Haru gave us all a big scare yesterday when she suddenly shed clumps of fur on her head.
It happened a day after a bath, which Sherilyn gave her. I thought that it must be caused by the shampoo that Sherilyn used on Haru. I used to bathe Haru with Koala Pals body shampoo from Melaleuca and there were no issues with her fur shedding excessively. Koala Pals are meant for human babies and kids. This time Sherilyn used a different brand of kids body shampoo.
Haru does not always get a bath. She only gets a bath twice or thrice a year, whenever Sherilyn or I have the time. However, I wipe Haru down with chemical free wet wipes (dry big wipes, wet with tap water) everyday.
I had a big shock when I saw this bald patch with exposed bloody skin on Haru’s head. This photo was taken last night.When Cass saw the trail of fur last night, she was shocked.The excessive fur shedding got worse this morning and from one bald patch, there were three patches, like alopecia 😠My heart is crushed.This morning, hubs took us to the vet. The vet was not really certain what caused the shedding as the affected part is only on the head. He said it’s not caused by dust mite or ticks. He gave us a topical anti-fungal cream, to be applied on the affected parts once a day. The vet didn’t charge me for the cream, though I insisted that I had to pay. He also gave Haru her second deworming pill for this year and didn’t charge me for it. After I persistently insisted on paying, he said I could pay him RM10. Bless his heart.
The cause of the excessive fur shedding on the head could be caused by the new shampoo, by a new scratch board that I got Haru (she was obsessed with the scratch board and kept scratching and biting it) or it could be caused by her accidentally knocking her head somewhere. Haru has been having episodes of crazy zoomies the past few days, zooming like a lunatic around the house, and even head bumped my leg and onto a cupboard.
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Author: Shireen
I am a WFHM of 3 lovely girls - Alycia, Sherilyn and Cassandra. I am a health, fitness and clean freak. I am a freelance content writer and occasionally help out my other half in his food catering business.
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