The itchy subject of skin problems
"Pet parents are often faced with a pet that is constantly scratching. Causes can include any one, two, three or all of the below." If your pet exhibits hair loss and crusting and scaling at tail base and lower back, they could have fleas. Our dispensary stocks a wide range of flea control products and would be happy to help you with a monthly flea control program for your pet. Sarcoptic mange mites make dogs intensely itchy and are transmissible to humans. Dogs scratch all over with hair loss and scaling. Typically, they develop crusty lesions on their ear margins and elbows. A deep skin scraping by your vet is necessary to diagnose the presence of Sarcoptic mange, which is fortunately relatively easy to cure once diagnosed. Demodectic mange on the other hand, is generally not itchy but dogs become itchy as secondary bacterial infection of the skin (Pyoderma) sets in. Circular patches of hair loss, crusting and scaling and eczema – generalised especially on the feet, flanks,...