Dermatomycosis of dogs and cats

Dermatomycosis is also known as tinea, commonly known as ringworm. It is a chronic and contagious disease caused by fungi, and it is also a common zoonotic skin disease.

1. Key points of disease recognition

After infected with the disease, the clinical manifestations of dogs and cats are basically the same, but cats are more common and more susceptible than dogs. At the beginning of the disease is not easy to find, a few days later, there is a depilation area, showing scattered alopecia areata, and mostly round or oval. The lesions first appeared in the face, ear shell, mandible and other head and neck and limbs, and then gradually spread to the whole body. The skin in the depilation area begins to become red and desquamate, then the skin thickens and roughens, and then forms scabs, wrinkles and cracks.

Dermatomycosis is mainly infected by direct contact. Hot and humid weather, skin damage, physical weakness and so on can promote the disease.

2. Prevention and control methods

Strengthen feeding and management to keep the fur and skin of dogs and cats clean and hygienic. The living environment of pets should have good ventilation and lighting conditions, and protection should be strengthened in overcast and rainy seasons. During the treatment, you can shave locally and smear antifungal ointment or potion after shaving off the dandruff of tinea, such as clotrimazole, daconine, sulfur ointment and so on. In addition to external drugs, but also oral antifungal drugs, such as griseofulvin, nystatin and so on, can get good results.