Dog Skin Condition by Dr Anne Fawcett

May 25, 2017
Dog Skin Condition by Dr Anne Fawcett

Explore valuable information about dogs' skin conditions with Sydney Animal Hospitals. Read on to learn about caring for your pet's skin. Visit us today.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With Summer upon us, it’s important to understand that not all itchy dogs are the same. This pug has a skin condition caused by the mite demodex canis, which is a microscopic parasite that lives in dogs skin, and secondary infections causing the skin to become red, inflamed and exudative meaning it bleeds a little bit.

The mite combined with the secondary infection were causing itchiness, widespread inflammation and a fever in the patient. Once we have made the diagnosis via a deep skin scrape (a simple in-house diagnostic test), demodex can be managed.

* Please note all images were obtained by Dr Anne Fawcett with the owners permission and were not externally sourced.

 

Pug dog with skin rash, sitting on examination table, being examined by a person.
* A pug with infections
causing redness and bleeding.		 Dog paw with red, irritated skin held in a person's hand.

* The Pug’s paw displaying infection
caused by demodex canis.

 

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