Pets are often infected with ringworm. Infection of the pet, as a rule, occurs during a walk, when communicating with the carrier of the disease. Also, the infection can get on the skin of the dog when it comes into contact with the soil in which the spores of the fungus Microsporum (the agent of the ringworm) live.
Even a person can become infected, so when dealing with a sick animal, one should observe the rules of hygiene and handle hands with a disinfectant solution, which includes alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.
How to recognize lichen?
Lishay appears on the skin of the dog in the form of pigmentation, peeling, itching and hair loss. The incubation period of this disease is 5-15 days. The rate of distribution of lichen on the skin of an animal depends on the resistance of its animal organism, the presence of microcracks and cuts.
The fungus that gets on the skin begins to grow in the epidermis with time. After the hair has come out, red or pink spots can be seen on the exposed areas of the skin. The most vulnerable places where most often the dogs have ringworm are the head, ears, tail base and lower parts of the paws. But what to do if you suspected a dog's lichen?
Treatment of hair loss in dogs
Thanks to modern medicine, lichens in dogs can be treated easily enough. However, do not give up the advice of a veterinarian. A competent specialist not only effectively rid the animal of the problem, but also prevents relapse of the disease.
After a thorough examination, the veterinarian will offer your pet individual step-by-step treatment. As a rule, a vaccine is first prescribed for dogs, which has an effective effective effect (for example, "Vakderm"). The animal will need two intramuscular injections with a break of 10 days. In addition, specific antifungal drugs and immunomodulators are prescribed to enhance the immunity of the dog (for example, " Gamavit ").
Local antiseptic treatment of affected areas will also be required, the veterinarian writes out the list of preparations. Antifungal shampoos and creams play an important role in reducing environmental contamination. Enough twice a week, after applying 0.2% Enilconazole, wash the dog with shampoo with chlorhexidine 2%. Such a scheme has long proved its effectiveness.
Use only prescribed medications. Repeated analysis for ringworm will be the only sure way to control the healing process of the animal and the correctness of the selected therapy.
If you, for some reason, absolutely do not have the opportunity to contact a veterinarian, you can try to cure the animal with the help of a spray "Zoomikol", which is sold in vetaptekah.
What you should pay attention to?
To the dog does not weaken and the disease does not start to progress, it is very important to start treatment in time. Otherwise, the treatment of lichen will become a complex and lengthy process, which delivers unnecessary torment to the animal. Also, the healing process can be delayed if there are several dogs in the house.
In the treatment of ringworm, it is very important to cleanse the environment where the animal lives. In some dogs for several
If you start a dog at home, within a few months you need to quarantine and check the living environment for the presence or absence of fungus.