Common Dog Skin Disease
- Canine Follicular Dysplasia Information, Sign and Treatment


Canine Follicular Dysplasia is a genetic disease which causing abnormal hair loss or alopecia and changes in coat quality. The sign of Hair loss will start and progress gradually from an early age.

Follicular Dysplasia is commonly seen in:

  • Airedale Terrier
  • Boxer
  • Chesapeake Bay Retriever
  • Doberman Pinscher
  • English Bulldog
  • Rottweiler
  • Siberian Husky
  • Staffordshire Terrier

  • Curly-coated Retriever
  • English Springer Spaniel
  • German Short haired Pointer
  • German wire haired Pointer
  • Irish Water Spaniel
  • Malamute
  • Portuguese Water Dog

    • Black Hair Follicular Dysplasia is one type of Follicular Dysplasia which cause hair loss in black hair areas in an early age.

    Black Hair Follicular Dysplasia is commonly seen in mixed or pure dog breed as below:

  • American Cocker Spaniel
  • Basset Hound
  • Beagle
  • Dachshund
  • Papillon

  • Bearded Collie
  • Jack Russell Terrier


    • Treatment of Follicular Dysplasia

    Treatments of Follicular Dysplasia to improve the skin condition and hair loss condition are rarely successful and the changes of coat quality are usually permament.
    The treatments of Folicular Dysplasia that are antibacteria shampoos, suitable fatty acids and antibiotics.
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