Hi all. I'm writing about my 3.5 year old spayed female DSH. We adopted her from a woman who found her as a stray when she was around a year old. At the time, she been stuck outside during the winter in Toronto for at least a month. She was missing a decent-sized patch of fur near her rump, which the vet assumed was either from the cold or fleas or a combination. By the time we got her the fur was already growing back, but much of it was white and somewhat coarser than the rest of her fur (Audrey is otherwise completely gray). We assumed her hair follicles had been damaged by whatever had caused the hair loss to begin with. Over time there was less and less white fur.
In the past week or two we've noticed that Audrey is again developing a small white patch near the base of her tail. We assumed it was because she was shedding her undercoat, allowing the white hairs that remained to become more visible. I just checked more closely, though, and the white hairs are quite coarse, and the skin beneath seems to have some small scabs. No open sores, as far as I could tell.
We'll be getting her into a vet asap, but in the meantime, do you have any idea what this could be? She hasn't been itching or cleaning that area (or anywhere else) to an unusual extent.
In the past week or two we've noticed that Audrey is again developing a small white patch near the base of her tail. We assumed it was because she was shedding her undercoat, allowing the white hairs that remained to become more visible. I just checked more closely, though, and the white hairs are quite coarse, and the skin beneath seems to have some small scabs. No open sores, as far as I could tell.
We'll be getting her into a vet asap, but in the meantime, do you have any idea what this could be? She hasn't been itching or cleaning that area (or anywhere else) to an unusual extent.
