is putting neosporin on the area once or sometimes twice a day. I have to watch him for about an hour after putting it on because he likes to lick it. After the first 2 weeks he had almost all of his hair back! Its a struggle not letting him lick it, but it is worth it.

Answer by Crystal
Submitted on 6/17/2005
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I have a four month old short hair male chihuahua and he is loosing hair in patches all over his body. I took him to the vet and they did a skin scrape and it was negative. He said he doesn't know what is wrong with him. He suggested for him to take a anti-fungal pill once a week for four weeks. Has anyone else had this problem?

Answer by lulu's mom
Submitted on 11/16/2005
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I am going thought the same thing with my Chihuahua. We bought her from a pet store when she was just about 12 weeks old. she is now 7 months old and losing hair in various places on her body. I'm going to make an appmt with the vet. Of course I'm very concerned... I was wondering if anyone else has to leave their precious baby alone all day as I do? I'm wondering if the stress of being alone is what's doing it??

Answer by sandi
Submitted on 11/27/2005
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Do any of you have a cat? If so, is you chihuahua getting into the cat food? Sounds like too much protein, get the cat food up, or change chis diet to a low protein one...chances are it is a diet related problem.

Answer by Meka
Submitted on 12/30/2005
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I have a 9 week old little boy and he is losing hair behind his ears and I am kind of worried.......is this normal?

Answer by ckoisme
Submitted on 5/15/2006
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I'm also having the same problem with my Chihuahua... a little spot on his shoulder just kept growing. The vet did a skin scrapping but it just made it worse. I've noticed his hair on his belly and around his ears seems to be getting thin, too. Please let me know if you find the cause or remedy. Thanks!

Answer by Bonnie
Submitted on 8/4/2006
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What happened with your baby because my little one is doing the same thing on her thigh both sides

Answer by shastadaiy
Submitted on 3/23/2007
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Chimama ... is there an update. The same thing has been going on with my 7yr old chi for two years now. It seems to get better sometimes and go away ... only to come back again. Ive done the skin scraping at the vet, vet medicated shampoo, anti itch sprays, other medicated shampoos, special food & treats for skin health, anti itch sprays, allergy medications, etc. Nothing is helping. She is still having this problem. I'm afraid to take her back to the vet because it seems like they don't know what is wrong with her anyway. Do you have an update for us?

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Answer by Elle
Submitted on 5/2/2007
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my chihuahua is 3 years old and just gave birth to 5 puppies on March 5th. I have just noticed a few weeks ago that she is losing her hair and bald spots have all of a sudden popped up all over the place. If anyone has any suggestions or comments please feel free to answer thanks