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If you still don't know whatworse skin disease can hit your dog, try to look up the one called mange inevery pet book you know.
Mange is a type of a skindisease that can be highly contagious both for you and your other pets. Mangeis caused by parasites that live on the skin of your dog, causing wounds, hairloss, blisters, and scabs. Mange could make your dog become not so desirable.With walking dandruff and a skin disease apparent on its fur, you'll even havesecond thoughts about letting your dog inside the house again.
And so you should make surethat your dogs don't acquire this disease at all. There are three types ofmange that could develop in dogs - Sarcoptic Mange, Demodectic Mange, and theCheyletiella Mange. These diseases are very similar to each other, with each ofthem having varying effects on your pets.
Of these three, demodecticmange can be considered as the mildest type. There are instances that dogsrecover from it on their own, even without medical intervention. However, it isalmost impossible to tell demodectic mange from sarcoptic mange, which is a lotmore severe. If left untreated, sarcoptic mange can become generalized, whichmeans that the entire skin surface of your dog gets affected. In its earlystages, sarcoptic mange is localized. Here, the foot, the ears, or the mouth ofyour dog is affected. Without the proper medications, the disease can easilyspread throughout the body.
This only goes to tell youthat you should take your pet to the veterinarian on the first signs of thedisease. They will provide them with the necessary antibiotics, dips, and dietto make sure that your dog gets cured in no time. Self-medication for mange isstrongly discouraged. Veterinarians need to examine your dog fully to determinewhat type of mange it has acquired. Only then will the necessary treatmentprocedure can be given. Note that the three different types of mange call fordifferent methods of treatment.
Cheyletiella mange is thetype that is most visible. This is the one commonly referred to as the walkingdandruff. Like the others, the parasites that cause this disease reproducemassively on the skin, causing severe damage in the process. The mites burrowthemselves into the skin of the dog to feed on the nutrients and thenreproduce. A single mite on your dog's skin is enough to inflict it with thedisease as it will multiply in number in a matter of a week.
However, that will onlyhappen if your dog's immune system is weak. Dogs with strong antibodies caneasily fight off the parasites that cause mange. Also, dogs that don't practicegood hygiene are more prone to mange than any other pets. And so the best wayto prevent mange is to make sure that your pet gets the best attention both inits hygiene and eating habits. Give your dog the most nutritious food around soits body defense system gets stronger by the day. And make sure that your doggets its daily bath and regular grooming too in order to make sure that nomites or parasites would even attempt to come close to it.