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 ...

A few months ago, I noticed a discrete, pink patch forming on our dog Shiloh’s nose. I thought for sure he'd gotten stung by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...