It's been confirmed. .

it's vitiligo. .
Anyway, I have a baby rottie that is 4 and a half months old now. .
When he first came, I was uber excited to take care of him as his main owner. .
Well, lotsa responsibilities and he does test my patience a lot. .
Nevertheless, he is super smart, adorable, hyperactive, loving, and responsive. .
FYI, this is my baby lexy. . Lexy is a nick name derived from his real name, Galaxy. .

Baby Lexy on his first day at home ♥

He has a tummy!! so adorable :))

and did i mention he is rather expressive :x

when he is cold, he rolls up into a "ball" :)

note his fur. .perfectly black and shiny. .

btw, it's super soft too

how can u not fall for a face like that??

with his new boneeee ~

:)

he joined in the fun when we opened our CNY hampers :)

priceless :)

this is how big he is now. .

tall and broad :D

big boy d!

and yet, he still has that face u can't say no to :)

Did I mention he was super active and all. . ?

Anyway, he has an autoimmune disease which is known as vitiligo. .

I noticed strands of white fur around his body but it wasn't very obvious at first. .

Slowly by slowly, more grew and I got worried. .

I did my research and found a possibility, 'vitiligo'. .

I read it was not curable and absorbed all the info about it.

Then, I saw pics of rotties having it. .

I burst into tears.. .

Will my baby lexy be like that?

Usually vitiligo is evident only during adulthood although it might've started during the dog's childhood. .

Does that mean he will keep getting whiter and whiter til he becomes grey?

Will his nose turn pink?

Will he be affected by anything at all?

I was super worried. .

Then, Lexy was taken to the vet. .

My biggest fear came true. .

He has vitiligo. .

It is confirmed. .

Vitiligo is so rare! Probably 1 in 2 million dogs have it. .

WHY LEXY???

WHY MY BABY LEXY???

;(

he is getting whiter and whiter. .

I love u lexy ♥

4 and a half months old that looks like. .

It only started around a month ago and got super bad within 2 weeks. .

Both sides of his body are very white. .

Face, back, neck, body, paws, everywhere are getting whiter. .

This is the worst of his whole body at the moment. .

sigh. .

I hope it really wont harm him. .

But its an autoimmune disease. . Sounds terrible!

I can't get over it. .

Everyday I look at him, every time I look at him. . my heart breaks. .

How can I get over it?

If it's just physicality then it's not an issue to me. . No matter how he will look like, I will love him with all my heart forever and always. .

But will his health be affected?

And great, he needs to avoid the sun. . Less play time and running around for poor lexy. .

Sigh. .

Lexy. . why lexyy??

And to think. . .it's likely to keep getting worse. .

I love u baby lexy no matter what happens. . Forever and always ~♥


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