After arriving home it had diarrhea and a red, swollen anus; after the anus healed, no fur grew on the tail. Feels like ringworm but no dandruff. Photo 1 is the early diarrhea, photo 2 is now.

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The tail hair loss doesn’t look like ringworm; from your description it’s likely the severe diarrhea caused wound inflammation and infection, then the scab fell off but the follicles were damaged, so fur won’t grow.

Follicle repair takes time; give lecithin and vitamins to aid skin recovery. If follicles are badly damaged, fur may not return.

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