Labrador Retriever’s are as close to a perfect breed as you can get. Great temperament, easily trainable, and minimal health problems are all great features of labs.
Labs typically do not have a great deal of skin problems, but are susceptible to hair loss (alopecia). Here is a list of common issues that cause hair loss in [...]
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Dog Hair Loss Explained
There are literally 100s of reasons your dog might lose hair. Diagnosing the cause of the lost hair can be simple (for instance in the case of parasites), or drawn out and complicated (for instance of Alopecia). Clues can be taken by the location and severity of the loss of hair, as [...]
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What is Mange?
The term mangy is used to describe a ragged, uneven, unhealthy coat, combined with terrible skin irritation and damage caused by mites digging into a dogs skin and effecting the skin and hair follicles.
There are two types of mange typically found in dogs. Demodectic Mange, and Sarcoptic Mange.
Demodectic Mange is caused by the Demodex [...]
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Should I Take My Dog To The Vet?
Knowing when to take your dog to the vet and when to let him “self-regulate” is a pretty tricky business – how do you tell when he needs to see a professional? After all, it’s not as if you can rely on your dog to let you know.
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What are Skin Mites?
Skin Mites, or Demodex mites, live naturally on the skin of all dogs. A dog with a fully developed and healthy immune system will not display any symptoms of an active Demodex infection, better known as mange.
Mange outbreaks typically occur in puppies between 3 months and 1 year of age since their [...]
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