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- Hair loss focused on the hind quarters
- Dry or bleached hair
- Scaly or oily skin
- Hyperpigmentation (areas of dark colored or brown skin)
- Masses on the testes
- Aggressive behavior
- Increased sex drive
- Hyperandrogenism – occurs in uncastrated males
- Hyperestrogenism – elevated estrogen levels can also cause symptoms of hair loss (more common in unspayed females)
- Alopecia X – a generic term for non-inflammatory hair loss that is probably caused by a complex hormone imbalance; a number of different names have been used to describe this disease based on treatments, including growth hormone responsive alopecia, melatonin responsive alopecia, and Lysodren responsive alopecia
- Lack of castration in males
- Tumors of the testes
- Tumors on the ovaries (more commonly causes hyperestrogenism)
- Endocrine disease (Cushing’s disease - atypical, hypothyroidism)
- Breeds that are more likely to develop Alopecia X (Miniature Poodle, Pomeranian, Chow Chow, Akita, Samoyed, Keeshond, Alaskan Malamute, Siberian Husky)
- Idiopathic
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