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She could be blowing coat which is normal... that may take a month or two when that happens. The other thing could be allergy or diet related. When they continually shed hair, that could be telling you that she is allergic to something, possibly in her food. What are you feeding this cute little gal? How often to you bath her and with what?

It could be her kibble, read the ingredients list, what are the first 4 ingredients? It could very well be the fillers in the kibble. Just some ideas... the baths could be drying out her skin a bit to. I doubt it, but it could be a possibility. I bathe my boys about twice a year, one is for a flea/tick dip right before flea/tick season rolls in. The other is a follow up if needed. I know Jess has alot of experience/info on allergy related issues. Maybe she will pipe in!

I'm sorry to hear Pixie's having trouble, poor baby!  It is true I have hd a LOT of allergy problems with Ellie and have had to change foods like 5 times in the spae of about a year!  lol  How much kibble do you give Pixie?  What brand is it?  I seem to remember that you can only get Pedigree Chum in Bahrain, is that still the case?  The thing is Pedigree Chum, despite it's publicity, is a bad food.  The only reason it is revered as it is is due to the company dishing out the dollars in sponsoring events such as Crufts!  It does not deserve the reputation that it has, they use poor ingredients. 

I reently discovered Ellie has a sensitivity to feathers of all things!  She only ever scratches herself when she's on our bed and we have feather pillows and duvet.  In Ellie's case it couldn't have been the fabric conditioner or powder as all her stuff is washed in the same stuff, so it has to be the feathers, but Pixie could have an allerfy to your washing powder or softener, especially if you use biolgical detergents. 

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Hey Elena - sorry Pixie's having so much trouble :(

First - i'd have her rechecked by another vet.   They can do other tests to see what it is.
While it's true even smooth coats shed or "blow" their coats - 5 months seems a long time.  I've seen, on my own pups, it take that long or longer for the new coat to come in (mine are all LC), but not the shedding part.

What oil did the vet give you?   Safflower Oil is good to add to their dry kibble for hair loss and regrowth - plus dry skin.

It does almost sound like allergies  but hair loss can also mean inadequate protein intake.  If you want to see if it's her food, you'd need to leave out what you think the cause may be (i.e., the dry kibble) for about 2 weeks.   Give her a bland type diet - brown rice and hamburg or chix and add some oil.  If she doesn't seem to be shedding as much, something in the food may be the culprit.   Then, if you want to add another type of kibble, you would have to thoroughly check the ingredients and slowly add it into the rice and burger/chix mix to swap her totally over.

Or, as Jess says, it could be an allergy to an actual "product" - detergent, fabric softener, material of her bed, etc.  And Jess is your best bet as to how to find out if it's that :)

Don't be afraid to 'prod' your vet for info. You are paying them for a service so make sure you get what you went in for. I have also found that doing as much research as you can on your own before seeing a vet. This can help you to avoid costly and un needed tests. If you are not satisfied with the answers they give you, don't settle with that.

Keep us posted on her progress!

I aI am back home! You can't believe how happy is Pixie!
Anyhow the kibble she was eating was Purina.
My husband changed the brand,he bought Pedigree kibbles,4 days ago. I think she is not shedding as much hair as before.Maybe if she had an allergy to the food it will take time before I can see an improvement?

Thank you for your reply Jess!
The Purina kibbles she was eating was Purina Puppy Chow.
Now she is eating Pedigree with meaty bites for adults.
I really hope that she will become better!
I will post some pictures soon!