186. The bald headed & pimpled stomached Jack Russell puppy

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore

"I have been using aloe vera shampoo for the past 2 weeks," the owner said. "Not effective to cure the skin disease." Over the counter medicine is most convenient and least expensive. Sometimes, the owner needs to consult a vet early.

Now this short-legged Jack Russell, a favourite in Singapore's apartment residents, was having a big 7-cm balding top of the head. At the belly area, over 20 bright yellow with green ringed pimples bloomed, like daffodils in the beginning of spring time in Scotland. Most Singaporeans will not know what I am talking about. When spring starts, the yellow flowers which I think are daffodils suddenly bloom in the park grassland.

So, these pimples really remind me of those yellow flowers. Or maybe sunflowers.

I checked the puppy.

"Did he try to escape from somewhere?" I asked the man.

"No," he said. "He was caged inside the playpen all the time. But he always wanted to get out."

"Are there some gaps or holes he tried to go under?". It is unusual for a puppy to get bald headed over a large area, just on top of his head.

The owner thought deeply. "Well, there are large gaps below the play pen fencing. I saw him trying to wriggle out from below the gaps."

So, he had bought the wrong type of fences. Those with large gaps below. Most likely he did not buy the pee tray that was supposed to be below. Hence large gaps existed as the pee tray was absent.

What's the solution to his problem?

A wire crate with door was one solution.