Snakes Habitat And Snakes Facts About All Types Of Snakes
In North America, currently living snakes actually quite hard today and those who live most numerous in this part of the world as King Cobra, Blue Racer Snake, Ball Python, and other snakes that are not presently known bass. King Cobra is a species of snake that is black and the snake trentuno lives in northern America. This kind of Read the rest of this entry »
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05 Feb 2012
Yes, your dog can get ringworm as you can! Ringworm is a fungus infection known by the scientific name: Dermatophytosis. The fungus is named: Dermatophytes. In most situations, Dermatophyte Microsporum Canis (Mcanis) accounts for approximately 90 percent of the cases with dogs. The other dermatophytes in dogs can be Trichophyton mentagrophytes, M persicolor, M fulvum, M gypseum and T terrestre.
Ringworm is definitely contagious. M canis symptoms are usually located around the dogs hairless lesions. The “ring” that humans exhibit don’t appear as a “ring” on dogs. These lesions can grow in size and usually will become irregular shaped. The fungus causes the hair shafts to break away that can result to the dogs hair loss patches. The common locations are on the dogs face, paws, ears and tail. Also, these lesions are scaly and may be itchy with the skin often being inflamed and reddened.
How does a dog catch ringworm?
The transfer can occur by direct contact with another dog with ringworm, infected animals and even humans. The cycle can be dogs to cats, cats to dogs, humans to pets and pets to humans! These fungal spores can survive in the environment for a long time. The fungal spores usually exist in infected bedding, carpets and grooming equipment etc. that can infect your dog. Please note that ringworm can be spread by just petting or grooming an infected ringworm cat or ringworm dog. Also, you can get ringworm from horses, pigs, cows and even goats. The incubation period tends to be between ten to twelve days before any signs, lesions occur. By the by, rare cases do occur by contact with infected soil. The fungus will live for months if the proper soil nutrients are present.
The good news is healthy dogs usually have a resistance to getting ringworm. Ringworm in young puppies and dogs are more susceptible due to there undeveloped immune system. Dogs can be carriers of Mcanis and not show the symptoms and still infect other humans and animals. The best course of action is to have your vet diagnose your dog. It is very difficult to do the analysis by only viewing the skin area. Your vet may use a wood’s lamp- black light (ultra violet lamp). Usually, 50% of M canis will glow under the wood’s lamp. The vet may do a microscopic diagnosis looking at the skin or hair samples under a microscope. Also, a culture from the scraping of the lesion may be required to grow the culture over time.
What are the treatment alternatives for your ringworm dog?
Your vet may prescribe the use of an anti-fungal drug as Griseofulvin. Griseofulvin inhibits fungal reproduction but has some side effects. Consult with your vet about any drug being used is a great suggest to reduce any health issues. Lime sulfur dips are also often recommended. The dips are usually given two times a week by you or your vet. The lime sulfur will stain jewelry and clothing. The dogs hair will change to a yellowish color for a short period of time.
Don’t forget to decontaminate your environment to prevent further spreading to your family, home and surroundings.
About The Author
Jack Evans is an author and ringworm expert. For more awesome tips about ringworm and your ringworm dog visit http://www.secretringwormtreatment.com. Do get Jack’s free fabulous “Ringworm Secrets” mini-course today, it covers mostly everything you ever wanted to know about your ringworm situation, symptoms and your treatments.
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04 Feb 2012
Pest Control London: The Importance Of Effective Pest Control In London
London pest control hit the headlines in early June 2010, when nine-month-old twins Lola and Isabella Koupparis were mauled by a fox cub in east London. The baby twins were sleeping in their cot when a wild fox entered their home and badly mauled them. Although both twins were released from hospital a few days later, doctors Read the rest of this entry »
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Don’t Let Your Cat Urinate Around The House
Anytime your cat backs himself up to a door or other article in your house, lifts his tail, and releases urine – you have a conundrum. This difficult is known as spraying, and is very universal with cats kept inside. Even still it is a very grating unruly, it’s a setback that can be solved.
Contrary to what many think, spraying isn’t a Read the rest of this entry »
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How To Stop Dog Fence Fighting Aggression.
A dog that runs back and forth barking and snarling at another dog from behind a fence might need training on how to eliminate his dog fence fighting aggression. Fenced in animals do not get the luxury of meeting in the usual way. Because of this, there is a tension that cannot be alleviated.
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01 Feb 2012
History Of Arowana
Under the influence of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms some island of Sumatra and Java had reached its glory with covering the Malaysia and Majapahit Mindanao island since the 10thcentury to 14th to the return of Arab traders from Gujarat, India and brought Islam .
When people from Europe come in 16 th century, until the 17th century the Netherlands emerged was the Read the rest of this entry »
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February 1 marks the beginning of National Pet Dental Health Month. More than just a cosmetic issue, bad breath and yellow teeth can be a sign of serious disease in our pets, which may affect their kidneys, livers, and hearts. Oral disease is the most frequently diagnosed health problem for pets, and 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats by age 3, according to the American Veterinary Dental Society. Read the rest of this entry »
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If you want to give customers a reason to choose you over the competition when deciding where to spend their hard-earned cash, you need to go above and beyond the call of duty. Think about what your clients could possibly need or what would add value to their experience that won’t cost you an arm and a leg to implement, then make it happen … and you’ll soon see results for your business. Read the rest of this entry »
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Portable Puppy Enclosures
If you have been searching for any kind of portable puppy enclosures or indoor puppy pen then you know it can be difficult trying to make a decision as to what is best for your dog. Rightfully so, the choice you make is one that your puppy will grow up with and learn either their bad or good habits from. As a dog owner, it is your responsibility to make sure that Read the rest of this entry »
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17 Jan 2012
Most pet owners that have dealt with skin issues in their pets will agree that they are some of the most common (and also some of the most frustrating) problems an animal can have. In this podcast, Dr. Marcia Schwassmann, a board-certified veterinary dermatologist in Maitland, Fla., discusses mange in pets.
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