Contrary to its moniker, ringworm is actually a fungal infection that can affect the nails, skin and hair of dogs and other animals. According to the Merck Veterinary Manual, dermatophytosis (or ...

Courtesy photoThe infected area of a dog diagnosed with ringworm shows red, circular lesions. The dog was diagnosed by South Ogden veterinarian Eric Clough, who is employed at Burch Creek Animal ...

Question: I was watching the evening news on television a few days ago and someone from the Humane Society was talking about crusty circular round lesions on a dog being ringworm. That is exactly what ...

Ringworm is one of my least favorite parasitic diseases. It is a common (especially amongst farm cats and dogs), nonlethal contagious fungus (not a worm at all as the name suggests) that infects the ...

Frankie the French Bulldog pup has a stumpy tail and an odd bald patch on his rear end. Ringworm is a fungal skin infection that's rare in city dogs, but in the country, it's easy for dogs to pick it ...

The shelter announced on September 22 that it suspended adoptions and intakes after the fungus developed on three dogs. The shelter said in an October 1 press release that the dogs were treated and ...

Prospective dog adopters will have to look somewhere other than SPCA Auckland for the next two weeks. The Mangere Animal Village's dog adoption area has been closed until October 14 after a "minor ...

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