Find the right Medica format for your animal’s skin or coat problem.
Skin problems can look alike. Use this guide for a condition that has already been identified or discussed with a veterinarian.
Treat every issue as though it is contagious. Restrict towels, tack and brushes to the affected animal. Wear gloves, and wash your hands after treating.
Contact a veterinarian for breathing difficulty, facial swelling, fever or lethargy, severe pain or lameness, rapidly spreading heat or swelling, eye involvement, deep or open wounds, widespread blistering, uncertainty about the condition, or a problem that is worsening.
Small scabs or crusts that may lift with tufts of hair and appear across a broad area. Other skin problems can look similar.
Choose MEDICA TREATMENT WASH when bathing and a complete rinse are practical. Choose MEDICA RECOVERY LOTION when bathing is not practical or leave-on coverage is preferred.
Crusty, scabby or irritated skin around the pasterns and lower legs, often in areas exposed to persistent moisture.
Choose MEDICA HEALING SALVE for localized, stay-put coverage and an external moisture barrier. Clean and dry the area before application as directed.
Dry, waxy or crusty buildup commonly seen along the front of the rear cannon bones.
Choose MEDICA TREATMENT WASH when a rinse-off cleanse is practical. Follow the complete Wash instructions and avoid aggressive scraping or picking.
Pink, flaky, crusty or tender-looking skin, especially on white facial markings or other lightly pigmented areas.
Choose MEDICA HEALING SALVE for localized protective coverage after the area is gently cleaned and dried. Reduce further sun exposure.
Call your veterinarian: Blistering, open skin, marked pain, eye involvement, extensive burns or repeated episodes may indicate a more serious photosensitivity problem.
Small bumps or irritated-looking skin confined to a recently clipped area. True hives and folliculitis can look similar, so use this card only when the bumps followed clipping and remain limited to the clipped skin.
Choose MEDICA RECOVERY LOTION for targeted, leave-on care on intact skin after clipping. If the area is open, painful, hot, draining or spreading, contact your veterinarian.
Persistent rubbing around the mane, tail or belly, often associated with insect exposure and hypersensitivity.
Choose MEDICA HEALING SALVE for localized rub spots that need thick, stay-put protective coverage. Pair topical care with an insect-management plan.
Rubbing, hair loss, redness or irritated-looking skin. Allergies, insects, infection and contact irritation can look similar.
Choose MEDICA TREATMENT WASH when rinsing debris or environmental irritants from a larger area is practical. Choose MEDICA HEALING SALVE for localized areas needing stay-put protection.
Localized thinning or missing hair on the face, sometimes with dry skin, flakes, crust or visible debris.
Choose MEDICA TREATMENT WASH for a rinse-off cleanse, then MEDICA RECOVERY LOTION when leave-on coverage is appropriate. Keep every product away from eyes, nostrils and mouth.
Eye-area warning: Contact your veterinarian for eye involvement, pain, swelling or discharge.
Loose flakes or dry-looking buildup across the coat. Persistent flaking may have several possible causes.
Choose MEDICA TREATMENT WASH for widespread cleansing and removal of loose surface buildup. Follow the complete contact-time and rinse instructions.
Circular or irregular areas of hair loss with flaky, crusty or reddened skin. Other conditions can look similar.
If ringworm is confirmed, choose MEDICA RECOVERY LOTION for targeted leave-on coverage and follow the approved instructions exactly.
Contagious condition: Ringworm can affect people. Confirm the condition and use an appropriate isolation, equipment-cleaning and environmental-control plan.
A localized red, moist, hairless, raw or crusty area, often made worse by licking and chewing. Several underlying problems can look similar.
Choose MEDICA HEALING SALVE FOR DOGS for localized, stay-put protective coverage after the area has been gently cleaned and dried. Prevent licking until the Salve has settled.
Persistent scratching, licking, rubbing, redness or hair loss. Food, environmental, contact, parasite and infectious causes can look similar.
Choose MEDICA TREATMENT WASH FOR DOGS when bathing and a complete rinse are practical. Choose MEDICA RECOVERY LOTION FOR DOGS when targeted leave-on coverage is preferred between baths.
Redness, irritation, flaking, odor or inflamed-looking skin may have bacterial, fungal, allergic, parasitic or other causes.
Have a veterinarian identify the cause when infection is suspected. If Medica skin care is appropriate, choose MEDICA TREATMENT WASH FOR DOGS when bathing is practical or MEDICA RECOVERY LOTION FOR DOGS for targeted leave-on coverage.
If the condition is uncertain, severe, spreading or not improving, contact your veterinarian.
