What could be the reason for excessive hairloss of 08 months old male lab after 2 days of bath. He is also excessively shaking head and rubbing ears.

Dr. Kaveri Giriraddi

Did water go inside the ears while giving bath, if water did go inside that is the reason for head shaking

Dr. Kaveri Giriraddi

The loss of hair is bcz after bath the dead hair will come out, u can remove them either by deshedding or just by combining

suresh kola

I hope groomer took care of ears but I'm not sure. Hairfall is too high. He is losing hair even on touching him.

Dr. Kaveri Giriraddi

Any dandruff or any skin infection or fleas on the body

suresh kola

No dandruff and skin infection

suresh kola

No ticks/fleas

Dr. Kaveri Giriraddi

For excessive loss of hair the reason will be either dandruff or any parasitic infestation or bacterial infection of the skin, if ur pet doesn't have any of this still loosing hair means then better to get a vet consultation

Dr. Manikantaswamy B M

Whether there is patches of hair loss or throughout the body ?

suresh kola

Throughout the body. Hair falling even on shaking his body. No patchy hairloss

suresh kola

He was dewormed 21 days ago

suresh kola

Before bath, he was well and good. These symptoms are from 2 days only.3 days back we took a grooming session from kuddle. No loss of appetite and he is active. Shaking of head is maximum at early morning

Dr. Manikantaswamy B M

Ok It can be either deficiency or seasonal hair shed( more common in lab twice a year)

Dr. Manikantaswamy B M

You can give this syrup called nutricoat advance or soft coat 8-9 ml twice daily if he/she is around 30-35kg body weight for 1-2 months depending improvement

Dr. Manikantaswamy B M

This syrup is to address the deficiency of Omega 6 fatty acids...

suresh kola

And why is he shaking head excessively, is there any relation between these two symptoms?

Dr. Manikantaswamy B M

Head shaking may be because of ear infection or irritation inside Get it checked with a vet if it's persistent