Eczema has no respect for pedigree

The eczema is one of the illnesses that affect with more frequency the dog. This illness doesn't discriminate against race not even the pedigree and it can attack any dog in any moment. It is an inflammatory state that it manifests in the skin and it is characterized by getting red, the appearance of vesicles and the formation of scabs. It is generally consequence by auto intoxication's of gastrointestinal origin and their symptoms are an intense pruritus, coetaneous sweats and injure that they take place when the dog scratches continually. The illness is more frequents in old dogs, it is usually long and it often lapses with relapses. Besides the causes already mentioned another reason of the appearance of the eczema can be the lack of hygiene in the skin, the stings of fleas or ticks, the bath with irritating soaps, the lack of vitamins or an allergy. If the eczema appears in sharp form it is easy to obtain the cure in a few days but if its course is long he can relapse mainly in summer and in old age and obese animals. The general treatment will be indicated by the veterinarian that will maintain the dog under his observation. Anyway when the dog is sick, is indispensable that he takes a diet without meat with the help of white fish (without thorns), rice, vegetables, some fresh cheese, some bread and milk.