1. Causes and symptoms of dog fungal skin disease:
Dog skin disease Most of them are fungal infections caused by playing in dirty or damp places. Microsporum canis is the predominant type of fungus, which is found around the world and is responsible for more than 70% of skin disease cases
It is characterized by the formation of small round scabs on the surface of the skin (ringworms) . The focal crusts of this fungal skin disease can appear on any part of the dog’s skin, but are most commonly found on the ears, face, neck, and tail. This type of skin lesions is mainly scabbed, not accompanied by hair loss, and is often undetectable when there are few lesions, especially in long-haired dogs. However, other types of fungal infections may have symptoms such as hair loss and erythema.
In addition, dog fungal skin diseases may also be transmitted to humans. The common infection sites are the hands, calves, feet and other parts that people touch dogs. Ringworm.
2. Prevention and treatment of dog fungal skin disease:
1. First of all, you need to shave all the dog’s hair, which will help you to apply medicine to the dog, and you can easily find all the lesions and avoid omissions during treatment.
2. Use Fu Nuoen skin spray and Fuant compound ketoconazole ointment, and insist on spraying and applying ointment to the dog every day. If you keep using it for a period of time, the dog’s skin disease will gradually improve. , there will be hair loss areas will grow slowly.
3. Keep the dog’s living environment hygienic, regularly disinfect and clean the dog’s area and commonly used toys and other items, reduce the threat of bacteria and fungi in the environment to the dog, and try to use special disinfection for dogs. agents and cleaners.
4. Keep the dog’s body clean, use the dog-specific shower gel for regular baths, and dry the dog’s hair in time after each bath, otherwise the humid environment is more likely to cause bacteria to breed and cause skin diseases .
5. The diet should be balanced and nutritious to improve the dog’s immunity and resistance. Choose from natural ingredients or expert-made recipes along with cooked vegetables, meats and fruits for your dog’s skin and hair. Or add vitamin B complex to boost skin immunity and maintain hair.
6. Dog fungal skin diseases are easily transmitted to children or the elderly with weak resistance. Some pet owners often cause ringworm due to contact with sick dogs, so attention should be paid to isolation during treatment.
