With such a disease as lichen , people have to face from a long time. This is a fairly common fungal disease that affects the skin and hair, both human and animals, including dogs. Since lichen is transmitted by contact, the owners need to constantly monitor the condition of the wool coat of their wards and, with the slightest suspicion of dermatophyte, seek medical help from a doctor.
There is a certain risk group, which includes puppies, animals with weakened immunity, homeless or devoid of attention from their owners. In some cases, the symptoms of deprivation may appear in a well-groomed dog, which for some reason did not walk outside for a long time.
Manifestation of a disease
Since during the disease the hairline is actively destroyed, on the body of a sick animal you can see the areas devoid of wool. Most often the head, neck and back are affected. Ringworm in dogs is a symptom of permanent moulting with clear boundaries of skin lesions in locales of the pathogen. Spots without wool look inflamed and flaky, later on they appear crusts. The first signs of deprivation in dogs are manifested in frequent scratching of the trunk. But in the classical version of the disease is not always the case. If the pet has good immunity, it carries the disease in a mild form or as a carrier of the infection.
How to determine the deprivation of a dog?
- Trichoscopy . The diagnosis should be made when a pathogen is detected with a microscopy of the hair that is taken from the affected area of the skin.
- Examination using a Voodoo lamp . In places where the fungus spores accumulate on the coat, you can see a greenish glow.
- Sowing on nutrient media .
This type of diagnosis is the most accurate, as it allows to determine the type of pathogen. The material is pieces of wool from the body of the dog.
It should be remembered that with improper treatment, the disease can go into a chronic form. Infection is difficult to tolerate by small dogs, and some breeds have a genetic predisposition to it. Given the high resistance of lichen in the environment, the infected animal carries a real threat to human health. The best way to defeat an infection is to turn to the clinic in time to establish an accurate diagnosis and selection of the most effective medicines.