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Why is my Pit Bull losing hair in random spots all over his body?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 1 year old

My male Pit Bull is loosing hair in random spots all over his body. I don't know what to do please help

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Answered By Christie Long, DVM

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on June 1st, 2016

My concern with K.D. would be a couple of things. Young pit bulls are prone to developing mange, and it often causes random spots of hair loss just like you're seeing. If he's not itchy, it's likely the demodectic variety of mange, which sometimes will resolve on its own if there's just a spot or two. However, if you're seeing multiple locations of hair loss, it's likely he'll need treatment. Sometimes these guys have secondary bacterial skin infections as well which need antibiotics. Unfortunately these things need to be prescribed by a vet, who can also scrape the skin and verify that this is in fact mange. If it's not mange it could be fleas, or possibly a nutritional deficiency, but I'd consider both of those less likely. Get him checked out so that you can get him on the proper treatment.

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    Answered By Karly Macon, DVM, MS, CVA Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

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    Published on August 13th, 2018

    Nice looking dog! Unfortunately, without doing a test called a skin scraping, there is no way to know if your dog has an infectious skin disease going on. In my part of the world, allergies are more common in pit bulls than scabies, but in a tropical area you may very well be dealing with both, or a combination of scabies, allergies, and a bacterial skin infection. You might be best off treating him with an antibacterial, anti-parasitic skin shampoo first if you don't have the funds to pay for a veterinary visit. If this doesn't help, you really need to see a vet to figure out what is going on and how to treat him. Sorry, but we just can't figure this out with a picture alone. Best of luck!

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    Answered By Menolly Cote, DVM, CVA

    Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

    Published on June 24th, 2017

    The lesions shown in the pictures are suggestive of a skin infection. Skin infections can occur secondary to allergies, mange or fleas. I would recommend that you have Negra seen by your veterinarian. They may recommend antibiotics or a medicated shampoo to resolve the infection. They can also work with you to determine the underlying cause so you can prevent it in the future.

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