Boxer Talk

our boxer max is adorable the last twelve months hes had thyroid problems with hair loss the vet stopped his thyroxine now he has more bold patches thirsty and lethargic he is five next week what will the vet do next will he get better please help jean

Hi Jean,

I really can't say what your vet may do next. As I've never really had this problem.

One of my dogs did have hair loss yes, but due to other reasons. I did take a quick look around on the web for information and there is a lot. However a lot may not be relevant to you.

If I was to guess, I think the vet is likely to go back to the treatment that worked in the past.

When next you see him, just have a good talk. Ask about what possible courses of action there could be or if it could even, possibly, be something else that is causing these symptoms in Max.

Sorry I've not been much help. I do hope Max gets well soon. Give him a big hug for me!

Paul

thanks for replying this site is fantastic your dogs are beautiful this is our first boxer and we are all in love with him he is such fun and very entertaining what caused your dogs hair loss the vet didnt even do blood tests just a visual diognosis i will keep checking your site ive only just learnt to use computer so very excited to hear from you thanks again a big fan jean x

Hi again Jean!

From what you said, visual diagnosis or not. I got the impression that thyroxine had cleared up Max's problems before?

If so then i guess the diagnosis must have been pretty good. As I say, I'd guess the vet will go back to what works.

I am just guessing though, I'm no expert.

Both Muffin and Troy, many years ago had a hair loss problem but in that case it was caused by some mite and it eventually got cleared up through special washes if I remember rightly.

Have fun discovering the nerdy world of computers jean. There's a lot to be said for them and a lot of good fun to be had. Of course like anything there's myriad downsides to computers and the net but don;t let that put you off.

Take care,

Paul

thanks paul will wait to see what vet says let you know loves and hugs to boxers take care jean

your problem sounds like that of my female boxer daisy(2) balding spots on back no where else. what was your outcome please contact me Sherrie @7049041599

Hi sdroch!

I'm afraid it's very unlikely you'll get a reply. As the author of this topic started it way back in 2005. All the posts here used to be in one big topic until recently when they were split into separate topics. When we changed the backend software. So some old posts are near the front.

What I would say about your Daisy sdroch, is that bald spots can be caused by many things and so although it's possible Daisy's are caused by a thyroid problem it could be due to something else entirely.

Once my own dogs had some sort of mite that ruined their coats in a similar fashion. It was easily fixed though.

Have you taken Daisy to the vets?