Thinnng hair - sign of age?
Our eskie mix is showing some thinning of hair on her legs apparently where she sits. It looks like the hair is just refusing to grow there. We used to have her trimmed closely in the summer and were ...
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Nordic breeds sometimes suffer from zinc deficiency. Our Husky got it at age 2 1/2 and it cost us about $600 to figure that out because they did all kinds of tests to rule out other causes. It's usually around the mouth and nose, but ask your vet about it. It doesn't hurt to give a zinc supplement and see what happens after a few weeks. We use NutriVed Zinpro chewable tablets. The "Beryl Zinpro Palatable Zinc Supplement" is a powder that is NOT palatable at all according to our dog. He would not eat his food when we put it on. The tablets are pretty bad too, but if we break them up into small pieces and mix it into his food he will eat it.
