My dog's tail tip is sore and losing hair. What could it be?

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My 7 year old Malamute has lost the hair on the tip of her tail, my vet says the tail is not broken and there are no cuts on the tail. Any suggestions? Het tail is sore to touch but she is not biting it. Pet's info: Dog | Alaskan Malamute | Female | spayed | 7 years and 3 months old | 98 lbs

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

It is difficulty to say without seeing it; however in general hair loss on the tail can be caused by ringworm, alopecia X, Cushing's disease, or even allergies. For further info on what the cause could be, you could opt to do some skin testing (i.e. impression, biopsy) +/- bloodwork to look for underlying causes. I hope that this helps and best of luck determining the cause for Mishk's hair loss. Take care.

My dog's tail tip is sore and losing hair. What could it be?

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