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Why does my dog loose all her hair in the summertime2007-11-25 2:56:09

my dog ANGEL gets a red rash all over her body and all her hair falls out in the summertime...she goes completley bald !!! ive taken her to the vets every summer and theyve ran tonnes of tests, but have no answers !! as after her hair falls out the rash dissappears.

does anyone have any clues to why this happens?

Angel is an only pet and she is desexed and always wormed and vaccinated , she is always healthy, i have always used hypoallergenic cleaning items in the home , and she is bathed in special hypoallergenic dog shampoo from the vets once a year in the winter only and she only gets fed hypoallergenic dog food.. im always buying her 100% baby cotton clothing as she is forever shivering, because she only has a fine seethrough coat of fur in the winter months.

Answers:

Hmmm ... So how come yesterday you were a "reputable breeder of mini foxies" and today you suddenly have only one dog? Did you take everyone's advice on the foxies and give up breeding overnight? Please explain before I try to answer your question!

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I think she gets warm, and sheds out her winter coat, then once she is wearing her summer coat, the rash is able to heal..

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Sure sounds like an allergy to me. Have they tried steroids? I had one that was allergic to grass..if he went out in the spring and summer he would lose his hair everywhere that touched grass and swell up bright pink and itchy. We had to keep him on low dose predinisone half the year. It was a risk but one we decided was worth it as he was suffering without it. Worth a try anyway.. good luck!

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it sounds like a heat rash she gets to hot and breaks out so her hair falls out so she can cool of my dog has that problem when she wears collars in the summer.

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My Lab loses tons of hair year round & dont look like any is missing.