Angel is almost 10 months old and I swear she is balding. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? I will take and post pictures later tonight, so everyone can see what I'm talking about.

Thanks

You might try a borax solution rinse to see if that helps.  It's a cheaper alternative than the vet  and you can always see the vet if it doesn't work.  I think I'll try it on Oscar since he's got the same symptoms.  He had bumps that scabbed over but now just has thinning fur around his head. I also found a small scabby, rash-like area on his underarm the other day but it seemed to heal itself.  Oscar is somewhat neurotic and is high strung so I think he has stress related flare-ups.  As Sarah said, some outgrow it but some are born without the natural immunities to fight the mites.  I think I read someone used a treatment that Paul recommended.  The treatment I'm going to try is 2 parts water , 1 part hydrogen peroxide (3%), with powdered borax stirred in until it no longer dissolves.  Rinse the dog with this solution and let the dog air dry. The peroxide penetrates the skin and the borax kills the mites. The dogs bedding should also be washed with borax.

Well, not balding, but loosing hair in the head and tummy. Mooch went through this as he got older, few years ago and I finally realized it was probably diet related since his lamb ad rice food was probalby low on fatty acids.  So after talking with my vet he now gets a vitamin and a fatty acid pill a day and we are working on adding a more natural food to his diet. With the vitamins and fa pills her grew back his missing hair! But changing his dies after 12 years proved to be problematic, so we may give up on that. His tummy coudl not handle a change in protein, so we may add soem natural canned food with the same protein (now chicken) that he is used to in his senior dog food to get him some more nutrients. You'll also notice dog hair all over you after the vet visits or a high stress stituation? I think I read somewhere their hair will fall out during hig stress? I'm not sure where I read this. Depends on how bald you're talking.

I am new to this site.  I have a 3 year old blue rat named Ricky.  He too has the hair thinning on the top of his head, at the shoulders and how further down his back.  I thought it was from going in and out of his doggy door but we have limited that with almost no change.  I wonder if this is the color dilution I have been reading about.  Anybody else having this ?  He doesn't scratch or act as if it bothers him.