When your dog is experiencing minimal or extensive hair loss, it's best to have him checked for alopecia. This disorder is also known as hair loss and is common in dogs. Left untreated it can cause total hair loss and infection so early diagnosis and treatment is necessary.
Hair loss, or alopecia, can cause severe damage to your pet's lymphatic and immune system so it's best to detect it early. This disorder affects all breeds and size as well as gender so watch for it in all pets. Early detection can prevent extreme hair loss and alopecia can start slowly.
It is a very noticeable condition and usually starts with symmetrical or varied hair loss. If you dog's loosing patches of hair and chewing or scratching it's best to seek treatment. Be sure that you watch out for infected patches in the skin as well.