what can cause diahrrea, cause hair to stop growing, and weight loss?

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I have an 11 year old collie husky mix who has the following symptoms:
1. his hair has stopped growing. We get him shaved down and his hair no longer grows back.
2. he has lost a lot of weight in the past couple of years. Something like 15 pounds -- about 25% of his total weight. He is fed a cup of dry food with about 6 ounces of canned food with each meal and he eats approximately half to three quarters of that.
3. he occasionally has diarrhea. This might be associated with periods where he ate more than normal or there were small changes in his diet. For instance, around thanksgiving he was given a small amount of turkey in his meals for about a week, at the end of which he had a diarrhea episode.

Is there anything specific that could cause all of this? We are taking him to the vet, but am looking up potential causes on my own as well.

Corporate America !! · Accepted Answer

I'm no vet, but the symptoms you describe sounds eerily like someone I knew who was diagnosed with stomach cancer.  Mentally, you have to prepare yourself for the possibility you're going to need to put him to sleep to ease his pain and sufferings.

Anonymous · Answer

Eating disorders can cause hair loss. Do you feel like you were restricting yourself too much? 50 lbs is a lot of weight, and you lost it generally fast. As I said before, your hair thins out when you have an eating disorder. So yes, your weight loss would have made your hair thin out. Make sure your taking vitamins and try including healthy oils in your diet. Olive oil is great for your hair and skin and may lead towards your hair being healthier. Are you particularly thin now? You might want to try to gain about 5 pounds and see if that helps your hair ...

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The hair is not just a part of your body and it is a symbol of beauty, status and health. It is important for you to take proper care of your health in order to prevent early hair loss. Learn here https://bitly.im/aLYUl It is not a very serious problem and with a little bit of caution you will be able to prevent further hair loss. There are certain uncontrollable factors like pregnancy conditions or certain illness or genetic factors that will result in hair loss. But, this does not mean that you cannot do something about your hair loss.

drb · Answer

There is a rather long list of possible causes of digestive problems, which includes intestinal parasites, fungal infections, food intolerances, pancreatitis, loss of pancreatic function, malabsorption of food, bacterial growth in the intestines, colitis, polyps, cancer, thryoid dysfunction, among others. Some of these are related to each other.

When you take him to the vet, be sure to take in a stool sample so they can screen for parasites, and ask for a complete blood workup. It will cost a bit, but may save you some time and grief down the road.

jenna j · Answer

Sound like he has a thyriod condition.  The diarrhea was caused from the turkey you gave him. He and so may have a cancer in the abdomen best bet is to take him to the vet and get a complete  lab work up

DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs · Answer

The list of potential causes is long.

The vet will have some good ideas.

hello · Answer

I would definitely attribute a lot of this to old age. Do speak with your vet, I'm sure he or she will have good feedback for you.

keℓsey&lt;3 · Answer

Jenna J has the best answer I'd say. Good luck, and I hope whatever it is can be cured! Tell your doggie I hope he is okay!

Anonymous · Answer

Cancer, diabetes, thyroid imbalances, cushing's disease, etc....

Only a vet can give you a proper diagnosis, good luck!

Lambomc · Answer

maybe over or underactive thyroid, not sure about the diahrrea though

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