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Location: Philippines
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 9
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Hi. There are many factors for chronic problems. Hope the list below can help
1) Fungus. For dogs that are always wet, their fur become very homey for fungus infections. Think dandruff but all over. Usually the dog will appear crusty with occassional hair fall. You can easily remedy this by preventing the dog from being always wet or ensuring they dry quickly post wetness. And also use an anti fungal shampoo such as ones with Miconazole.
2) Diet. Dogs fed high carb meals tend to be more inflammed. Insulin being present all the time is very supportive of inflammation—true to both dogs and people. Inflammation can promote various diseases from skin yeast infections, to more serious things like cancer and diabetes.
3) Mange. This can be demodectic or sarcoptic. The former is naturally in a dogs fur and should be managed by a dogs own defences unless compromised (which is the bigger question). Sarcoptic is externally passed and can be addressed by dips and other common treatments.