My chihuahua has hair falling out on the tips of his ears. The skin is dark grey & flaky where t

It started with bumps on his head, then scabs in the inside of his ears. He wasn't scratching and he had no fleas. Now, its soley located on the tips of his ears, where it isnt pink, but grey and dry. On the dry areas, his hair is falling out. Any ideas? This has been going on for a few months and it doesn't seem to bother my pooch.

My chihuahua has hair falling out on the tips of his ears. The skin is dark grey %26amp; flaky where the hairs gone.

The one thing that comes to my mind is Sarcoptic mange. It usually starts with the tips of the ears and causes hair loss, but usually dogs are also very itchy. Mange is also hard for a vet to properly diagnose since the critters that cause the itching live under the skin. A simple test you can do at home is fold over the tip of the ear so it touches the skin on the inner part of the ear flap (not in the ear canal) and gently rub the tip against the inner part to see if this causes him to want to scratch. If it does he most likely has mange, but even if he doesn't try to scratch he still may have mange. Take him to see the vet so they can properly diagnose his problem.

My chihuahua has hair falling out on the tips of his ears. The skin is dark grey %26amp; flaky where the hairs gone.

Aparently, my dog has some weird disease where he doesn't get enough circulation to his ears. He will have it his whole life, they dont know how they get it, and there is no way to cure it. Poor guy. Im just glad hes not bothered by it. Report It

My chihuahua has hair falling out on the tips of his ears. The skin is dark grey %26amp; flaky where the hairs gone.

Ringworm, fungal infection, or mange. You need to see a vet, pronto. Have a skin scraping done to identify the problem, he'll probably needed a medicated shampoo or lotion to cure it. If you leave it alone, it may spread and worsen.

My chihuahua has hair falling out on the tips of his ears. The skin is dark grey %26amp; flaky where the hairs gone.

it could be fungus, parasites, or another problem. take him to the vet! they ususally have medicines that can fix this.

My chihuahua has hair falling out on the tips of his ears. The skin is dark grey %26amp; flaky where the hairs gone.

What are you waiting FOR it to die? TAKE IT TO A VET ASAP!!!

My chihuahua has hair falling out on the tips of his ears. The skin is dark grey %26amp; flaky where the hairs gone.

Sounds like a fungal infection. Try some miconazole cream, it's yeast infection ointment for women. But it works. If it's still that way after a couple days, phone your vet.

And I assure you he won't die. This has happened to my Chihuahuas a couple times, usually the ones with sensitive skin like the blue ones.

My chihuahua has hair falling out on the tips of his ears. The skin is dark grey %26amp; flaky where the hairs gone.

i would suggest taking him to the vet and getting a skin scraping done, they will rule out mange... i have a mini dachshund, and he has a very similar thing, its called ear margin dermatitis... is most common in dogs with long ears that hang, but they don't know much about it and there is no treatment or cure... after you go to the vet and rule out mange and similar things, you can try putting vitamin E oil on it... its a good way to keep it moisturized and help the hair from falling out, if it is the same thing my dog has little pieces of his ear actually start falling off it his ears get very dry (they are very small pieces but to a very observeative dog mom you notice it)

so i would start with the vet to rule out anything serious then try the vitimin E oil