Summer is a common disease period for dogs, because high temperatures easily breed bacteria and mites, and our dogs will be easily troubled by these messy things. Chihuahuas are no exception, but how should we owners determine if a Chihuahua is sick? What kind of skin disease is it?

Chihuahua Skin Diseases

Summer is a high incidence period for dog skin diseases. Due to humid climate, the morbidity rate is very high. Owners cannot make correct diagnoses based only on experience or visual observation. Chihuahuas are also very susceptible to skin diseases. Today, Pochi.com editors will introduce simple methods to identify Chihuahua skin diseases.

1. Parasitic skin disease: Mites are the most common and difficult to treat. Demodectic mange is hereditary, and it can relapse after reproduction or during estrus and mating when hormone secretion levels change, and the disease can be induced when the immune function decreases. There is no obvious itching, skin exudation, scabbing, or wrinkle formation. Mainly occurs on the head, around the eyelids, and terminal limbs. Sarcoptic mange is characterized by severe itching and eczematous dermatitis, mainly occurring on the face, neck, ear auricle, and the ventral side of the Chihuahua. Ear mites are characterized by ear itching and brownish secretion inside the ear auricle.

2. Fungal skin disease: Characterized by scales, scabs, circular alopecia, or hair breakage lesions. Mostly occurs on the head, feet, and legs.

3. Bacterial skin disease: The site of onset is uncertain, characterized by papules, pustules, folliculitis, skin fissures, and no itching; interdigital pyoderma occurs on one or all paws with pustules between the toes.

4. Allergic skin disease: Can be divided into allergic dermatitis, urticaria, eczema, etc. Characterized by skin itching, papules, and erythema, severe cases develop skin thickening, lichenification changes, wrinkle formation, and pigmentation.

5. Seborrheic skin disease: No itching, with a large amount of gray-white bran-like scales or yellowish-brown oily scales between the hair, and skin pigmentation.

When hair loss in Chihuahuas is discovered, corrections should be made regarding their diet and daily care. Usually, skin diseases can be nipped in the bud. No matter what type of skin problem a Chihuahua suffers from, hair loss or even bald patches are the symptoms that people most easily notice.

You can also keep some Frontline drops at home for emergencies.