Why is my dog's skin dark and fur falling out? How to regrow it?

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Hi. My dog's skin is really dark and fur is falling off before I had her injected for anti fungal. What medication can I do to have her fur grow? Thanks! Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | 1 year and 6 months old

Karly Macon, DVM, MS, CVA Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist · Accepted Answer

There is no injection to make hair grow. Based on the way your dog's skin looks to me, I would be concerned about severe allergies or a hormone issue like Cushings or Hypothyroidism causing the hair loss. Fungal or yeast overgrowth is usually an issue secondary to something else like allergies or low thyroid gland production. Make sure your vet has tested BamBam for low thyroid at a minimum. If the hair loss is caused by hypothyroidism or Cushings disease the hair is not going to grow back on its own without treatment. If these endocrine issues are not going on in BamBam, and the skin infection has been adequately treated, then the hair should grow back with time. Some hair follicles take weeks/months to start producing hair again, so it takes time. Hope that helps!

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