Have you ever seen a dog scrape its bottom on carpet or grass and drag itself along. Yes women particularly find this a bad look, while some others find it humorous. The reality is that its usually some form of medical condition that hasn’t been...
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December 31, 2015 Jenny
dog allergy
While its great knowing what anti fungal medications are good for dogs, not all shampoos out there have them. THE TWO MOST COMMON TREATMENT SHAMPOOS active ingredients For a long time there was only Maleseb anti fungal shampoo. It has 20g/L chlorohexidine (anti bacterial) and...
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December 27, 2015 Jenny
dog allergy
Once a dog has responded well to oral medications for fungal or bacteria, the maintenance program usually involves giving them a medicated shampoo, but not just off the rack stuff, it is much wiser to use a shampoo meant for your specific dogs medical condition,...
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December 21, 2015 Jenny
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How the dog fungal infection begins: Primary idiopathic seborrhea (skin disease most common in dogs) is characterized by a defect in keratinization (or cornification) that results in increased scale formation, occasionally excessive greasiness of the skin and hair coat. … WHICH leads to secondary inflammation...
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December 15, 2015 Jenny
dog allergy
The previous two blogs looked at what causes fungal disease in dogs, which breeds are most prone and the most regular treatments for dogs. In practical terms, a dog that gets a greasy coat regularly might be more prone to increasing the population of fungal...
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December 9, 2015 Jenny
dog allergy
Malassezia dermatitis (dog fungal infection) diagnosis If a vet suspects that your dog has a fungal infection (from their scratching and the appearance of the skin … there are several methods used to determine it Methods of collecting samples for diagnosing yeast dermatitis in dog...
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December 4, 2015 Jenny
dog allergy