Wet scabies
Skin disease is the most common problem in dogs. Symptoms include hair loss, itching, red, inflamed skin, some have a foul odor, and bumps and scales on the body. Many people think of it as mange.
This scabies disease is caused by external parasites, namely: What is it?Mite) Or scabies
"Scabies" It is a type of external parasite, but it is so small that it cannot be seen with the naked eye. There are two types of mites that cause scabies in dogs: sarcoptes, whichIs the cause of “Dry scabies” and demodex Is the cause of “Scabies or wet scabies”
When your dog has itching, bumps, or red rashes and the doctor suspects that it has mange, the doctor will examine it by scraping skin from the dog and examining it under a microscope. But for the dog that the owner brought to the doctor today, the doctor found that it has trophic mange mites, or what we know as “wet mange.”
Hey!!! What is this pore-clogging scabies or wet scabies?? Let's find the answer. The doctor will simply call this disease wet scabies.
Demodex mites live in pores on the face, head, around the eyes, body, legs, feet, and paws. Demodex mites have long, slender bodies that resemble worms. Dogs are infected with this mite through direct contact from their mother to their newborn puppies during the first 72 hours. Therefore, the areas that are most likely to be infected first are their paws, around their mouths, and around their eyes, which touch their mother while she is nursing. However, this mite cannot cause scabies because it is present in small quantities and the puppies still have immunity from their mother.
Symptoms can appear in two forms:
Local type The symptoms that can be found are hair loss on the face, head, cheeks, lips, and around the eyes. In a specific area, there will be about 1-5 areas where hair will fall out.
Dispersed type The symptoms found are hair loss all over the body, skin may change color and may thicken, bacterial infection may occur, pustules, greasy skin, and inflamed hair follicles may occur.
Diagnosis: The doctor will scrape the dog's skin, scraping deep layers of skin in several places. This method may cause the dog to bleed a little.
Treatment In some localized cases, it may heal on its own if the dog is strong and has a good immune system. However, if there is hair loss, red skin, itching and scratching, or small red inflamed sores, the doctor may recommend bathing and washing with medicated shampoo. The owner may have to shave or cut the hair around the lesion to make it shorter so that the medicine in the shampoo can reach the lesion better and give medication to help reduce the symptoms. In cases where it is widespread, the dog will have severe skin inflammation, hair loss, pustules will break out, itchy sores, bleeding, and the skin will be thickened and darkened like the picture above. The doctor may have to use a drug to kill the wet scabies and give antibiotics to control the bacterial infection, anti-inflammatory drugs for the skin, and medication to relieve itching along with bathing with medicated shampoo.
Protection Owners should take care of their dogs to be healthy and strong, feed them food that is full of nutrients, deworm the digestive tract, and try not to make the dogs stressed because this disease, if the dog is weak and has reduced immunity, the asymptomatic scabies mites may multiply and cause the disease.
You see, even if your dog has a little itchy bump, sometimes the symptoms are not as minor as you think. Therefore, you should quickly bring them to get checked to help keep their skin healthy.
Taling Chan Animal Hospital has a Skin Disease Center with veterinarians who are experts in skin diseases to ensure your dog has good health and beautiful fur. If you have any questions, you can call 02-887-8321-3 24 hours a day.
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