Microscopic examination of an animal skin scraping

Microscopic examination of an animal skin scraping

With a so-called. With skin scrapings, the veterinarian takes a sample from a changed area of skin in order to examine it. If the animal's skin is diseased, various changes occur, it is thickened, itchy, scabbed or the hair falls out. A scalpel blade is used to carefully scrape off some skin cells at the transition between the changed and healthy skin of the animal and examine them under the microscope. In this way it can be seen whether the changed area of skin is infested with parasites, bacteria, fungi or yeasts. For this examination, which is used to monitor the health of the animals, the microscope should have a magnification of 1000x

For the investigation of a. Skin scrapings are used to carefully remove a few skin cells at the transition between the changed and healthy skin of the animal with a scalpel blade and examine them under the microscope. In this way it can be seen whether the changed area of skin is infested with parasites, bacteria, fungi or yeasts. For this examination, which is used to monitor the health of the animals, the microscope should have a magnification of 1000x.