Alopecia X? Mange? Allergies? Stress? I couldn't figure out why my dog was losing his hair. This was him in January 2014.
Later the hair on his back began to thin until it was almost completely gone. He looked like the picture below for over a year. I tried everything from changing his diet, trying different shampoos, changing his routines, everything. Nothing worked so I figured it was just old age.
Picture taken in July 2015.
I wanted to make sure it wasn't anything serious since he is very old. I decided to get some blood work done. The vet told me his thyroid level was low. He immediately prescribed him medication. At the time still trusting my vet I started giving my dog the Tyrovet pills. After a fews months of seeing no results I took him off the medication.
One day I came across a couple who also had a Pomeranian. They told me their Pom was losing hair on their back. The vet told them their dog had a thyroid condition. It wasn't that. They started giving their Pom Melatonin and his fur grew back. I decided to give it a shot thinking it couldn't hurt since it's a vitamin. I started off giving my dog 3mg once a day in July 2015. Nothing happened so I increased him to 3mg twice a day in August 2015. Now it's September and check out how much hair has grown back!
Picture taken September 2015.
Melatonin worked like a charm for my 14 year old Pomeranian. I use Nature Made 3mg Melatonin. Amazon sells it for $6.74 for 240 pills. That's $0.03 a tab.
Don't worry. Melatonin does not make dogs sleepy like it does humans. Don't waste your time and money on lab fees and doctor visits. Give this a shot. Based off pictures I found on Google I believe my dog had Alopecia X but I don't know for sure. Since he's not in pain or having other issues I don't really care what it was. I'm just glad the Melatonin is working. I can't wait to see how much if not all his hair grows back in a few more months!
