What can I do about dog losing hair on tail?
My 7 year old Chihuahua keeps biting the hair from her tail and backside. I keep taking her to the vet and I’ve gotten answers from allergies to impacted anal glands to yeast infections to heredity but no consistent relief for her yet. The last time he didn’t even send antibiotics home for her (she bites and makes sores on her skin), but gave her the routine shot in the office and some prescription shampoo and leave on conditioner. Well now her tail has bloody sores all over it again. She’s been spayed and is on flea treatment so I can rule those two issues out. Her mother and sister did had similar problems so I do wonder if it’s hereditary. Anyone else have any experience with this? I know it hurts/aggravates her and she looks pitiful. Even if it is just bad genes shouldn’t there be something to help her?
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I have heard of coconut oil. It just makes them look wet for a while. I tried it on my cat cause he sheded really bad and it worked beleive it on not!!
Have you considered speaking with a behaviorist? This could potentially be psychogenic alopecia or an obsessive-compulsive disorder. If a number of medical treatments have been tried, this is an option to explore. Or, see a veterinary dermatologist.
In the meantime, have you tried using an Elizabethan collar so that she can’t chew on herself?
Have you tried spraying her tail with something that tastes bad. I saw some stuff at Petsmart. I think it was yuk or something like that. It said that it did not sting but was made to stop the chewing of sores. However if this is compulsive, she might still do it anyway. But if you can get it to heal that might help relieve it. It is worth a shot if you haven’t tried it already. You would still need to find the root cause though.
Perhaps your dog would benefit from one or more topical ointment that has been provided if she wouldn’t lick and bite them off. Get an elizabethan collar so that she can’t reach the infected area and allow the medicine time to work.