While both animals get very itchy skin and tend to chew or lick a lot, dogs tend to get secondary skin infections caused either by bacteria (
Staph pyoderma) or yeast (Malassezia dermatitis).
Not exact matches
• Parasites, such as mites, fleas and mange (scabies) • Infectious diseases, such as Staphylococcal
pyoderma («
Staph») skin infections, yeast and fungal infections and skin fold infections • Systemic diseases, such as autoimmune diseases • Skin cancer, such as Squamous cell carcinoma, cutaneous lymphoma, Mast cell tumors • Allergies, such as flea allergy dermatitis, adverse food reactions, environmental allergies, etc..
Hot Spots are often diagnosed as Eczema,
Pyoderma, Seborrhea, thyroid problems, auto - immune disorders,
staph, yeast infections allergies to fleas, certain foods, grass, mould or other environmental substances.
Causes - Staphylococci («
Staph bacteria») are the most common organisms found in bacterial skin diseases (
pyoderma's) in dogs.
This dog has licked so much it has maimed itself, and now has
pyoderma, which is a skin infection, typically a
Staph.