Tinkerbelle's Mommy
Terrier Terror
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Tinkerbelle's Mommy
Terrier Terror
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treble02
Alpha Feist
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| 10/04/2008 10:39 AM |
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awwww poor baby....i may have missed it but is he on any meds for that???  poor widdle guy!! |
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~ Mary, Trixi and Toa's Mommy,
Ratbone Rescues Database Manager
and Applications Coordinator
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Tinkerbelle's Mommy
Terrier Terror
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| 10/04/2008 10:40 AM |
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Ok, I need to end on a good note! It doesn't seem worse since he is on the meds, but I don't think it's better either. Anyone think it looks like something other than bacterial. Perhaps, mange???? |
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Tinkerbelle's Mommy
Terrier Terror
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| 10/04/2008 10:45 AM |
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Mary, He's on an anti-biotic, and a special shampoo for bacterial or fungal infections. I'm just not convinced it's not mange and I'm worried about the others. I still have Ace and Spoticus. Spoticus shows no signs and I can only see skin on Ace on top of his head when he wrinkles his brow, but I think the hair was always thinner there. |
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treble02
Alpha Feist
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| 10/04/2008 10:50 AM |
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hmm...Toa and all his littermates had the demodectic mange (apparently they get it from mama and its only contagious from her, not to humans or anything) but sarscoptic mange is a different story,
with Toa, it was mostly on his face and head....his blue hair actually, which the vet found to be weird....i am sorry im not more help...did they do a skin scraping? |
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~ Mary, Trixi and Toa's Mommy,
Ratbone Rescues Database Manager
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Tinkerbelle's Mommy
Terrier Terror
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| 10/04/2008 10:59 AM |
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They didn't do a skin scrape because she said it didn't look like demodectic mange....it does to me, but what do i know...she is the vet...Anyway, did you notice it on Toa's paws? She acted like we would be seeing it in different places if it was mange. Also, I wonder if it's just harder to see on white hair. I can't see anything on Spoticus. Cowboy's fur is so black that it really shows up when the sun hits it and you can obviously notice his white skin shining under that black fur. Maybe it was just more noticeable on Toa's blue than his white. |
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treble02
Alpha Feist
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| 10/04/2008 11:02 AM |
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| that makes sense to me....toas paws didnt really get it, but my moms pup, Lily had it all down her chest and legs to her paws.... I had a vet who didnt scrape him when we first got him...lemme try to find the thread.... |
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~ Mary, Trixi and Toa's Mommy,
Ratbone Rescues Database Manager
and Applications Coordinator
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treble02
Alpha Feist
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| 10/04/2008 11:06 AM |
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| http://www.rat-terrier.com/Home/tabid/37/forumid/4/postid/221321/view/topic/Default.aspx |
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~ Mary, Trixi and Toa's Mommy,
Ratbone Rescues Database Manager
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treble02
Alpha Feist
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| 10/04/2008 11:08 AM |
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| http://www.rat-terrier.com/Home/tabid/37/forumid/4/postid/269063/view/topic/Default.aspx |
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~ Mary, Trixi and Toa's Mommy,
Ratbone Rescues Database Manager
and Applications Coordinator
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kp_in_scott
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 10/04/2008 8:43 PM |
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| Jubilee also has some thin patches of hair. I've had her to the vet x 2 since getting her and her vet does not want to treat it unless it gets worse. I think that LeeLee looks much thinner than Cowboy. We will just monitor and see. If it gets worse then we will treat. Simple as that. Doesn't seem to be bothering her in the least. |
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Kim, owned by one sweet Rattie mix and one sweet Toy Rattie and a house full of parrots |
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Tammie
Ratastic
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| 10/04/2008 9:11 PM |
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I just did a google search for "mange" and found this interesting site regarding sarcoptic mange, which is the more common of the two.
http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/mites.html
Check out the Pinna-Pedal Reflex test. I have never heard of such a thing buy it might give you a better idea what you are dealing with. |
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That's my baby girl, Bijou! She's a Toy Rat Terrier.
http://www.dogster.com/dogs/749214
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 10/04/2008 9:57 PM |
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| i dont know anything bout mange but i had a cat once that would lose fur by his tail cause he had allergies and i had to take him tothe vet to get a cortizone shot. could he have allergies.? alot of the vets around here are saying people s dogs are allergic to the grass and my 2 have been scratching alot and they dont have fleas either!!!!!! i bought some baby aveeno soothing relief moisture cream for them. JMOP |
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winnihoohoo
Bratty Ratty
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| 10/04/2008 10:36 PM |
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| The only way to tell for sure is a skin scraping. |
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ivy
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 10/04/2008 11:04 PM |
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| he is just as handsome as ever!!! I am glad you are treating him I have a Standard Poodle that I groom who had an skin infection like that and they did not treat it right away and now she will always have the little bald spots. I just keep her hair a little longer to cover them up. I would think cause you got right on it he should be just fine and his hair should come back. They did not catch it soon enough because it was winter and they let her hair get way too long!!! But I still think he is handsome!!! |
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pepper
Ratastic
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| 10/05/2008 7:39 AM |
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| That looks like what pepper has. Her's is just dermatitis. She got into an area that I thought had poison ivy, and I had to bathe her in dish soap to get rid of the oil. Well the dish soap stripped all the protective stuff from her skin and fur, and she got it. Another dog at the dog park had been bathing her dog every day for a while cuz she just got so dirty at the park, and she's got the same patches as pepper does. My vet did a skin scraping, and didn't find anything. Your vet was right though. Mange usually shows up first on the limbs and head, but she should have still done a scraping to be sure. |
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Kristin ~ Pepper's mommy |
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rattagan's mom
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 10/05/2008 7:47 AM |
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| Poor Cowboy. With Cameo's mange you could easily see it in the white because only her pink skin was showing. What I see with Cowboy doesn't look like Cameo did with the mange. I hope whatever it is the meds take care of it. Give the boys and Tinkerbelle hugs and love from Nala Belle and all the pack. |
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Janie,
Ratty,Cameo,Cutter and Nala Belle's Mom
Show your furbaby how much you love them brush their teeth today! It saves them pain "tomorrow." Janie L. |
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