Tragic on My student Dong Dong- Fungus Infection

During my trip to Singapore, Dong Dong has a great outing with his master in the 3rd beach, Tanjung Aru. However, right after 2 days of the beach day out, the master found out that Dong Dong has a severe big patch of slimy blood and wet skin injuries on the surfaces of the skin. It was so severe that he has to bring to doctor immediately. And confirm, it is Fungul Infection in Dogs... Called Histoplasmosis.

Dong Dong with his patch of Fungus Infection... Poor thing.

Fungul Infection-is a very common yet tedious and torchedful infection in dogs. They made your dog looks ugly ( bold :( ), fell itchy, and most of all... the infection spread and take long time to heal...



How do dogs get Fungus Infection?

The primary cause of this infection is the ingestion of the Histoplasma capsulatum fungus. The fungus may be inhaled when contaminated soil is disturbed, such as what happens when dogs scratch or dig in the dirt, or through contact with contaminated bird droppings, including that from poultry, and bat droppings.

Research found that other causes include:-

Diarrhea and anemia — may be a severe hooworm infection
Enlarged liver, spleen or lymph nodes — consistent with lymphoma
Respiratory problems — may be distemper, bacterial pheumoia, heart disease

It seems our tropical state, Sabah is very very prone to these environment, with our dirty beaches, stray dogs around, and even poops everywhere, attracts the dogs to sniff and get into them (dig).

Treatment

Veterinarians will usually treat this condition with medications on an outpatient basis. If inpatient treatment is recommended, it may be as the result of your dog being unable to absorb nutrients properly (malabsorption) due to the intestinal disorder. If this is the case, your veterinarian will administer drugs, nutrients, and fluids intravenously until the condition has improved.

Living and Management

After the initial treatment, your dog's activity level should be reduced until it is fully recovered. Cage rest, or restriction to an enclosed environment will limit your dog's movement enough so that it will not stress itself and prolong the recovery period. If the condition does recur, a second course of treatment may be needed.

Prevention?

To prevent the development of histoplasmosis, you will need to try to steer your dog away from areas that are suspected areas of exposure to the histoplasma fungus, such as where birds, poultry or bats might roost, or around soil that is obviously contaminated with bird droppings.