Sorry this is a bit long mods
Problem one: I am puzzled
I have noticed over the last week or so that some of the fur on the front of Dax's legs is broken in the shin area. it isn't particularly obvious when I brush his leg coat but on closer inspection I can see where the coat has broken off. Under the long hair he has very short hair on the shin which is very dense and a different texture. It is even in length like it has grown that way. I've noticed that he has been licking his fur but then this is nothing knew; the boy likes to wash himself cos he doesn't like to be dirty.
The fur doesn't seem to be sodden or anything though. I took him to the vet to be checked out just in case of mites etc., who said she thought he wasn't nibbling and there was nothing to suggest mites.
I've doused the front of his leg and between the toes on his feet with Thornits just in case and will keep this up daily for the time being. I also do his ears inside and at the tips with Thornits because they are in regular contact with his front legs and feet
and all manner of other things
I frontline combi him every month the last time being the end of June. I also groom him every day without fail. However, he has defo picked up a flee
from somewhere and it was vicious! and this has caused some skin irritation which I've been soothing with tea tree oil and that is improving. I always spray the whoooooole house twice a year which I did around march but have done this again to be on the safe side - his bedding is sprayed as well. I can't see any evidence of flee irritation on the shin area thoughI'
The other possibilities are that have been using Ice on Ice on his coat when grooming which I've been doing for a couple of weeks so I've stopped using it in case he is allergic to it. I had used organic products before this so I'm going to try Quistel.
Other possibilities are that I got him a four legged coat for wood walks which is elasticated at the ankle. After wearing it his coat blew
(I've never known his coat to blow before) and it took me 2.5 hours to get all the fuzz, tangles and the beginning of matts out of his coat
- his legs and feet were particularly messy so maybe this contributed?
I thought maybe he could be stressed after being attacked or that he could be bored in his crate overnight so has been nibblin when on his own so have been putting extra things in his crate to keep him occupied.
Any other ideas?
Problem 2: after being attacked he has a bald patch on his face which is about one inch by half an inch - I've been rubbing bio oil into the skin twice a day and gently massaging it for as long as he will tolerate (which is not very long and I don't want to push it). He loves the smell of the bio oil
tail wags till it will drop off when he sees the bottle
Is there anything else I can do to encourage the hair growth? Does anyone have experience of something similar?
My vet says she thinks it will probably grow back but it will take some time.
Thanks.
