Golden Retriever Hair Falling Out In Clumps. Dogs with hypothyroidism show a number of different symptoms including skin abnormalities and infections obesity and anemia. Other parasitic infestations can also be the main cause of your dogs hair falling out in clumps especially when your pooch is scratching out certain parts of its body raw just to relieve the itchiness.
She doesnt seem to be hurting at all it is just the hair that is coming off in clumps which wasnt happening about a week ago. Hair loss in dogs can also occur due to nutritional deficiencies the presence of which would otherwise support the development of healthy skin and hairKeratin the core component of hair needs sulfur amino acids to be synthesized properly. This abnormal shedding.
Hypersensitivity to insect bites can cause hair to shed in clumps.
These thick clumps of hair can be tricky to remove. Many dogs are very sensitive to insect bites and will scratch itch and bite at the area until hair begins to fall out in large amounts. It can be one sided fur loss but with endocrine dysfunction hair loss seen is typically symmetrical. If you still see clumps of hair falling out from your Golden Retriever or collecting in some parts of the house it might be time you bring her to the vet.
