Originally from Japan, the Shiba Inu is a national treasure of Japan and is now very popular in China, where it is kept by many people as a pet dog because of its very high value. Skin disease is a common disease that many breeds suffer from more or less during the growth process, but if we usually pay more attention to the Shiba Inu’s diet and care, then it will also reduce the chances of it getting skin disease, the following are the five major causes of skin disease in Shiba Inu. One, the infection of parasites: we usually take the dog out for a walk, it is inevitable that there will be contact with other breeds, or it runs around into the grass, these places will have a lot of fleas, lice and other parasites, as well as Shiba Inu in the process of walking, will lick the dirty things on the ground, these can cause Shiba Inu infected with parasites. Second, the lack of nutrition: in the diet if the Shiba Inu only fed a single food, then it will cause nutritional imbalance, thus leading to a lack of nutrition, which is also a major cause of skin disease, so the usual diet must be nutritionally balanced, can not only give it a single food, it is best is to give it to eat professional dog food. Bacterial and fungal infections: If the Shiba Inu is infected with bacteria or fungus, it will cause skin inflammation, the skin will appear red and swollen as well as pus spots. Damp skin: If the air where the Shiba Inu lives is humid, it will affect the Shiba Inu’s coat often in a damp state, which can cause eczema and other skin diseases, so be sure to give the Shiba Inu a dry and comfortable living environment. Five, frequent bathing: If frequent bathing to the Shiba Inu, will destroy the Shiba Inu’s own skin layer of protective film, thus reducing the skin resistance, causing skin diseases, so frequent bathing can also cause skin diseases, generally in the summer once a week to the Shiba Inu bath, twice a month in the winter bath. These are the five major causes of skin diseases in Shiba Inus, and we should pay more attention to them in the process of feeding to avoid affecting the healthy growth of Shiba Inus due to our own mistakes.
