Why is my dog losing hair on his ear edges and what should I do?

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Mozzie has recently (about a month ago) started to lose hair on the edges of his ears. I’ve started to wash the end of his ears with a chlorohexidine shampoo once a week (done it twice now) it isn’t helping. I’m not sure what I should do or what is causing this. He’s a 1 yo mini dachshund. Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund miniature | Male | neutered | 1 year and 1 month old | 11 lbs

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

This is sometimes an autoimmune disease skin issue so it’s important to have your veterinarian examine Mozzie and not try to treat it like a skin infection at home. I would be concerned that the hair loss might actually be a vasculitis and this can happen with many different kinds of autoimmune diseases. Your vet may have to do bloodwork and potentially even skin biopsies under anesthesia to figure out what’s going on. Hopefully it’s not something major, but the only way to find out is to have him checked out. Good luck!

Why is my dog losing hair on his ear edges and what should I do?

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