In the summertime, dogs are especially prone to various skin diseases. Weeping dermatitis is especially unpleasant and painful. But timely detection and treatment of this disease always has a favorable outcome.
What does oozing dermatitis look like in dogs?
Seeing spots on the skin of his pet, as well as noticing that the dog is restlessly behaving, a good owner will take his pet to the veterinary clinic. There, weeping dermatitis will be accurately identified and treatment will be prescribed. But it is not always possible to show the animal to a specialist, for example, on vacation somewhere in a godforsaken place. And before you save a dog from weeping dermatitis, you need to make sure that this is it.
Acute weeping dermatitis can appear in any dog, but animals with long hair or a thick undercoat are most susceptible to this scourge.
The focus of weeping dermatitis looks like a warm, bald, swollen area of skin of a rounded shape, ranging in size from 2 to 10 cm, which secretes pus and smells unpleasant. Such spots in most cases are localized on the head, near the knee joints, on the sides of the body. These wounds are very disturbing to the dog, she endlessly scratches them, licks them, bites them out. By these actions, it aggravates the disease, contributes to the growth of weeping eczema. If the owner does not intervene immediately, then weeping dermatitis can take on catastrophic proportions in just a few hours.
First aid and follow-up treatment of the dog
Weeping eczema is very painful, therefore, before carrying out any manipulations, it is advisable to anesthetize these places.
It is necessary to provide air access to the affected skin areas. To do this, trim the hair around the eczema. Then the wounds need to be treated with an antiseptic. This can be a tincture of St. John's wort, calendula, or chlorhexidine solution. After that, treat the eczema with some kind of drying agent. For this, zinc ointment, zinc powder, talcum powder are suitable. If the dog suffers from severe itching, then you can give it an antihistamine - "Tavegil", "Suprastin", "Loratadin".
In addition, it is necessary to monitor the dog, not to give it the opportunity to comb the wounds. If the eczema does not heal, then as soon as possible, the animal should be shown to the veterinarian. Your pet may need antibiotics to heal. In rare cases, a hormone medication may be prescribed to your dog.
How to prevent weeping dermatitis?
Without eliminating the cause that caused the weeping dermatitis, its treatment is useless, because the wounds will appear over and over again.
This disease can be caused by insect bites, especially fleas. Thus, an allergic reaction manifests itself. To avoid this, you need to systematically, at least 1 time per month, treat the dog with special means for fleas and ticks.
During the moulting period, do not be lazy to comb the dog, because weeping dermatitis occurs during this period. This is due to the moist, dead hairs sticking to the skin.
The cause of the appearance of wet eczema can serve as infections of the ears, anal gland. It is necessary to look the dog in the ears more often, and also to take him to the clinic every six months to clean the anal glands. This is a quick and inexpensive procedure.
Make sure that your four-legged friend does not swim in muddy waters. After the walk, examine the dog to see if any dry spikelet has stuck into its skin.
Provide your dog with adequate nutrition and vitamin and mineral supplements twice a year. Then the animal's immunity will be strong, and the likelihood of picking up some kind of infection will decrease.
