Canine fungal disease or dandruff in dogs occurs due to many different causes, causing discomfort and affecting the health of the dog. So how to cure canine fungal disease? The following article will help you to solve this problem.
Causes of canine fungal disease
Fungal spores are everywhere, in the air, and ready to attack your dog anytime, anywhere. And canine fungal disease can be caused mainly by the following causes:
- Dogs are in dirty and humid habitats.
- Dogs are not bathed regularly and stay dirty for a long time.
- Dogs contract the fungus when they come into contact with another sick animal.
- Dogs have had ticks, lice before, fungi fly into areas affected by ticks.
- Too much bathing causes the oil glands on the dog's skin, which are supposed to protect the skin, keep the moisture and balance the PH, away, making their skin more sensitive, leading to easy fungal infections.
- Using human soap to bathe the dog causes irritation to the dog's skin, human soap will kill the beneficial bacteria that protect the dog's coat, making the dog's skin more sensitive.
Symptoms of canine fungal disease
- Dogs lose hair in circular patches, the whole coat looks mottled with bald spots.
- Damaged areas of skin are red or ulcerated, causing the dog to itch
- The fungal skin areas when dry will flake off to form a dandruff-like crust, dark bruises appear
- The skin and hair of the infected area often have an unpleasant fishy odor
- The dog's skin can become red, hot, and painful from gnawing and licking the infected fungus.
How to treat canine fungal infection effectively at home
To treat fungal diseases in dogs you need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Trim the affected area of hair.
Step 2: Use 3% alum solution to bathe the dog, scrubbing more carefully in the areas around the fungus.
Note: Do not bathe the dog during the treatment but only bathe the first time when the fungus is detected with a solution of 3% alum mixed with water. If you need to bathe your dog with fungus, you need to buy a special antifungal shampoo, not a normal dog shower gel or any other shampoo or shower gel. And you also need to temporarily isolate the sick dog to prevent infection.
Step 3: If the dog is not seriously ill, the fungal infection areas are few and small, you can buy Betadine 10% antiseptic solution applied to the wound sites at least twice a day. Betadine has the ability to kill protozoa and fungi very strongly, so it only takes 3 or 4 days of application to heal. Note: Betadine needs a doctor's prescription when pets are pregnant or nursing.
Step 4: If your dog's fungal infection is worse and treatment is delayed, you should buy Alkin - FungikuR (fungal spray). This drug is very good and is commonly used in the treatment of scabies and fungus.
How to prevent recurrence of fungal infections in dogs
To prevent fungal diseases in dogs, you need to keep your dog's place clean, bathe them every 2 weeks with a dog-specific shampoo. If the dog has had a fungus, treat the environment to avoid it again by using an antiseptic spray bottle to clean and disinfect the area around the dog that has the fungus or comes into contact.
Here is some information about canine fungal disease and its treatment that we want to share with you. Wish you have healthy and lovely dogs. If you need to know more about other ways to take care of dogs, please contact http://vanchuyenchomeo.com/ for advice.
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