Dog skin problems should be a problem that many dog ​​owners will encounter. Today, the editor will take you to understand some common skin diseases of dogs and their preventive measures.

Causes and symptoms

1. Caused by lice and fleas

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Cause:

In addition to frequent scratching, dogs also If you suddenly bite a certain part of your body, and you have not had any external deworming, or it has been more than 1 month since the last deworming, you should first suspect whether you are infected by external parasites such as fleas or lice. caused by biting. (This situation often occurs in spring and summer)

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Symptoms:

The dog’s coat will find some black dots and white dots. Spots are the feces and eggs left by fleas on dogs. Their saliva may irritate the dog's skin and cause itchiness. If your dog scratches his skin too frequently, it can lead to hair loss, redness and swelling of the skin.

2. Caused by mites

Causes

Dogs are infected because their living environment is very humid and unhygienic, or they come into contact with sick dogs suffering from mites. Suffering from skin diseases caused by mites. It started in the eyes, ears, bridge of nose, and chest, and then spread to the whole body.

The skin infested by mites will have some irregular shapes, small red bumps are more obvious, and the area is generally very large. The most obvious thing is that the dog will constantly use his mouth to bite the affected area.

Symptoms

3. Causes of fungal infection

1. Low immunity:

Lack of Nutrition, during illness, etc.

2. Contact with infectious sources:

Fungi are contagious, including pets and people.

3. Often in a humid state:

For example, the living environment is humid, the hair is not dried thoroughly after taking a bath, etc.

Symptoms

Oval-shaped hair removal and peeling. The skin is red and swollen with gray scabs. The scabs are easy to peel off. After peeling off, the skin becomes smooth. The skin does not thicken, but forms large Areas of ringworm, and scale-like dandruff.

4. Caused by pyoderma

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╱Causes╱

There are many reasons for pyoderma in dogs. Common ones include: bacterial or pathogenic infections; the hair is not dried after taking a bath; the dog's own skin protection mechanism is reduced, or the dog's immunity is reduced, etc.

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╱Symptoms╱

Puppy pyoderma mainly occurs in the hairless areas on the inside of the front and rear limbs. It is more common in the abdomen, and most of the symptoms are pus. Herpes.

The onset site of pyoderma in adult dogs is uncertain, and pustular rashes, small pustules and purulent secretions can generally be seen on the skin. Severe cases can cause skin ulceration, a foul odor, and the sore surface is covered with purulent secretions.

5. Caused by seborrheic dermatitis

Causes:

Long-term endocrine disorders

Nutritional deficiency

Symptoms:

There are more silver scales or white scales scattered in the coat, and there is slight hair loss. In areas with relatively developed sebaceous glands, yellowish-brown oil patches will appear, as well as large areas of flaky psoriasis and hair loss. It mostly occurs on dogs’ ears, tail base, back, chest, elbow joints, etc.