Dog Blastomycosis Pictures

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Feline Herpes Pictures

Adult cat with herpesvirus corneal ulcers. Dendritic ulcers are indicated by the arrow.

Herpesvirus conjunctivitis in a juvenile kitten

Flea photo ( Dog & Cat Flea )

We collect some flea photo ( dog flea and cat flea ) and here’s some fleas for you

probable staph pyoderma (dog)

The biggest mistake that people make when treating skin infections is not treating them long enough. If an infection responds to antibiotics and then recurs, it is a really good idea to use antibiotics for at least 6 weeks and possibly 8 or more weeks, to try to eliminate the infection. If that doesn’t work, it may be necessary to treat intermittently, or even to treat continuously, to control some skin infections.  Cephalexin is usually a good choice since most of the time these are staph skin infections.
I know of no evidence that staph skin infections from dogs are contagious to humans and there are only scattered reports in which vets worried over potential contagiousness between dogs. Most of the time these are normal bacterial residents of the dog’s skin that just get out of hand because a particular dog has some problem controlling them.

neospora caninum(dog) photo

neosporosis, caused by an organism called Neospora caninum.
Neosporosis was thought to be uniformly fatal. Not necessarily because dogs couldn’t live with the organism but because many couldn’t and the rest were usually euthanized due to the severe disabilities induced by the parasite. To the best of anyone’s knowledge at the time, Sandy,seen in picture,was the only adult dog functioning happily as a normal pet with neosporosis.  Sandy was severely crippled. She had rigid rear limbs that were terribly atrophied, almost making her appear to be walking with aid of crutches in the rear. She didn’t know she was supposed to be too disabled to function so she was doing it anyway.

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demodex (dog)

Severe inflammation of feet and legs from generalized
demodex. In generalized demodecosis there is a genetic defect that leads to an inability on the part of the dog’s immune system to fight off this mite in most cases. Most dogs with immune system disorders that allow demodecosis to occur develop it at a younger age, usually less than one year of age. In dogs in which demodecosis occurs later, there is often something causing significant compromise of the immune system. Cushing’s disease, liver disease, diabetes, high doses of prednisone or other cortisones, cancer and other strong suppressors of immune function can lead to adult onset demodecosis.

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Hotspot - image(dog)

Hotspots are usually superficial bacterial infections of the skin. They can be caused by anything that irritates the skin enough to allow bacteria to get a foothold and grow. This produces itchiness that makes the dog chew or scratch, which further damages the skin, leading to a bigger area of infection……. and the cycle can go on rapidly and spread widely. I don’t know if the name comes from the inflammation that is  visible, the warmth around the wound due to the inflammation or the rapidity with which these skin infections can appear and spread. What is usually seen is an area of hairloss with very red skin that may be exuding serum. In some cases there
isn’t much hairloss but the skin gets crusty or scabbed, anyway. Keeping the areas dry helps to limit their spread but it is often necessary to use some form of itch control to get these to resolve.

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Tylanol or Acetaminophen toxicity - photo

DO NOT give any cat a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication without consulting with your vet first. Acetaminophen is toxic to cats, aspirin is extraordinarily easy to overdose in cats because the half-life of aspirin in a cat is 72 hours (3 days!) and other non-steroidal medications do not appear to have been studied much in cats, probably due to the problems with these two common ones. For arthritis, we do sometimes use aspirin but it must be used cautiously and it is important to know the patient’s medical condition well prior to its use.

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