She showed me a picture of it...and we were kind of joking around saying that it looked like cradle cap...I don't know a LOT about skin problems in dogs...but depending on how far she lives from me...I might run over and look at it...she said that if she can't get it to clear up soon...she's taking him to the vet anyway.I've seen mange...and I don't think this is that...this puppy doesn't try to scratch this or anything. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mare To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Location
Sharon
It sounds as though your friend's dog may have "walking dandruff" which
is actually another microscopic 'mite'.
There is a prescription cream that is really good called Acticin
(permethrin) Cream.
Other than that I would wonder about mange. Because sometimes it
appears quite oily like cradle cap in infants. Not saying cradle cap is the
mange now...lol.
Sincerely,Mare
-------Original Message-------
From: Sharon Norman
Date: 12/30/07 15:39:17
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Chihuahuas] Location
Wow...I see we have people from all over in here! I'm from
Ohio...anyone else from the Buckeye state? I'm the last house before Lake
Erie...I'm sitting here looking at it now...
OH~~~I almost forgot...I have a question....this woman I talk to from
time to time at the pet store has a Chihuahua puppy...this is her dogs'
puppies...there were 4 puppies born in the litter...they're over 3 months old
now...she sold the other 3 and decided to keep this one...well...he has
developed something on his head and face..at first they thought it was white
fur coming in underneath the black...but it's not...it's almost like
dandruff...but she said it seems to be oily...and I don't think a lot of it
comes off. The other puppies are fine...she keeps in touch with the people that
bought them...both parents have good coats too...any ideas or suggestions? I
told her I would post the question in the Chihuahua group I'm in and see if
anyone knows what it is...Thanks~~~Sharon
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