Pet instructor skill review
Course Content
- Introduction to your Pet First Aid Instructor refresher course
- Course introduction
- Dog First Aid and The Law
- The vet and your role in first aid
- The Role of the Dog First Aider
- When is Veterinary Care Required?
- Keeping your pet safe in an emergency
- Car Accidents
- Car Accidents - Injuries and Treatment
- Pet Proofing your home
- Please rescue my pets stickers
- Hand Hygiene
- Dog Microchipping
- Cat microchipping
- Precautions and Safety
- Pet Anatomy and Physiology
- First Aid Kits and Equipment
- Checking a Pets health
- Initial Assessment
- Checking Your Dog's Health and Finding Out What Is Normal
- Gum Colour
- Collecting a Urine Sample
- How Dogs Show Pain
- How Dogs Show Pain - Vets Comments
- Taking a Pulse
- Taking the Temperature
- Taking the Rectal Temperature
- Vital Signs
- Comprehensive Assessment and Checking Vital Signs Example
- Pet Accidents and First Aid
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - CPR
- Choking
- Bleeding Control
- Types of Bleeding
- Dressings, Bandages and Controlling Bleeding
- Catastrophic Bleeding
- Dogs and haemostatic dressings
- What is the ideal animal haemostatic agent
- Collaclot - Collagen pad to stop bleeding and promote clotting
- Dogs and Tourniquets
- Commercial Tourniquets for Dogs
- HaemoCap™ MultiSite - Dogs
- Shock
- Shock - vets comment
- Different Conditions you may see
- Breathing and Respiratory Problems
- Loss of Appetite
- Sneezing
- Lethargy
- Urination Problems
- Weakness in Animals
- Weakness and Collapse - additional vets comments
- Hair Loss and Skin Conditions
- Cataracts
- Dehydration in Dogs
- Clinical signs of dehydration in dogs and cats
- Hydration and rehydration in dogs
- Fluid balance in dogs and cats
- Oralade - treating dehydration
- Oralade for cats
- Oralade - The Science
- Injuries
- Suspected fractures
- Types of fractures on animals
- Dog Fractures Treatment
- Spinal injury and moving an injured dog
- Spinal Injuries
- Paw Problems
- Paws and Claws
- Nail and Claw Injuries
- Eye Injuries
- Eye Problems
- Ear Problems
- General Bandaging
- Bandaging the Ear
- Bandaging the Tail and Tail Injuries
- Bandaging the Body
- Fight Wounds
- Puncture Wounds
- Mouth and Dental Problems
- Animal bites and scratches on dogs
- Small Cuts, Scratches and Grazes
- Bandage aftercare
- Stings on animals
- Ibuprofen and pets
- Carbon Monoxide and dogs
- Poisoning
- Vet poison information line
- Inducing Vomiting in a Dog
- Inducing Vomiting - vets comments
- Snake Bites
- Dog Burns
- Chemical Burns
- Electrocution
- Electric Shocks
- Cruciate Ligament
- Falls From Height
- Illness
- Dogs and Illnesses
- Bloat and Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (GDV)
- Why do dogs eat grass
- Why are Onions Toxic to Dogs
- Why is Chocolate Toxic to Dogs
- High Temperatures and Heatstroke
- Hyperthermia - Vets Comments
- Hypothermia Treatment
- Hypothermia - vets comments
- Vomiting in Animals
- Different Types and Causes of Vomiting
- Vomiting - vets comments
- Seizures and Epilepsy
- Diabetes
- Allergies in Dogs
- Allergic reactions
- Pancreatitis
- Cushings Disease
- Nose and Respiratory Problems - Vet
- Breathing Difficulties
- Coughing and kennel cough
- Kennel Cough - vets comments
- Diarrhoea in Animals
- Stomach Conditions
- Possible Causes of Blood in Dog Faeces
- Rabies
- Alabama Foot Rot
- Blue Green Algae
- Hip Dysplasia
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Pyometra
- Vestibular Syndrome
- Parasites that affect pets
- Cats
- Different types and sizes of animals
- Summary and Your Practical Session
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Skin conditions account for quite a few of the cases we see as a general practitioner vet. There are lots of different causes of skin conditions. Some may be quite itchy for your pet and some are not itchy, but they still result in hair loss. Some cases will have hair loss because the animal is chewing and pulling the hair out themselves and in other cases, it will just fall out by itself. So the most common causes of skin conditions and hair loss would be an allergy. And in those cases, it would normally be through self-excoriation, so the animal, the pet gnawing and scratching so much that they are scratching away the hair. In those cases, the skin would often be quite red because they are injuring their skin.The other cause of hair loss would be parasitic infestations. Again, this is because those parasites cause your pets to be very itchy and so they would scratch and chew and result in the hair loss. The other things would be hormonal. So there are certain hormonal conditions and these are not itchy conditions that will result in hair loss. The most common ones are the Cushing's disease and this is where you typically get hair loss along the flanks, so bilaterally you lose the hair along the sides of your pet. This only happens in dogs. The other hormonal condition that we see this in is hypothyroidism. In these cases, they do not tend to get bald patches in specific areas, but their whole coat will become quite thin and they can start to lose fur very easily.Finally, we have something called seasonal flank alopecia. And this is something we do not really know why it happens but it can happen mostly in bitches and every year they will just shed both sides along their flanks, their rib cage, they just lose their hair. After a few months, it grows back again and the following year the same thing will happen. The final cause of skin conditions would be an infection of the skin that could result in hair loss. So this can happen if you are getting scabby lesions, infected areas of the skin where the skin's health is impaired and therefore the hair follicles are affected and the hair will then fall out. These skin infections can sometimes be itchy. So again, the hair loss may be as a result of your pet chewing or scratching at themselves.
Understanding Skin Conditions and Hair Loss in Pets
Overview of Skin Conditions
Skin conditions are prevalent among pets and can manifest in various ways:
- Commonality: Skin issues are frequently encountered by general practitioner vets.
- Diverse Causes: Skin conditions may vary in itchiness and lead to hair loss.
Major Causes of Hair Loss
Several factors contribute to hair loss in pets, including:
- Allergies: Allergic reactions often result in self-excoriation, leading to hair loss and redness.
- Parasitic Infestations: Itchy parasites can prompt scratching and chewing, causing hair loss.
- Hormonal Imbalances: Conditions like Cushing's disease and hypothyroidism may lead to hair loss without itchiness.
- Seasonal Flank Alopecia: This unexplained phenomenon primarily affects female dogs, resulting in cyclic hair loss along the flanks.
- Skin Infections: Infections can impair skin health, leading to hair loss, often accompanied by itchiness.