RingwormQ: How do i tell if my dog has ringworm? she has these 4 raised red circles on her stomach, and they look irrated. i looked for picturs on the internet, but could not find any. we just got her, and her previous owner did not know about it, and did not notice it until i mentioned it when we picked her up. i plan on taking her to the vet when i get paid, later on this week. but should we tie her up outside, or not pet her until we know for sure? thanks for any information you can give us on this topic. -marlena mackie A: More likely these are known as collaretts which is dermatologic term for overgrowth of staph bacteria in stomach(not contagious to us) due to underyling allergies also. usually easily treated with antibiotics orally. can also try chlorihexiderm shampoo from 1800petmeds every few days. vet can rule out ringworm definitively with fungal culture but i dont suspect it
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ItchingQ: I have a 7 yr old pekiness we have changed his diet from red meat to chicken and lamb dry dog food and he gets five small pieces of canned wet food at night of either chicken or lamb. we give him a bath about once every three weeks because we live in the country and goes thur trees and loves to roll in the dirt and go to the garden. i need to know what i can do to help stop his itching. i've tried about seven different shampoos and still no help. help!!! A: Need vet visit to have skin scrape to make sure no mange mites as well as evaluation for underyling allergies such as food, seasonal inhalent allergies flea bite allergies, etc try corticare shampoo every few days from 1800petmeds until vet visit as well as oral benadryl at dose of 1/2 mg per pound orally twice daily
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Dog has dry skinQ: Hi doc, my pomeranian has very dry skin, my vet prescribed epi-soothe shampoo once a week, and derm caps 10 every day... is this treatment forever, or can we stop when its better. the derm caps are really full of calories, and she is chunky to begin with. A: I would use derm caps indefinitely as these are healthy fats
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Rash on white side onlyQ: I have a pit half brown half white. he has nasty itchy rash in neck, armpit areas on the white side only. vet gave injection and prescribed prednisone twice a day for fourteen days but no better. anything else i can do? A: Have vet reevaluate for secondary infection which might need oral antibiotics or anti bacterial shampoo like chlorihexiderm shampoo from 1800petmeds. also consider food allergy and low allergy diet trial such as purina ha from vet
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF DOG GROOMING explanationTerms used in this page:
health, wellness - a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"
benefit - financial assistance in time of need
dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
training, preparation, grooming - activity leading to skilled behavior
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