What are the common skin diseases of dogs and cats? How to treat it? What are the prevention and control measures?

All diseases that can cause itching, alopecia, scab and abnormal skin changes in dogs and cats are collectively referred to as skin diseases, and the clinical incidence of the disease is high. So what are the common skin diseases of dogs and cats? How? What are the prevention measures?

What are the common skin diseases of dogs and cats? How?

1. allergic skin diseases

Some pet dogs have allergic reactions to bath products and food, and the surrounding environment can also stimulate the occurrence of allergic skin diseases in dogs, such as pollen, mosquito bites, etc. A dog with allergic dermatitis will constantly scratch, and if you peel away where it keeps scratching you will notice an ugly rash. Cortical cholesterol can be used for allergic skin diseases, but it is best to avoid contact with allergens.

2. yeast infections

If your dog keeps scratching his ears and licking his paws, you can go to the hospital to check if it is yeast infection. Yeast-infected dogs will be angry, itchy or have skin discoloration and discoloration symptoms for no reason. Yeasts usually reproduce in places that are beneficial to them, such as claws and ears. These two areas are usually the most susceptible to infection. Yeast infections are easy to diagnose and can be cured with ordinary ointments, unless your veterinarian recommends oral medication or medicated baths.

3. folliculitis

Superficial folliculitis is an infection that causes lumps, crusts, and sores on the skin of dogs. Short-haired dogs are more susceptible to this folliculitis, while long-haired dogs may have soft skin with peeling. Dogs with folliculitis generally have scabies, allergies, abrasions and other skin diseases. The general treatment is to use oral antibiotics, antibacterial plasters and dog hair washing creams.

What are the common skin disease prevention measures for dogs and cats?

Dermatomycosis is a kind of skin disease caused by fungi parasitizing on hair, epidermis and toe keratin tissue of dogs, cats and other animals. Characterized by well-defined round spots of alopecia on the skin, latent skin damage, exudate, scales or crusts, itching, etc. All countries in the world have occurred, this disease is zoonotic, people called "ringworm."

I. Main symptoms

Typical skin lesions are common on the face, ears, limbs, toes, claws and trunk of dogs and cats. The hair is round, oval, irregular or diffuse and spreads rapidly around (1~4cm in diameter). Acute infection usually lasts for 2 to 4 weeks, and if it turns chronic without timely treatment, it often lasts for months or even years.

II. Prevention and control measures

1. Topical medicine: Apply skin health cream, clotrimazole, sulfur and other ointments or ringworm net 1~2 times a day until recovery. Before use, the affected part and its surroundings will be clipped, dander and scab will be washed away, and then ointment will be applied. 0.5% chlorhexidine can also be used twice a week.

2. Internal medicine: Internal medicine has griseofulvin and ketoconazole and so on.

(1) Griseofulvin, aldehyde 40~120mg/kg body weight per day, cat 20~50mg/kg body weight, crush the drug, mix and feed once or in several times, for several weeks until cured. During medication, fatty foods can be added to promote drug absorption. Griseofulvin can cause fetal abnormalities, pregnant animals forbidden oral.

(2) Ketoconazole, 10~30mg/kg body weight per day, 3 times orally for 2~8 weeks. This drug is easily absorbed in acidic environment, so it is not suitable to drink milk and feed alkaline food during medication. Its side effects are anorexia, emaciation, vomiting, diarrhea and stillbirth of pregnant animals.

Chronic and severe dermatomycosis must be treated with oral medication or both oral and external medication.

3. Prevention. The following measures can be taken.

(1) Strengthen nutrition, feed balanced commercial dog and cat food, and enhance the resistance of animal body.

(2) If dogs and cats are found to have dermatophytosis, they should be isolated immediately, and the appliances should be strictly disinfected and sterilized with chlorhexidine, sodium hypochlorite and other solutions.

(3) Regular quarantine, all positive, should be isolated for treatment. The newly introduced animals were isolated and observed for 30 days, and only after they were confirmed negative could they be mixed and raised.

(4) Veterinary hospitals should pay attention to hygiene at ordinary times to prevent contamination of equipment and appliances and control the infection of pathogenic fungi.

(5) After the veterinarian has diagnosed the dog or cat with dermatomycosis, the owner should understand the harm of the disease to public health and take corresponding measures to prevent transmission.

(6) People who come into contact with sick animals should pay special attention to protection. People suffering from dermatomycosis should be treated in time to avoid spreading and infecting animals such as dogs and cats.