How is fungal skin disease in dogs treated?

For the skin disease caused by fungal infection in puppies, it is necessary to use drugs containing terbinafine for treatment. First, the owner needs to remove the dog's hair from the affected area before using the drug, and then apply the drug after disinfecting with iodide. General treatment requires adherence to medication, otherwise drug resistance will appear and lead to recurrent skin diseases. Secondly, if the dog has a large range of infection, it also needs to be treated with ivermectin medicated bath.

Prevention and treatment of canine fungal skin disease:

1. Some skin mycosis tends to be a self-limiting disease. Although it has not been treated, it can be cured by itself.

2. Early-stage sick dogs that are treated in time can be cured only by local treatment with external medicines, but chronic and severe skin mycosis must be treated with oral medicines at the same time.

3. External drug therapy: first wash off dandruff and scab, clean up the shedding and broken coat, and then apply one of the following ointments: clotrimazole ointment, compound salicylic acid

Ointment, miconazole ointment or undecyl acid ointment, and other effective patent medicines, such as tinea net, can also be used. 1-2 times a day until completely cured.

4. Oral drug therapy: flavomycin is the drug of choice, with a daily dosage of 20-40 mg, kg body weight. Oral once or twice, for 4-8 weeks. put this

The medicine is mixed with fatty food to promote absorption.

5. There are no special preventive measures for skin mycosis, and the general epidemic prevention work should be done well. Early detection of sick dogs, timely isolation and treatment.

6. Pay attention to public health and prevent the transmission from dog to human and from human to dog.