Dog skin disease, itching, hair loss, coat breakage.
Clinical symptoms of canine fungal skin disease:
1. Microsporum canis:
It spreads all over the world, and more than 70% of the cases of canine ringworm are caused by it, and it can be infected by a variety of animals and humans.
2. Microspora gypsum:
Living in soils all over the world, it can cause skin mycosis in dogs and other animals and humans.
3. Microspora auduanii and Trichophyton mentagrophytes:
Canine skin mycosis caused by these two bacteria is rare.
Prevalence of canine fungal skin diseases:
1. The viability and resistance of mold is extremely strong, and it can be parasitic on animals and plants or spread in the air with dust, and there are many opportunities for transmission.
2. Skin mold enters the skin through abrasions.
3. It is mainly transmitted through direct contact, but indirect infection can also be caused by contact with contaminated utensils, combs, scissors, pads, etc.
4. Animals and humans and dogs can infect each other.
Canine fungal skin disease control measures:
1. Some skin mycosis has a tendency to be self-limiting disease, although it has not been treated for boils, it can be cured on its own.
2. Early-stage diseased dogs treated in time can be effective only by local treatment of external drugs, but chronic severe skin mycosis must be treated with oral drugs at the same time.
3. Topical drug therapy: first wash off dandruff and scabs, clean up the fallen and broken coat, and then apply one of the following ointments: clotrimazole ointment, compound salicylic acid ointment, miconazole ointment or eleven
4. Oral drug therapy: flavoflavin is the first choice drug, the daily dosage is 20-40 mg per kilogram of body weight. 1 time or 2 times orally for 4-8 weeks.
5. There are no special preventive measures for skin mycosis, and the general epidemic prevention work should be done well.
6. Pay attention to public health and prevent the transmission from dogs to people and from people to dogs.