Kong Yuen Sing
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A Shih Tzu has rancid body smell and skin flakes
Feb 1, 2016. This -year-old Shih Tzu has skin disease since young. Various vets treated this dog. After steroid treatment, the skin disease "recurs". Flakes scattered all over the examination table.
No hypoallergenic diet was previously advised. An ultraviolet light showed positive fluorescence. Microscopic examination showed ringworm. The dog was clipped bald. The main diagnosis is generalised ringworm.
A follow-up one month later is needed. The owner needs to be hard working to bathe the...
Related topics : skin diseases and treatment for dogs
Skin disease. The English Cocker has chronic ear and skin infections
Generalised skin infections need regular vet reviews and treatment. If the ears are chronically infected, the lateral ear resection surgery opens up the ear canal and resolve the problem of trapped fluids and lack of ventilation.
This chronic ear infection or chronic otitis externa is common in floppy-eared dogs as the ear flap covers the opening of the ear canal, preventing drainage and ventilation
However, most Singapore dog owners are unaware of this surgical solution and let "sleeping...
Related topics : skin infection treatment for dogs
Skin diseases & bad body odour in dogs
Bad body odour in a skin-diseased dog is hard
for the owner with limited patience and finances
to treat. Early treatment and follow up one month later is necessary.
Related topics : skin diseases and treatment for dogs
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