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Wiz407
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Hello I recently got a dutch shepherd was told she was 5 months old from the breeder she is now 6 months old when I got her around her eyes have missing hair I took her to the vet but the closest vet to me is not the best and is like pulling teeth to get a answer I'm planning on making a trip to see a better vet but would like to know if this a normal thing I live way out in the country and will be making a 2 hour drive both ways she is on Victor ultra pro dog food and is treated for flea and tick my last female dutch shepherd at 6 months was big my new girl was flown to me from Texas I asked the breeder he said it may be stress from the flight but her hair around her eyes has not grown in yet
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Do you have any pictures? Where in Texas and what breeder if you don’t mind me asking.
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Wiz407
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Gonna take pics when I get home from work he is a breeder my brother knows in Houston his name is Casey don't think he has a kennel name
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That sounds like mange or a parasite! Stress doesnt create that!
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The pic is about a week old
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Is there any autoimmune issues that might lead to that?
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Also her ears and eyes turn red when she plays if it might be mange or a parasite I'll be making that trip Wednesday
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There's also a possibility of allergies.

The test is a little pricey, but worth it in the long run if they find something and it can be eliminated from diet or environmental exposure.

Do you have a contract with the breeder?
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No contract I got her for a bit less then he was asking because brother knew him I was looking for another one after my last girl died of cancer she's really smart learning commands within a day or two
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LOL I must be hardheaded and stubborn.
I guess before and after results with dogs tend to show the effort put into them.
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She doesn't by chance get into the garbage because I had a thought of dried food, jelly etc. is one way dogs get hair pulled out. They don't notice it until later when it starts to dry and pull. Would also explain the small apparent scar over one eye. Like a tin can with sharp edges maybe? They tend to push upward as they get that tongue going in that jelly jar.
Just a guess.
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She doesn't really get into trash the scar is from playing with my lab they usually play on gravel I took her to a better vet after hearing it could be a parasite just waiting on the results
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She had tape worms vet said that could have stunted her growth and cause the hair lost will she be this tiny forever? she is going to be 7 months in May but she is not large and has a small head
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Gonna be a small dog
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How’s her teeth look
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Her teeth are white kinda look like adult teeth she's 33 pounds 19 inche's at the withers and 21 inche's from base of neck to base of tail I did some reading and couple of sites said dutch shepherds don't stop growing until 2 years old vet said she might be kinda short and wide
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LOL I must be hardheaded and stubborn.
I guess before and after results with dogs tend to show the effort put into them.
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Mine is 5 months right at 40lbs. At 2 months he was 5 lbs with giardia. Once his system recovered he started gaining a pound a day. He's down to a pound every 2-3 days now and bouncing off the walls literally. I'm thinking once that infection is completely gone she's going to catch up on that weight.
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Hoping pup does well.
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Curious any changes with the pup.
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dwalker19 wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:07 pm Curious any changes with the pup.
Yes. I hope you are still around to answer.
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Took her to the vet she said she has a problem consuming calcium and her skin problem vet is still unsure what it was but told me to put her on cbd for dogs that seems to be working her hair is growing back and looking normal still has not grown too much hoping she starts to fill out more now that she is eating raw with higher calcium
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