Who can help with my pet麓s hair loss due to fungi? Labrador, female, 10 yrs old. Many thanks?

There is an infection call Ringworm caused by fungus. Ringworm live and multiply on the upper layer of the skin and on the hair. The pets affected by fungus might be carriers of the disease to other pets, and might even transmit the disease to people.There will be hair loss, usually in small patches at first. As time goes on the patches may disappear or appear at other location on the skin. There might be scratching due to itchiness. For the treatment at first you can use Topical shampoo therapy, these baths will remove infected hairs that can be the source of an infection to people or other animals. There are also specific anti fungal cremes which can be used when a pet is infected in an area that already has sparse hair growth, or there are small, discrete lesions. Some of the more common names of these medications are:


Clotrimazole, Miconazole, chlorhexidene, ketoconazole.


Oral anti fungal are also used in select cases. They have the potential to cause side effects, so their use is confined to specific situations.


Healing time is usually several weeks as the hair grows back; however the animal can remain contagious during this period. If you go with a natural treatment such as supplements, topical and medicinal herbs, you can expect a similar healing time, but with added advantage of strenghtening the body to prevent future recurrences.


Drugs do treat the surface problem BUT THEY DO NOT GET AT THE SOURCE (THE IMMUNE SYSTEM). I personally do not recommend the ringworm vaccine.


You can give your labrador a natural diet, raw foods and daily doses of vitamins and minerals, while avoiding chronic use of drugs and vaccines, should give your dog the ammunition to fight off any exposure. You can also add extra fatty acid supplements, antioxidants and skin-enhancing vitamins and minerals to his or her diet for the next several weeks. These include zinc and fish oil. When reinforcing the immune system of your labrador it will greatly reduce the risks of contracting ringworm and many illnesses and diseases.


It is important to wear latex gloves when applying any fungal remedy on the affected area. Since fungi is everywhere it is almost impossible to prevent exposure. So be careful my friend and do routine hygiene consisting of washing your hands frequently and keeping your pets hair coat clean.


Hope you have now all the necessary information and good luck.Who can help with my pet麓s hair loss due to fungi? Labrador, female, 10 yrs old. Many thanks?
Good news! A dog stylist麓answer suggested vinegar. so I started adding apple cider vinegar to my pet's water, and the fungi IS GONE! It worked miracles

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Who can help with my pet麓s hair loss due to fungi? Labrador, female, 10 yrs old. Many thanks?
The answerer (groomer) is ';cbpraise@sbc...'; As I did her daily grooming (combing) I noticed a change in about a week! And now, she has the best coat of hair she has ever had!.

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And to finish, I now wipe her with distilled white vinegar (as can't bathe her yet) and she smells great and is as clean as a whistle! I owe you bigtime cbpraise!

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Go to the vet and get some meds for him/her.
There is a special medicated shampoo you can buy. Go to Petsmart and read the labels...Good luck!
As agroomer that has seen alot of hair loss cases. I have found that alot of my clients used Apple Cider Vinegar on there dogs. It is known to cure alot of ailments. It is something that won't hurt her or you. And you can bath her in it, or even sray and leave it on.


Have tried all the microbial shampoos that the vet has to offer? Those really can dry out the skin and make if difficult foe hair to grow back.


When you are bathing your dog make sure you rinse the shampoo out thoroughly. It is hard to do at home, Take her to a groomer to get all the soap residue off hwer.. They have a good sprayer to get soap off!


Anyhow the vinegar should work!!
A good vererinarian
You took her to the vet and they did a skin scrape (obviously) and gave her meds. If it is an infection meds should have helped. Does she have fleas or a flea allergy or any allergies? If not, has there been any change in her environment? A new home, new person, new pet? Any change in environment can stress your pet. Consider all this and if none of the above applies, maybe you should get a second opinion from another vet. A fungis should be treatable with meds or elimination of what is causing the fungus. Good luck.
you have taken her to a vet...and the meds didnt work..try some over the counter tinactin...give her lot's of love...give her some linatone...supplement to condition her skin.. she may be stressed out to the max...keep the faith..all will pass..if its not flea allergies on top of the fungus..try scratch x it will stop any itching and allow her skin to heal...time will tell
TAKE YOUR DOG TO THE VET...TO MAKE SURE THATS WHAT IT IS...YOU COULD DAMAGE YOUR PET MORE IF YOU TREAT HER FOR THE WRONG THING. GOOD LUCK