Monday, January 11, 2010

Dog health problems Fungal skin disease



Dogs and cats fungal disease is mainly Microsporum canis, plaster-like microspore fungus, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and other fungal infections caused by.

Clinical symptoms: dog and cat skin fungus infection, the disease early is not easy to find after a few days the skin round or oval-shaped hair removal area. Most first appeared in the amount of face, ears, head or limbs, and other parts, and quickly spread to the body. Hair removal area began to redness, followed by skin thickening, rough, into the gray and the more dander, and thus form a crazy skin, wrinkles and other crack. This disease is not severe local itching.

Prevention: To maintain the animal body to keep clean, if there is abnormal or severe itching and other skin conditions, should be accepted veterinary diagnosis and treatment. More moisture, especially in the rainy season, but also pay attention to. Of infected dogs or cats in need of isolation and treatment to prevent further spread of the disease spread, young dogs or cats more susceptible. As the disease can be transmitted to humans, children and women's skin resistance is weak, vulnerable to attack, do not close contact.

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