Penny, my almost 12 year old dachshund, has never really showed a lot of her age. I've had Dachshunds before start to turn grey at 5-6 years old, but she is 12 and is only a little lighter, with no grey, around her muzzle.
But recently I have been noticing a serious decline in the amount of hair on her ears. My dogs get fish oil, and she gets bathed every month in an exfoliating wash because she occasionally has break outs of dandruff. But she has never really had a problem with hair loss. For the past I'd say..6 months, the hair on her ears has been looking thin and in the past 1 1/2-2 months I have noticed a lot of hair loss on her ears.
Is this normal when a dog ages? It doesn't seem to be bothering her, just wondering what may cause this.
But recently I have been noticing a serious decline in the amount of hair on her ears. My dogs get fish oil, and she gets bathed every month in an exfoliating wash because she occasionally has break outs of dandruff. But she has never really had a problem with hair loss. For the past I'd say..6 months, the hair on her ears has been looking thin and in the past 1 1/2-2 months I have noticed a lot of hair loss on her ears.
Is this normal when a dog ages? It doesn't seem to be bothering her, just wondering what may cause this.