Facts About Flea Allergy Dermatitis On DOgs

Flea infestation is pretty much common to animals that have fur or body hair. And with that, dogs are indeed not exempted. It may seem to be not affecting their health, but it does. In fact, many of the health problems that dogs develop is caused and/or aggravated by fleas. One of the the diseases that dogs get when they have fleas all over their body is flea allergy dermatitis on dogs. So what is flea allergy dermatitis and what are the symptoms? Continue reading to find out more about this disease.

Flea Allergy Dermatitis, if you are going to base it from the name of the disease itself, is cause by flea infestation. Flea attacking your dog can happen anytime although the peak season for them to do so is usually during the summer and fall season. When they get inside your dog’s thick coat you can’t virtually see them as they feed on your dog’s blood and lay their eggs on the skin. If you are not going to take action on this then your dog will develop skin allergy and dermatitis. Symptoms of flea allergy dermatitis include severe hair loss, scabs or crust formation on the skin, skin patches that are dark in color, regular upsetting of stomach, and scabs among many others.

Bathing your dog regularly is one way of keeping your dog away from fleas, therefore preventing flea allergy dermatitis in the process. Apart from your dog, you must also include to clean the surroundings. These two are the basic ways of preventing flea allergy dermatitis to happen to your dog.

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