Ring Worm and canine cough in the same day
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Ring Worm and canine cough in the same day
I was washing a Husky the other day when I noticed a round reddish bald patch on his skin and after taking a closer look it looked a lot like ring worm, I have seen ring worm before on a dog and I also contracted it about 10 years ago. We decided to cancel the the rest of the bookings for the day and bleach out the trailer and I also let the owner of the Husky know about the bald patch, he already knew about them and was taking the dog to the vet in a week.
It wasn't a good day that day as I had already cancelled my first appointment because the clients dog was pretty matted and she didn't want the vet to think she was neglecting her dog, I naturally asked why she was taking her dog to the vet and she said because she has kennel cough! I told her that canine cough is highly contagious and would contaminate the trailer. I had worked in the kennel industry for many years and have seen how quickly the different strains of canine cough can spread through dogs, so I didn't want to risk it.
Has anyone else had to deal with ring worm or canine cough or any other contagious disease in their salons or trailers??
It wasn't a good day that day as I had already cancelled my first appointment because the clients dog was pretty matted and she didn't want the vet to think she was neglecting her dog, I naturally asked why she was taking her dog to the vet and she said because she has kennel cough! I told her that canine cough is highly contagious and would contaminate the trailer. I had worked in the kennel industry for many years and have seen how quickly the different strains of canine cough can spread through dogs, so I didn't want to risk it.
Has anyone else had to deal with ring worm or canine cough or any other contagious disease in their salons or trailers??
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Re: Ring Worm and canine cough in the same day
Yeah I am currently washing 6 dogs from the same family that have ringworm, they get a medicated wash of malaseb that sits for 10min before you rinse. I do them weekly. (2x pointer, 2x cocker spaniel, a Std poodle and a staffy) I just make sure that after I wash them I wash out my tub with disinfectant. Also the malaseb kills bacteria and fungus so I'm not too worried about my trailer becoming contaminated. I would be a lot more worried if I had done a dog with kennel cough.
Dettol makes stuff that you can wash your towels with that will kill the fungus too, you can get it from most supermarkets.
Dettol makes stuff that you can wash your towels with that will kill the fungus too, you can get it from most supermarkets.
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Re: Ring Worm and canine cough in the same day
oh, I always thought that if you groomed a dog with ringworm you had to bleach everything, bath, grooming tools and the trailer because of the spores that come off, that's why if you have a dog with ringworm in your home you need to vacume a lot and clean the house continuously to prevent re-infection later on down the track. I was concerned more about infecting all the puppies and old dogs we have go through our trailer.
I'll do some research
I'll do some research
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