The fastest way to treat eczema in dogs is symptomatic treatment, which generally relieves itching, reduces inflammation, and is anti-allergic. The treatment plan is generally a subcutaneous injection of dexamethasone once a day for three days to relieve itching and anti-inflammation, combined with an injection of rheumatoid arthritis once a day to prevent secondary infection of other parts of the eczema. At the same time, use anti-inflammatory and acaricidal ointment on the affected areas of eczema, twice a day. Generally, significant improvement can be seen within about a week of treatment for eczema.

Eczema is generally a skin disease caused by bacterial infection, and is often divided into the initial papule stage, vesicle stage, pustule stage, and erosion stage. Treatment methods will also vary at different times.

1. Initial papule stage

When dog eczema is in the early papule stage, it is still relatively mild. For treatment, you can first use iodophor to disinfect, and then apply some anti-inflammatory ointment to the dog to keep the affected area dry, and take the dog out to bask in the sun more often. . At the same time, the dog’s living environment should also be kept dry and the mat should be changed frequently.

2. Blister stage

If it develops into the blister stage, you need to cut off the hair around the blister, and then apply cold compresses with saline and boric acid solutions. The broken blister needs to be wiped with alum solution, and the dog needs to be given dexamethasone and injected with chlorpromazine hydrochloride. .

3. Pustule stage

At the pustule stage, the dog needs to be given prednisone acetate, then use a cotton swab to wipe Sefukol ointment on the affected area, and inject chlorpheniramine injection.

4. Erosion period

In the erosion stage, ulcers will appear in the affected area of ​​the dog, and symptoms of lethargy will also appear. At this time, the dog needs to be injected with dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection.

Note: During treatment, the dog needs to wear an Elizabethan collar to prevent the dog from scratching, licking and biting, which may cause further infection. After treatment, the dog can also be given oral health products such as fish oil to restore the skin.