How is dog dermatitis treated?

Date: 2024-01-17

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Treatment for dog dermatitis:

1. Desensitization and antipruritic: Oral or intramuscular injection of corticosteroids, prednisone 1 mg/kg body weight, dexamethasone 0.15-0.25 mg/kg body weight.

2. Apply sulfonamide ointment locally.

3. Chronic dermatitis can be applied with triamcinolone acetate ointment or hydrogen acetate ointment.

4. For fungal dermatitis, clotrimazole ointment, tinea net ointment or dactomin ointment can be rubbed.

5. For skin parasitic dermatitis, refer to the treatment of demodex.

6. For dermatitis with bacterial infection, systemic application of antibiotic therapy, intramuscular injection of penicillin or gentamicin, 2 times/day.

Symptoms of dog dermatitis:

1. The dog's skin is red and swollen in flakes, strips or indeterminate shapes. When there is exudation, it may be covered with skin. When the skin is damaged, there may be erosion or ulcers, and local pain and itching.

2. When the skin is covered with a large amount of inflammatory exudate and chronic dermatitis, it can be seen that the skin coat is shedding. Skin thickening, chapped.

3. When suffering from fungal dermatitis, the affected part will lose hair, and there will be white powdery scabs locally, and red protrusions under and around the scabs.

4. When suffering from parasitic dermatitis, red rash-like nodules can be seen on the head, back and abdomen, with yellow scabs on the surface, hair loss and severe itching.