Seasonal Flank Alopecia
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Seasonal Flank Alopecia
Submitted by Anonymous on April 20, 2010 - 11:57pmMy 3y/o bullie has seasonal flank alopecia and has had two melatonin injections in 8 months. The injection cut the size of the affected area in half, but it never gets it 100% better. I saw in other posts that a topical item was used, but no one listed what they use. Can anyone help??
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How long has he had it for?
Sunlight usually helps but I have a boy who has had it for 8 months and still all the hair hasn't returned, we are about 50% the way there.
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Just a thought but have you had his thyroid tested as I initially thought this was the problem.
How long has he had it for?
Sunlight usually helps but I have a boy who has had it for 8 months and still all the hair hasn't returned, we are about 50% the way there.
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Just a thought but have you had his thyroid tested as I initially thought this was the problem.
I solved it with sunlight.
I'm not a fan of melatonin for this "condition" especially since it's just purely aesthetic. My dog "suffered" for a couple years before I read/realized it was just extra sun he needed. So I make sure he gets some time out on the deck to take in some rays as soon as the weather warms up, after a dreary New England winter.
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That, and a good diet, with fish oils...
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I solved it with sunlight.
I'm not a fan of melatonin for this "condition" especially since it's just purely aesthetic. My dog "suffered" for a couple years before I read/realized it was just extra sun he needed. So I make sure he gets some time out on the deck to take in some rays as soon as the weather warms up, after a dreary New England winter.
![[linked image]](http://www.saltygrapes.com/photos/246879954_cFypj-S-2.gif)
That, and a good diet, with fish oils...
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All photos and designs above copyright Salty Grapes Photography.
The condition should improve itself with the longer sunny
days of this season and the next...reason for it being termed SFA because the dog needs more sunlight exposure. Of course that needs to be balanced with extreme daytime heat/humidity concerns so you may want to be walking the dog in early morning and after dinner, 15mins each time, to get more sunlight exposure = vitamin E, along with the melatonin orally. Because I live in SoCal I don't have this problem but its much more frequently seen in the Northest US/Canada.
The condition should improve itself with the longer sunny
days of this season and the next...reason for it being termed SFA because the dog needs more sunlight exposure. Of course that needs to be balanced with extreme daytime heat/humidity concerns so you may want to be walking the dog in early morning and after dinner, 15mins each time, to get more sunlight exposure = vitamin E, along with the melatonin orally. Because I live in SoCal I don't have this problem but its much more frequently seen in the Northest US/Canada.