Comprehensive treatment of small domestic animals with dermatomycosis as a method of prevention of these diseases in humans

Dermatomycoses are often diagnosed in veterinary dermatology practice. These diseases are dangerous as they affect both animals and humans. Microsporia and trichophytia are serious problems especially for pediatrics, so timely effective treatment of small domestic animals is one of the most effective measures to prevent these zooanthroponoses. The research objective was to study treatment of small domestic animals with dermatomycoses and to analyze terms of recovering. To diagnose it, the following research methods of the generally accepted methodology were used: examination, thermometry, auscultation, luminescent diagnostics, taking skin scraping from damaged areas with further microscopy. There were no pathologies detected during general work-up of animals (temperature rate, respiratory system and cardiovascular system rates). Only skin pathology was detected. Depending on the shape of microsporia and trichophytia (superficial, deep or atypical) rounded hairless areas of skin with a flaky surface on different parts of the body or areas with sings of local inflammation and crusts of dried exudate were noted on animals. We applied comprehensive treatment to cure animals of the experimental group. This treatment included etiotropic drugs of systematical and local action (dermicocide and fungin, mycozoral 2%), immunostimulant (imunofan) and complex vitamin preparation (trivit). We treated animals from a control group using common scheme consisted of a vaccine (vacderm) and etiotropic drugs of local action (fungin, mycozoral 2%). We believe that a comprehensive treatment regimen is effective for the treatment of cats and dogs with dermatomycosis, which is confirmed by the clinical recovery of animals of the experimental group by 12-14 days, negative results of luminescent diagnostics and microscopy of scraping from the damaged skin areas.