Most commonly, it is associated
with poor husbandry including improper environment, incorrect lighting and temperature, an inadequate nest site, and / or improper diet (malnutrition).
Most commonly, it is associated with
poor husbandry including improper environment, incorrect lighting and temperature, inadequate nesting sites, improper diet (malnutrition) and dehydration.
Veterinary surgeons, farmers and the animal medicines sector agree that antibiotics should not be routinely used on a prophylactic basis to compensate for
poor husbandry practice.
Evaluate the patient's overall health with special consideration to conditions affecting the immune system such
as poor husbandry, poor nutrition, inoculation status, and internal parasitism.
This peer reviewed scientific report found that current dog breeding practices impose welfare costs on dogs «in many cases»
through poor husbandry, high levels of inbreeding, and the use of breeding pairs which will transmit inherited diseases to their offspring, or extreme characteristics which affect quality of life.
Demodex only develops into a problem when the dog's immune system is depressed or compromised by the stress of being in a shelter environment, immune - harming medications,
poor husbandry food / environment), and / or vaccines.
Most commonly it is associated
with poor husbandry including improper environmental lighting or temperature, inadequate nest site, improper diet (malnutrition) and dehydration.
Many of these small animals» health problems are related to
poor husbandry.
Steroid use, long - term antibiotic use, excessive stress,
poor husbandry or hygiene, viral infections, and other chronic infections can all cause immune suppression and lead to secondary candidiasis.
Respiratory infections — Stress such as weaning, separation, overcrowding and
poor husbandry can encourage illness.
However,
poor husbandry, and breeding dogs which are likely to pass on breed related diseases and traits are two sides of the same welfare coin.
The veterinarian will be able to determine if the dysecdysis is due to
poor husbandry or an underlying health condition.