I got my min pin about 3 weeks ago.She had some hair loss on her head and it is just getting worse. What next?

I got her from a shelter. She was a stray. She is 8-10 weeks old. Doesn't scratch her head at all. I dont want her to be bald and the rate it is going she will be,but the rest of her body has great hair no loss.I got my min pin about 3 weeks ago.She had some hair loss on her head and it is just getting worse. What next?
have a vet check for lice?





what food is the dog on??


allergies can cause this...





eliminate Beef, Pork, SOy, Wheat, and Corn from the diet..





ALL foods from grocery or Wal Mart are crap...I got my min pin about 3 weeks ago.She had some hair loss on her head and it is just getting worse. What next?
Have you checked with your vet? It might be that she is shedding her puppy coat and looks sparce on top or she could be responding to the change in food or the quality of the food. Feed her a good quality food (slowly change though if you aren't feeding good quality). If there appear to be sores or something like that, you might want to get her into the vet soon, but sometimes poor nutrition combined with puppy coat loss gives them a sparce coat. Make sure she is clean and parasite free or it will just get worse as well.


Congratulations on the new pup... but they let you have her too young ... puppies need to be with their littermates until after their eight weeks old or they don't learn proper canine social/language skills... I don't know why people keep doing this and then wondering why dogs grow up to be problematic with other dogs...
Take her to the Vet right now, befor it passes on to any other animals or birds you have in the house,


Or take her back to the shelter and let them check it out at the Vets for them to pay, the law doesnt allow them to let a pet go thats not vet checked first good luck
Could be mange, ringworm, or a skin infection, take her back to have them do a skin scraping. if that's negative do a fungal test.
yes it could be mange or pests but my dog went through hair loss because of his diet. switch to a higher quality dog food. mine are on royal canin.