Yorkshire Terrier Puppies and Possible skin Disease
Yorkie puppies sometimes require special care. If you are thinking about adopting a yorkie, you may want to take into consideration important facts about common skin diseases among Yorkie puppies.
External parasites are fleas, ticks, ice, and harvest mites. These little visitors are a major cause of skin trouble and eczemas. They are easily picked up from wild vermin (e.g. hedgehogs) and other infected dogs or cats.
Fleas may be fought with products found at just about any hardware store or general store but early detection is a must, since fleas multiply quickly. The flea is particularly difficult to eradicate as it lives in the little nooks and crannies around the house and only jumps on the dog to feed; such areas are difficult to reach with flea fighting products so prevent your yorkie pup’s environment from ever getting to such a predicament.
Parasites are nasty infections that most often come in the form of worms. The best and most effective worm medication dosages are obtainable from your vet; he or she will be happy to help.
It is particularly necessary to worm regularly where there are children in the household, and to burn the resulting excreta. The immature roundworm larva may rarely infect a child, and this larva migrates and could cause blindness.
Yorkie puppies may also suffer from one of the unfortunately common general skin conditions that so often can be inflicted. Some common skin conditions that yorkies may be infected with are allergies, dermatitis, or eczema.
Skin conditions are painful to see among sweet, tiny yorkie puppies. Scratching and itching can preoccupy a young pup’s life and everything possible must be done by an owner to prevent scratching.
As for skin conditions among yorkie puppies, the majority of skin irritations are caused by parasites such as fleas; always search the coat carefully for these. Some yorkies become allergic to the flea bite saliva and one bite can cause an extensive rash and great distress.
Read more about Yorkie Puppies at teacup yorkie dogs.com.