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Bald Patch After Op


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Hi,

I am hoping that some of the DOL groomers, or anyone else for that matter, can help with a coat regrowth issue.

One of my dogs had an operation in early May to correct an old injury to a front leg.

The affected leg and shoulder, the opposite foreleg and a patch on her back between her hip bones were all shaved for the operation.

All areas have grown back well except for the patch on her back. About a third of that area has regrown, leaving a patch bigger than my palm which is as bald as when it was done 3 months ago.

Is there anything I can do to encourage the coat in this area to regrow, or does anyone know why this area should be so slow to come back?

Any help would be appreciated. The "Friar Tuck" look was cute to start with but getting a bit old now!

thanks!

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Reason I ask:

Post-clipping alopecia-

Description: Hair may not grow back immediately after it has been clipped; which animals may be affected can not be predicted; more common in dogs with thick undercoats e.g., Huskies and Chows

Symptoms: Continued lack of growth in hair that was clipped, e.g., for surgery

Treatment: None, hair will eventually regrow, but may take up to 24 months

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cl...p;articleid=421

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Why was the patch on the back shaved for an injury on a front leg?

Was something else done? Does the dog have scar tissue there?

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Why was the patch on the back shaved for an injury on a front leg?

Was something else done? Does the dog have scar tissue there?

Hi

I don't know why her back was shaved, but noticed the same pattern on other dogs leaving the clinic (specialist orthopaedic surgeon, so lots of dogs with legs in castes coming and going).

There is no scar tissue, and no sign that anythign was injected there, but it may have been.

She's a Borzoi, 6 years old desexed female with a massive coat - combination of breeding and cold Canberra winters I think.

I'd never heard of 'Post-clipping alopecia', but it sounds right - thank goodness all the shaved bits weren't affected or she would be a very sorry sight.

Re the facial scars,I know what you mean - my other dog, also Borzoi, has a tiny scar on her nose where she pushed the cat too far one day - I don't think anyone else notices but everytime I look at that snowy white face, I do!

Thanks for replying, looks like I'll just have to sit back and wait.

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An old breeder friend used to swear by Raleighs Antiseptic Ointment rubbed in to the dog's skin would promote the growth of hair on a bald spot caused by injury etc. It was in an orange tin, don't know if you can still get it!

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An old breeder friend used to swear by Raleighs Antiseptic Ointment rubbed in to the dog's skin would promote the growth of hair on a bald spot caused by injury etc. It was in an orange tin, don't know if you can still get it!

Thanks, I'll go searching for it.

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I don't know why her back was shaved, but noticed the same pattern on other dogs leaving the clinic (specialist orthopaedic surgeon, so lots of dogs with legs in castes coming and going).

She may have had an epidural as part of the anaesthetic.

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We see many dogs afrer surgery that have had an epidural and I have noticed this patch is usually the last to grow back and can grow back very slowly. I wonder if the drugs in the epidural slow the hair growth??

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We see many dogs afrer surgery that have had an epidural and I have noticed this patch is usually the last to grow back and can grow back very slowly. I wonder if the drugs in the epidural slow the hair growth??

I was wondering that too, some perverse side-effect of the epidural. It's reassuring anyway to know that this is common and the hair does eventually come back.

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