Archive for May 22, 2007

Pets are lovely creatures to have at home. They are fun to play with and provide useful company to humans. However, health concerns can pose lot of challenges to pet owners. Although skin and coat problems in pets appear harmless they can be instrumental in producing complications that may be difficult to handle later. Cats, for example are know to develop feline hair loss and cat dandruff that can sometimes lead to bacterial infections.

Dogs also suffer from issues like acne, hair loss and dandruff. In fact they can contract many more skin and hair related diseases. And therefore any veterinarian will tell you that the most common complaint that he hears from dog owners is excessive itching and scratching due to some skin infection or another.

But dogs are also known to ‘create’ skin problems for themselves. They itch and scratch excessively out of boredom, depression or separation anxiety and create lesions and wounds that get gory at a later stage.

Usually dog skin problems start with moist eczema or moist dermatitis. These basic inflammatory conditions are easily curable. However, you need to know certain solutions to be able to provide quick relief to your pet before you can take him to a specialist. Ideally some form of treatment should start as soon as you notice any skin condition. Ignored or delayed treatment can lead to serious and infectious skin disorders.


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