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What are these dry bald spots on my 2-week-old pitbull puppies?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed | 75 lbs

I have 2 week old pitbull puppies with dry dandruff like bald spots forming on the tops of their heads. I comb them often for fleas and treat the mother as well. I'm not sure what its caused from.

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Answered By Penelope Graben, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 21st, 2018

Hello! Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! First off, you're doing a great job by keeping fleas off the mother dog and combing the pups regularly. Looking at the spots of hair loss on the head, my top suspicions would be ringworm, demodectic mange, or a bacterial skin infection. I would recommend you take her into a vet to find out what the problem is. Ringworm is a skin fungus that can be transmitted to people, but it is treated fairly easily if it is caught early. The vet will likely recommend a DTM culture to test for fungal infections, and a skin scraping and impression smear to find the root of the problem. I hope that helps!

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    Answered By Rodrigo Roca, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on November 12th, 2018

    Hello, thank you for your question about Tank. These spots could be due to many different things but one possibility is Ringworm. Ringworm is a fungal infection that leads to the kind of lesions they you are describing, the majority of the time the pets do not scratch at these spots. Another possibility is a bacterial skin infection. I would recommend having Tabk seen by your veterinarian so that they can examine the spots and perform skin testing. They may recommend performing a skin scrape or remove a hair sample and look at it under the microscope. In the meantime, I would avoid touching these spots as Ringworm is contagious. Hope this helps, good luck!

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