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Hair loss? Tan??

   
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Paco

I may be little- but I ain't- afraid!		 
 
Barked: Mon Feb 16, '09 1:59pm PST 
Omg! There's another Paco on here! Cool!

As for my Paco, he's never had much hair to begin with. In fact, he's never had much body fat either. And skin as thin as tissue paper. His skin seems to get dry easily, & since never gets particularly dirty, he doesn't get baths that often, as it dries his skin out.

But his collar was rubbing some of the hair on his neck off, so I loosened it up a little bit. But he's just never had much hair on his chest or belly or around his ears.

But it sounds as though your chi might be suffering from some kind of allergy if he's losing hair like that. Paco's never really lost any hair - he just didn't have much to begin with, lol! Some of the other posters have given some good suggestions as far as shampoos & stuff that you can use to help with his skin allergies.
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Duchess Bebe- Trix

shoes are yummy		 
 
Barked: Fri Feb 27, '09 7:48am PST 
hello fellow chi's!
my head (and not so much anywhere else) is balding too!
i'm not sure if its the diet because i have a big brother chi that seems to be doing just fine.
i wonder if i'm allergic to anything - or if there's some type of supplement that i can take to boost hair growth?
double xo
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Chalupa

She who must be- obeyed.		 
 
Barked: Mon Jun 29, '09 1:22pm PST 
I am a gorgeous, of course, fawn female age 7 and have been losing hair for several years. Some has grown back where rubbed off by a collar (collars and leashes are for dogs, not princesses). But there is not much left at all on my tail, tummy, back of legs, and going up my sides. It is a little embarrassing to be this naked and Queen of the World. Fish oil and benedryl really did not help me. Any other ideas or am I heading towards total baldness?
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Toby

As if I could- get cuter!		 
 
Barked: Mon Jun 29, '09 3:17pm PST 
It's a pretty commonly held belief that chihuahua breeding included at least one hairless breed. Could this be contributing to hairlessness in chihuahuas?
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Isabella- Shadow

Whatever it- is... I want- some too!		 
 
Barked: Mon Aug 10, '09 9:12pm PST 
When my humom first got me (12 wks old), I didn't have any hair on the back of my ears and I itched all the time. I am a real short-hair. Now I get oatmeal shampoos approx every 3 wks and excellent food (Wellness kibble, sometimes real chicken pieces & steak).
Now I am almost 7 mos old and you should see my ears... they are not hairless anymore but I still scratch my forelegs and rump alot. Benedryl helps too. I also like to chase my tail. bol
I think I read somewhere that hairless/thin haired animals should use sunscreen spray when their out & about. Maybe even use it when they lay in a sunspot in the house. My humom gets sunburned in the car thru the windshield.
My humom also removes my collar at night. I really like that. snoopy
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