I. Can a dog with folliculitis take a bath?
In response to this problem, first we need to understand what dog folliculitis is.
It is an inflammation of the dog’s hair follicle, which usually forms pimples or red bumps on the hair or the mouth of the hair follicle. Most folliculitis in dogs will appear on the limbs, neck and head, etc., and the symptoms of the affected area are red and swollen , the hair follicles, that is, the roots of the hair, have many black spots that are easy to fall off. Dogs suffering from folliculitis are usually caused by the fact that the dog usually eats too much oil, and the excessive secretion of oil adheres to the dog’s skin, causing the hair follicles to block, and then causing bacterial infection.
So dogs with folliculitis can take a bath, and even need to bathe the dog more diligently than usual, but be careful not to use human body wash for the dog, which will easily damage the dog’s skin barrier, so it is recommended Using a pet-specific body wash, such as Skin Health Herbal Formula Body Wash, can help promote healthy skin growth, cleanse excess oil that your dog’s skin shows, reduce odor, and leave a long-lasting fragrance.
And after giving the dog a bath, quickly dry its body and dry it thoroughly with a hair dryer, do not let go of any hidden small places such as the edge of the ear or between the toes, because the moisture in these places Harder to evaporate and easier to breed bacteria.
Two, the treatment of dog folliculitis
dog folliculitis is the most common What is a good treatment? First of all, you need to take the dog to the pet hospital for a skin scraping examination. This examination is basically a step that cannot be avoided when the dog has any skin disease. Its role is to determine what is causing the folliculitis. types to use the least expensive and most effective drugs. The price of dog skin scraping examination is not expensive, generally between ten to dozens of yuan. However, if the dog folliculitis is more severe, a blood test and urine test may be required to further determine and analyze the cause.
After determining the cause of dog folliculitis, we can start treatment with medication. Usually, folliculitis in all areas needs to be treated by taking medicine, spraying medicine and medicated bath, because external medicine can only be used to treat folliculitis. To relieve local symptoms, in order to avoid complex infections, medicated baths and oral medication are essential for severe folliculitis.
The earlier the treatment of folliculitis starts, the lower the cost and the shorter the time needed. The later the treatment is, the higher the cost and the longer the time needed. If you have folliculitis, if the self-medication has not relieved it for a few days, or even becomes more serious, please go to the hospital for examination or consult a veterinarian in time to avoid missing the best time for treatment, and let the dog’s body and your wallet Suffer at the same time.
