Hello All, It has been a while since I posted but I am always lurking. I need to break my silence and ask yet again another question... My fuzzbutt family has grown to 10 and we are having a ball but Chief the alpha male he is losing the fur on his tail. Now the loss is not total, starts around the middle, in spots plus he scratches all the time. I think this is blackheads and dry skin. Does anyone have any suggestions. I have been told to use Stridex for the blackheads so I am going to try that. But the dry skin, does anyone have any suggestions. His coat otherwise is good just the tail. I will be taking him to see Dr. K just to be safe but still need more info on dry skin. I really appreciate any help. Thanks again. Cheryl and the Gang Chief, Snuffy, Tabitha, Oscar, Oliver, Toothling, Baby Huey, Calvin, Hobbs and Damian [Posted in FML issue 2938]