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Hi and thank you for reading my post.
About two weeks ago, my yorkie/maltese dog (4.5 pounds) had a severe vaccine reaction. She recieved bordatella and the rabies vac. The vet speculated that the rabies vaccine was the cause of this. She went into shock and had to be placed on an IV and had reversing medications (i.e. benedryl). A week later, I was brushing her and her hair on her back started coming out in clumps. Now, she has barely any hair on the top of her back, and a large spot on her neck. The skin where those areas have hair loss is pink and is scaly in some areas.
My question is: will her hair grow back in those places? also, should I be concerned with the red, scaly skin?
Thank you!

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I would ask the vet about it, just to be sure

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Occasionally a local reaction to injectables can show up as fur loss (I'm not certain if the fur/hair loss is at the vaccine site, you did not mention a specific region), and other times we see a more severe reaction.

If there is a severe enough trigger, such as shock--a type of vascular collapse--then skin can manifest a myriad number of changes, fur loss being one of them. The fur should grow back over the next three to six months if there is no other underlying condition, and I would use a water based hypo-allergenic skin emollient to address the scaling problem.

See your veterinarian if any other changes.


Dr. Van Lienden

Dr. Raymond Van Lienden DVM
The Animal Clinic of Clifton
12702 Chapel Road, Clifton
Virginia, U.S.A. 20124
703-802-0490

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Hey- I, too, have a yorkie/maltese pup who had his shots several weeks ago. He originally had a small red and balding spot, which has since significantly spead!! I am getting very concerned. When I called my vet, he said to "wait and see", but it is bigger and bigger. I was wondering if you had any resolution to your Morkie's hair loss??? Thank you so much!

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I found a site: http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/...edisposed.html
that may help you decide what to discuss with your vet. I'm not one, but it sounds like a possible auto immune problems starting.
A few books :" Vaccine guide for dogs & cats" by Catherine J.M. Diogati, MA
And one "Herbal dog care" by Randy Kidd, DVM,PhD are also helpful.
If you ever plan on breeding please be aware of what happened with your dogs and let prospective buyers of your pups know about it.
Good luck!

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Originally Posted by peterk4
Hi and thank you for reading my post.
About two weeks ago, my yorkie/maltese dog (4.5 pounds) had a severe vaccine reaction. She recieved bordatella and the rabies vac. The vet speculated that the rabies vaccine was the cause of this. She went into shock and had to be placed on an IV and had reversing medications (i.e. benedryl). A week later, I was brushing her and her hair on her back started coming out in clumps. Now, she has barely any hair on the top of her back, and a large spot on her neck. The skin where those areas have hair loss is pink and is scaly in some areas.
My question is: will her hair grow back in those places? also, should I be concerned with the red, scaly skin?
Thank you!

Hi, I have a Morkie who is 4 months old and the exact same thing has happened to her! I was wondering if your pup's hair ever grew back? Do I need to worry about her getting sunburned? Thanks so much! Suzi

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