Posted by Lisa Cecere on May 27, 1998 at 12:04:01:
In Reply to: Re: Peke is balding? posted by Jan sugden on November 20, 1997 at 19:17:18:
> > I have an 8 month old peke with lots of hair.
> > But in the past few days I have noticed he is losing
> > hair on the top of his head. Closer examination last
> > night found 3 or 4 fleas in the balding area. It was
> > also red. I have noticed him rubbing his head on the
> > cage, I'm assuming he was scratching. He is also getting in
> > his adult coat so he is losing hair. Can the "balding"
> > be attibuted to the fleas, the rubbing or just losing
> > his puppy coat? Any suggestions? I will be giving him
> a flea bath tonite. They shouldn't be a problem since
> > we have no carpets or rugs and his has been on Program
> > for the past 2 months.
I had the same problem with my Peke and found it was directly related to fleas.
I tried several remedies on the market and nothing works like the Advantage Flea Program and
a powered supplement called Nupro (NOT Nutro). Nupro can be hard to find but is a lifesaver.
Hope you are having better luck with the situation now.
Lisa