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2.5 years ago she lost all her fur in her midriff.. now..

BonBon2010

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It's almost grown back.
The only changes are, there is now Hovis in the mix, and he's paired off with her. She has changed a lot since he arrived, and has grown in confidence, clearly number two under Hovis. Could the change in heirarchy be the reason she's got her hair back? She's 4 next January
 
BonBon2010 said:
It's almost grown back.
The only changes are, there is now Hovis in the mix, and he's paired off with her. She has changed a lot since he arrived, and has grown in confidence, clearly number two under Hovis. Could the change in heirarchy be the reason she's got her hair back? She's 4 next January
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Hi! could you please post pictures of before and after?

A new companion, happiness and less stress can lead to a stronger immune system and less nervous habitual self-barbering.
 
BonBon2010 said:
First photo is from May this year, the rest are tonight..View attachment 95464View attachment 95465View attachment 95466View attachment 95467View attachment 95468View attachment 95469
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If any amount of mites or fungal treatment has not worked, I would strongly suspect self-barbering with that baldness pattern that is exactly in the areas where your girl is able to get to with her own mouth. In can be from a reservoir of mites or a reflex from bad mites attack before you got her; a skin irritation or just by a nervous habit as I have witnessed in several of my rescue adoptions from a bad background.
Barbering ( Eating Hair)

Looks like love has really done the trick! :tu:
 
Wiebke said:
If any amount of mites or fungal treatment has not worked, I would strongly suspect self-barbering with that baldness pattern that is exactly in the areas where your girl is able to get to with her own mouth. In can be from a reservoir of mites or a reflex from bad mites attack before you got her; a skin irritation or just by a nervous habit as I have witnessed in several of my rescue adoptions from a bad background.
Barbering ( Eating Hair)

Looks like love has really done the trick! :tu:
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I've never seen her itchy.. she did have a cyst which cleared up the beginning of Spring, and had a slow hair re-growth when she first moved in with Hovis, but since the 'fab four' moved in together two weeks ago (it took me ages to get Rolo and Hovis to accept each other, and lots of hours in the run during the day), her hair has literally sprouted in just a week, i'm gobsmacked at the speed. Hovis has took over the herd as leader, Truffles is second then Rolo, and Tilly. Truffles is doing a lot of rumble strutting next to Hovis. She's a happy soul
 
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