Zoolady

Just wanted to let you know that I took Sophie back to the vet. She feels that the bald spot is indeed allergies. She did do a skin scraping, and it was negative. She also thinks Sophie's fur is thin all over which I agree with. We put Sophie back on Prednisone and also 3V Caps Liquid HP to help her coat. If I don't see improvement in a few weeks, I guess we go to the next step. Thanks for the information. The vet said the same things that you had told me so I felt confident in her assessment. I will keep you posted as Sophie's fur grows-hopefully! Laura

Thank you so much for the info. I think it is important that I go to the vet with some education. It helps me answer their questions more acuurately. The first vet put the dog on antibiotics and steriods which helped. The second vet just put the dog on steroids but for a longer period. At the time I went to the second vet(a few weeks after the first), Sophie's skin looked fine, not bumpy. There was nothing for the vet to scrap. That was probably from the first course of medicine. Now there is bumps so I will take her back to get more tests. I am trying to figure out if the skin changed first or the itch came first. It is hard to tell. I never even saw her biting her side and all the sudden she had a bald spot. We have caught her biting a few times lately. Thanks again for your reply. I will let you know what the vet finds out. Thanks, Laura

My 5 year old Border Collie has a bald spot on her left side. I have taken her to two different vets. Both thought it was allergies and put her on steriods and antibiotics. The meds made the spot smaller, but now that she is off the meds, it has gotten bigger. There are small bumps around the perimeter of the spot and she does bite the spot occassionally. I don't know what to do next. Change food, get another vet opinion, or try my regular vet again? Could hypothyroid cause a bald spot on one side? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. L