By PugMad
Date 21.08.06 12:36 UTC
Edited 21.08.06 14:43 UTC
I wonder if anyone has had this before.
My bitch has suffered with alot of hairloss since her pups were weaned. It started on the legs before patches either side of her body started to go. Now her hair from her body has thinned right out (it has strarted growing back). The hair on her head, 'ruff' around her neck and her tail are all unaffected. Also her post-partum bleeding hasnt stopped. It is only occasional and the blood looks fresh with no odour or discharge coming from the vulva. Her pups were born 8 weeks ago, the hairloss started when they were 6 weeks old. She seems healthy and is as lively as usual.
My vet examined her and said that she could'nt find any 'nasties', and and due to the hair falling out in a 'bi-lateral' pattern it was hormone related. The bleeding I was told was nothing to worry about if she seems fine in herself and she isn't anaemic.
I've heard of women losing there hair after having babies, but I couldnt find anything about it in any dog books. I've been giving her Efavet 330 (two capsules once a day) and bathing her once a week in neem oil shampoo.
Obviously this is just a case of 'sit-and-wait' but I just wanted to see if anyone else has had this problem. The poor thing looks terrible, even if shes still acting like her old self!