Topical Shampoos, Fleas And Ticks Flashcards
Inexpensive and one of the most effective topical agents
Tap water
Two types of strokes used in veterinary medicine
Aluminum acetate and magnesium sulfate(Epson Salt)
Frequent wetting
Can stimulate evaporation from the skin causing dehydration.
Film of oil placed on the skin immediately after wetting
Can a slow or stop evaporation from the skin
Characteristics of astringents
Precipitate proteins on the surface of an area of a cute damage and for beneficial covering.
Do not penetrate deeply.
Applied only ones.
Inexpensive products used to bathe a patient
Miles dishwashing detergent or soaps.
Johnson’s baby shampoo.
Most bland cleansing products
Vegetable oil soap‘s (coconut oil)
Types of medicated shampoos used in small animals
Colloidal oatmeal, tar-sulfur, sulfur-salicylic, benzoyl peroxide
Colloidal oatmeal
Used for their soothing and antipruritic properties.
Tar-Sulfur shampoo
Used in the management of oily, flaky seborrheic conditions
Sulfur and salicylic shampoos
Used in the management of dry flaky seborrheic conditions
Benzoyl peroxide Shampoos
Useful in the treatment of superficial pyoderma, excessive crusting and debris problems, and oily seborrheic conditions
Conditions that might benefit from dips and rinses
Dermatophytosis (ringworm)
Parasites
Demodectic mange
What is a concern when using some dips and rinses?
When applied to the skin some of these agents have the potential to cause systemic toxicity.
Powders
Occasionally used as drying agents and vehicles for parasiticides and to reduce friction and irritation
Components that improve the drying action of various powdered products include;
Talc, zinc oxide, cornstarch, tannic acid
Carbaryl powders
A valuable part of flea control programs.
Otic preparations
Contain various combinations of antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, fungicidal and parasiticidal agents.
Otic preparations
Antimicrobial agents
Indicated whenever infection is present.
Chloramphenicol, neomycin, polymyxin, gentamicin are commonly used antibiotics.
Otic preparations
Corticosteroids
Decrease inflammation and the build up of discharge and consequently decrease self trauma.
Otic preparations
Antifungals
Useful in treating dermatophytes and yeast organisms
Two medications found in otic preparations that can cause ototoxicity if a patient has a ruptured eardrum
Neomycin and gentamicin
Products that contain rotenone in oil or thiabendazole
Used to treat ear mites.
Proper grooming and bathing is important because:
A clean well groomed animal has an enhanced sense of well-being and potentially will recover from an illness more rapidly.
Less likely to develop severe contact dermatitis from urine scalding and fecal soiling of the skin.
Treatment of many dermatologic problems.
Indication to the owner of the overall quality of the health care provided.