What are the high incidence of dog skin diseases in summer?

In fact, the culprit of dogs' behavior is probably the condition of their skin. Parasites, allergies and potential diseases can all cause skin problems in dogs.

Today, I summarized the most common dog skin diseases. Come and get to know them!

Allergic dermatitis

Dogs are exposed to irritating allergens,

Such as: beauty products, some irritating foods, the stimulation of ambient air (pollen/insect bites),

It may cause itching and rash, which may cause the dog to scratch the wound for the second time.

When this happens, corticosteroids can be used to improve the symptoms of itching and rash.

yeast infection

Found that the dog kept itching ears and licking toes, Meng could take the dog to the pet hospital to check whether the dog was infected with yeast.

The symptom of yeast is irritating itching accompanied by skin discoloration. Paws and ears are common parts of yeast growth. Usually, after veterinary diagnosis, you can apply ointment locally.

folliculitis

Dog folliculitis is a common skin disease. Its symptoms are local flushing, sometimes swelling, and there are many thin black spots at the hair root.

If it is a slight folliculitis, you can wipe off the black spots with a clean cotton swab dipped in diluted alcohol.

It can be treated and disinfected at the same time, and then erythromycin ointment can be applied to the red skin. Finally, wash it regularly with sulfur soap.

abscess

Pustular dermatosis is also one of the common dermatoses in dogs, especially in puppies.

It usually appears in the hairless part of the abdomen, and its symptom is that the pus in the pustule is covered with blisters and eventually breaks and scabs.

There are few serious diseases, and lovely owners can go to the pet hospital to prepare some ointment for treatment.

Sebum overflow

The symptom of seborrhea is that the dog's skin becomes extremely greasy with scales similar to dandruff.

This disease belongs to hereditary skin disease, and if it is ignored all the time, it will cause other complications (such as allergies and hormonal abnormalities).

tinea

Fungal ringworm usually occurs in the dog's head, claws, ears and forelimbs.

There are usually inflammation, squamous plaque and alopecia around the lesion. Tinea is a rapidly contagious skin disease.

Puppies are the most susceptible to infection. Once such symptoms are found, antifungal treatment should be carried out immediately and disinfection should be carried out at the same time.

moult

Dog hair removal is related to the breed, age and environment of the dog, and malnutrition may lead to dog hair removal.

At this time, Zhu Meng can enhance the intake of some nutrients, such as lecithin. If the dog's hair removal is abnormal, it is necessary to go to the pet hospital to test the symptoms in time so as to prescribe the right medicine.

sarcoptic mite

Sarcoptes scabies is a permanent parasitic mite. The symptoms of dog sarcoptic mite are severe itching, skin redness and depilation.

Generally, the head and legs of dogs are the most susceptible places to infection, and dogs often get secondary infection by rubbing or scratching their skin.

If left untreated for a long time, it will lead to baldness and scab. When the condition is serious, it will form a large area of yellow or gray scab on the skin, and even lead to death.

flea

It is a very painful thing for dogs to have fleas. Dogs scratch, lick and bite flea bites.

As a result, it will cause local baldness or redness, and severe cases will be complicated with allergic dermatitis and anemia.

If fleas are found on the dog within a few days after killing fleas, it means that there may be countless fleas hidden in every corner of your home.

So while killing fleas for dogs, we should also disinfect and clean the houses.

Ticks/lice

Acari and lice are also common bloodsucking parasites in dogs, which can not only cause blood loss and anemia,

For example, mites can also spread Lyme disease (Lyme disease is a systemic infectious disease that can cause multiple system and organ damage) and other potentially serious bacterial infections. If such parasites are found, measures should be taken to remove them as soon as possible.

Skin color change

It is found that the dog's skin color and hair texture have changed, which is the information of metabolism and hormone diseases that you warned. Be sure to go to the pet hospital for consultation and examination!

Dry, flaky skin

There is dry flaky dander on the dog's hair, which is a common symptom of skin allergy, which may be caused by some weather and environmental reasons.

If the dog has been scratching and causes skin scratches, it needs to be coated with some ointment to prevent further infection.

dermapostasis

If you find such lumps on your dog, please pay enough attention!

Take the dog to the pet hospital for removal, because if the dog is not cured for a long time, it is likely to suffer from cancerous tumors.

For tumors that have not spread, this may be the only treatment needed.

Acute moist dermatitis

Acute moist dermatitis, a small red, irritating and inflamed area. Common in the head, buttocks or chest of dogs, accompanied by burning sensation.

Its hot spots may come from infection, allergies, insect bites or excessive licking and chewing. Veterinarians are needed for treatment.

lupus

Long-term unhealed skin lesions and infections indicate that the dog's immune system is damaged. One of the most common is lupus.

This is an autoimmune disease, the main symptom is abnormal skin and kidney problems. Need timely treatment, otherwise it will be fatal.

Most dog skin diseases have a time and process of formation. As long as they are found and treated in time, the condition will be stable and cured.

Therefore, you can observe the dog's behavior more on weekdays and find anything abnormal. If you take measures in time, there will be no serious problems.