can anyone tell me if they have come across this in the breed please,
my daughter's young bitch staff looks a bit bald to me,we
have asked the vet and he says its okay but we are not convinced.
many thanks

Hi Guest

The only thing I could suggest is that maybe it is hormonal and could be due to her coming into Season :)

My friends Staffie bitch had a litter of puppies on the 29 October she held on to her coat very well until the last couple of weeks, and now she looks bald in some places. It is more noticeable when the light is shining on it, but I would never of thought she could have lost coat as they don't really seem to have that much to start with :D

Hopefully this is the cause of her hair loss.

It might be worth contacting your breeder as well though just to see if she has ever heard of it before.

Best wishes

Derryn :)

ive seen young staffies a touch bald around there eyes and there temples, are these the areas you're worried about, if its that then your vets probably right, anything else id wonder about

Staffs are on the genetic disorder list for Alopecic Syndromes, specifically Follicular Dysplasia. According to the genetic research I have: "Clinically, hair tends to thin and be lost with little or no scaling or any inflammatory changes. Distribution of loss varies. Hyperpigmentation may occur." Mode of inheritence is unknown and the age of afflication varies. Short answer is that yes, Staffs are afflicted with alopecia.