Treatment of fungal infection in dogs

1. Isolate the dog to prevent the fungus from spreading to other healthy dogs or humans.

2. For systemic treatment, the most suitable antifungal drugs for this disease are preferred and should be taken orally systemically with a course of treatment.

3. For local treatment, if there are more than 3 skin lesions on the whole body, all hair should be shaved, and a full-body antifungal medicinal bath should be performed. After each medicinal bath, moisturizing lotion should be used to wash again.

4. You should also supplement your dog with more nutrition. You can feed your dog food with high protein content or nutritional paste; you can also feed your dog an appropriate amount of fruits and supplement your dog with vitamins.

5. During the treatment of dogs infected with fungi, owners must keep the room and kennel clean, because sick dogs may shed a lot of hair.

Causes of fungal infection in dogs

1. Dirty and poor environment: The common reason why dogs are infected with fungus is due to the dirty and poor keeping environment and lack of ventilation. of. Especially during the rainy season, the living environment will become very humid, and dogs in this environment are prone to fungus growth, leading to fungal infection.

2. Transmitted: Fungus is a contact-transmitted skin disease. Dogs may be infected when they go out and come into contact with animals with fungi. It is recommended to reduce the amount of time you take your dog out to contact animals of unknown origin.

3. The body is too dirty: Dogs may be infected with fungi or it may be caused by the owner not bathing or grooming the dog for a long time, because the dog likes to run around, and it is easy to be infected with fungi. Dirt, and dirt can easily breed fungi on dogs if it stays on them for a long time.

4. Improper bathing: Although some owners will bathe their dogs on time, if they do not choose a shower gel suitable for pets, but directly use our human shower gel to bathe their dogs, time will be lost. Over time, it will damage the dog's skin and lead to fungal infection.

5. Low resistance: Dogs with low resistance can also be infected with fungi. It is recommended to feed the dog nutritious food. Fish oil, egg coagulant, etc. can be fed to help the dog improve its skin resistance. .