On August 13th I posted a photo of one bald patch. After using ACV and coconut oil topically, and feeding raw honey, organic Greek yogurt, ACV and coconut oil for approx. 10 days the hair was growing back in.
The photo enclosed in this post was just taken today. Seven days ago she had another break out, but this time more hair loss/more balding spots. There is no redness. They come in a little lumpy and the hair falls out. She has been licking her paws a lot but she has no irritation on her paws or anywhere else on her body. Started back with the above regimen five days ago, it is looking better, and the hair loss has subsided.
Initially, after the first break out I thought she may have put her head into a bush that may have had chemicals on it. She is fed raw food and is 2.5 years old - we haven't had any allergy issues but she has been sneezing on and off these last five days and have given her Benedryl the last three days. Eliminated some new grain free chicken treats as I figured out she gets a little rash in her armpits from them.
Thanks in advance for our time! Hopefully this will help someone else too.
I had a frenchie that looked like this, and there were bumps that would come loose with the hair and then the bare patches; I was told it was a staph infection and it was treated as such. That was many years ago, and now looking back I suspect my main problem was a systemic yeast infection. I suspect your dog does have allergies OR a doggy leaky gut [systemic yeast] that is creating sensitivities. Despite the excellent chow you are feeding, if you do not correct the imbalance in the GI tract this will persist. You might consider Ted's Borax protocol for dogs to combat the yeast in the gut from the inside out, and also check out alkalizing the water for these types of break outs also.
I thought this was going to be for humans, but then the article started talking about paws!
1. Diet - make sure your pet is on a good brand of pet food or a raw food diet. A "Good" brand includes something that has NO corn, wheat, soy, or animal by-products. To go a step further without going raw, try a good grain-free diet.
2. Thyroid problems - have a blood panel done to see if your pet's thyroid is functioning properly. I have seen many bald dogs that are all suffering from an under-active Thyroid. After determining if this is the problem, refer to remedies for Thyroid.
Please also check if hormone creams are being used by the owner. My 6 pound dog has had unexplained, frustrating and sad hairloss for two years. I homecook for him. And I have tried everything I can think of, including melatonin, which has shown no results either. I think it is the compounded estrogen cream I have been using, and recently veterinarians are seeing more and more of this cause. Save yourself a lot of money in lab tests which show no results. I will be stopping the estrogen use as of today.
I am asking for help for an estrogen detox for my poor little guy. He is otherwise in great health, but he is young. His liver needs a detox, I think. Any suggestions???
During an experiment using multiple methods to treat warts on a bald, blue dachshund (tendency of thyroid problems and alopecia is high with this color in the dachshund world) I had an unexpected outcome.
My bald dog is growing hair on 100% of his little blue body!! I attribute this to the Atomidine (iodine) I was trying it on a couple of the warts. A friend had a bald dog and gave it Seameal (enzyme supplements)... Main ingredient was kelp. The dog went from completely bald to 100% hair growth. Common denominator here is iodine!
Hi, I would try either raw or freeze dried raw food. One of my dogs had extreme fur loss and it was 100% related to the food I was giving him. Even cooked food didn't help. No home remedies helped him either other than colloidal silver and that only eased flaking skin, not the fur loss.
He didn't like the frozen raw food, so I started him on freeze dried (Small Batch). His fur started growing back within a week but it took a month or two to fully grow back in. No issues since then and it's been a year and a half. We had to change brands recently because he stopped eating it (I think they had a production issue), but I found another high quality freeze dried that he loves. So if one doesn't work, try another brand. I add a little bit of kibble to it for bulk which helps his digestion. Best of luck, let us know how it goes!
I'm desperate to find a remedy which is natural and healthy without involving any medicine and pills and whatsoever.
Thanks, Debbie
Unusual amount of shedding. Was going to try 1000mg of fish oil once a day.. does this sound like a possibility? It's helped in the past with other dogs. She weighs 26 lbs
Mallki from Miami. Re your poor dog. Three suggestions. Obtain affordable MMS online from Jim Humble's Website or Real Raw Food in Canada online. Make 20 by 20 drops as per instructions for skin conditions and spray on to dry. He has to wear a cone for the time it takes to dry. This, two to three times a day. My dog is now free from mites after less than two weeks, done twice a day.
You can also try putting him into a box and douse him with turmeric powder. Then you will have a yellow dog. Keep him if you can in an open cage so he does not paint your world yellow. Plus read about turmeric. Alternate with coconut oil. But above all use Essiac tea twice a day; (online) or in health food stores. He needs his immune system raised. So that the immune system can kick in, Essiac will clean him out. Antibiotics will make things much worse. The scabs will come off with ccoconut oil topically as you may have noticed. Use VCO internally and coconut water in syringe to keep him well. Please do not have him vaccinated or pharma medicated as this could be the last straw. Love, Om
