Dog skin problems are perhaps the second major concern of most canine owners. Next to health problems, your dog’s skin is the next part of your dog’s anatomy that you have to pay extra attention on. It is quite disturbing seeing a dog that is endlessly scratching his skin. As much as it is an eye sore, it can also be very exhausting on your pet and can be damaging to the health of his skin. Imagine the ordeal of your pet if you are not too quick enough to medicate his health problem. As a canine owner, you have to make your self aware of the causes of dog skin problems so as to prevent it.
Caring for dog’s skin is not really a tough job to do as long as you know how to deal with it the moment it occurs. To avoid serious problems on your dog’s health, it will be helpful that you learn about different causes of dermatitis on dogs. There is a type of dermatitis that is caused by the environment that surrounds your pet. This usually happens to pets that love to expose their bodies to dirt and water. Bacteria can easily build up on their body during this situation especially for canines with thick coat and dense hair. However, some canines may acquire environmental dermatitis due to contact with a plastic.
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PLEASE NOTE: Your animal friend’s olfaction process is similar to humans though much more acute. Animals are SUPER sensitive to smells!
Remember less is more with essential oils. Only a tiny amount is needed for results. 1-3 drops of an essential oil is equivalent to 1-4 cups of plant matter. You must always dilute essential oils in a carrier of aloe vera, jojoba or light coconut oil for safe skin application. Compresses are also an effective method for using essential oils.
As animals have extremely sensitive olfactory senses use them in very low percentages of less than 1% to achieve the results desired. A few general uses, include: pet wash, grooming spray, fleas and ticks, anti-fungal, breath freshener, horseflies, stress and anxiety, muscle rub.
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Question :
Hi there I have a female German Shepherd she got sprayed in the face and mouth
by skunk in 2004 ever since then she broke out with blood blisters on lower back
by tail I got that to go away but now she has a terrible skin infection mostly
on the shoulder blade going down the legs and under chin running down the neck
her hair is all intact the only time the hair falls out is when I give her
a
bath she responded to Cephallexin 3 times but the infection came back worse she
has been on Baytrill 3 weeks but the area never healed or went away now she has
it all back a lot of pus and
blood raw skin in parts hair is matted full of pus
I can’t even wash it out it takes about 2-3 hours to get all the pus out of
her hair sometimes it stinks like road kill very rotten smell and sometimes the
pus turns green in color she is 9 yrs old that’s how long I have been
battling this problem. the infection she has is not contagious no skin problems
in this family or sickness the dog has her appetite she has mild
constipation,she urinates fine no vomiting ever she is in pain her eyes are
tearing a lot she will not lay back to sleep she just sits up I will send
another comment with pictures.
Answer :
Dear,
I think that there is not any connection between the changes you mantioned and the contact with the skunk.
Your dog is suffering from deep pyoderma,primary bacterial, or secondary bacterial infection on some primary agent.
First perform bacterial cuture and antibiogram sensitivity test for treatment of the infection. Examine the skin for parasites, especially Demodicosis. Do fungal culture if previous tests are negative.
Other that it should examined are the anal sacs.
Treatment:
-Treat your god aproximately 6-8 weeks, or at least 2 weeks beyond the complete clinical remision of the infection with the systemic antibiotic selection based on the results of a bacterial culture and sensitivity tests.
-Consult your vet for performing topical terapy.
-Deep pyoderma is rarely a primary desease process and is related to some other underlying problem. NOTE this to your vet and treat the underlying problem after you cure the secondary bacterial infection.
Truly
Damjan
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