hair loss on tip of ear

[re68335]

My 5 mo old girl lost hair on the tip of one of her ears. I noticed a small bald spot (like real small, maybe two centimeters) on the tip of one of her ears (cropped). Tonight the bald area is a little bigger and the skin looks a bit irritated and it look like a teeny piece of skin is missing. She doesn't seem to be itching or bothered by it. Could it be an injury from playing outside with our Lab or should I take her to the vet? If it is some kind of mange I would want to catch it early. She just started puppy kindergarten 2 weeks ago and has been socializing with other pups, once a week (2 classes so far). She's been away from her mother for over a month so it can't be demodectic mange can it? She's eating high quality kibble (Royal Canins Natural Blend)and has a healthy soft glossy coat elsewhere. But the fact that it looks worse tonight than last night makes me a little concerned. Advice?

 

[lafsalot]

Our Thumper had a little irritated spot on the inside of her ear - it kept crusting over and got a little larger. I put an antiseptic cream on it and eventually it cleared up. I believe it was caused by an insect bite and/or from a nip from one of my other dogs. ~ Cathy

 

[re68335]

thanks

Thank you, I put some antibiotic cream on it tonight. It hasn't gotten worse since I posted so that is good. I also noticed a tiny scab at the tip, so I'm thinking maybe it is a play injury. Thanks for the reply!

 

[Jan]

It certainly could be demodectic mange. It's really got nothing to do with how long they have been away from their mother. It's really all do with their immune system. I would look at ways to boost your pups immune system. Hopefuly it's nothing, but it wouldn't hurt to have your vet do a skin scraping just to be sure.