These dog skin rashes are generally known as «Hot Spots»
because these skin disorders are often associated with warm weather, but not always as Trudy Talbott discovered.
Not exact matches
This is
because of the risk of metheglobinemia, a rare blood
disorder which basically blocks oxygen supply, causing symptoms like cyanosis (bluish
skin), nausea, and loss of consciousness, among others.
Because of this, functional medicine sees acne and many other
skin conditions as inflammatory
disorders of the autoimmune spectrum.
Because ear and
skin issues are often caused by autoimmune
disorders, drugs that suppress the immune system will appear to work as the inflammation and redness will disappear.
Neither is usually seen in very young cats
because repeated exposure is necessary before a
skin disorder develops.
Distinguishing between cat
skin problems caused by a reaction to certain foods, and
skin disorders caused
because of a generic disposition (atopy,) is not simple.
Common problems of the elderly cat include
skin cysts and other
skin disorders such as yeast infections (malassezia), tufts and knots
because the arthritic cat can not groom properly,
skin allergies and infections as well as cat bites.
Diagnosing
skin allergies can be tricky
because there are many other
skin disorders that produce similar symptoms.
I didn't learn until much later that
because of inbreeding and breeding for distorted physical features, approximately one in four purebred dogs suffers from serious congenital
disorders such as crippling hip dysplasia, blindness, deafness, heart defects,
skin problems and epilepsy.
Animals living in unsanitary or crowded conditions are likely to develop serious
skin disorders because feces and urine gets absorbed into animals» coats and irritates
skin.