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Dog Skin Disorders II
By peace | April 18, 2006
ALLERGIC DERMATITIS
This frequent cause of itch can affect any dog, but it seems to be hereditary on the West Highland White Terrier and the Labrador Retriever. When the constant itching is translated into a frequent scratching, the dog can cause itself serious infections and injuries.
The main unleashing factor is, in the case of the dog, the flea’s saliva, but there may be many other ones, so the allergenic can be identified only with time and patience. Sometimes, it may be possible to give diazotization shots and the medicines are often used to relieve the itch.
SKIN TUMORS
The skin tumors are not usually dangerous, but any abnormal swelling must be examined by the veterinary. If he has any doubt about its benignancy, he will take it out and analyze it to make sure.
HORMONAL IMBALANCE
They can be translated into skin problems that don’t normally itch, but provoke the loss of hair and ruin the coat. The hormonal problems that mostly affect the dog’s skin are the hypothyroidism (thyroid glands insufficiencies) and the hyperadrenocorticism or Cushing syndrome (hyperactivity of the suprarenal glands). In order to detect the unleashing factor of the hormonal imbalance, it is necessary to analyze blood samples.
SACKS OBSTRUCTION
Dogs have at both side of the anus, under the skin, two sacks that are emptied during the deposition to flow on the excrement a substance of a very strong odor aimed to mark the territory.
Some dogs are more likely to suffer from obstructions that block the regular dumping of these sacks. The smelly substance is then accumulated in the inside part causing troubles on the anal region. Dogs frequently drag their backside against the floor hoping to eliminate a foreign body with the rubbing. Other dogs lick the area insistently. The sacks can be emptied in a mechanical way, but in the most serious cases it will be necessary to medicate the dog. If the problem is recurrent, the veterinary may suggest taking out the anal sack surgically.
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