The veterinarian told me that this is a serious and potentially fatal disease but with the treatment of our choice, based on what we could afford, the chances of survival were good. The disease can go in several directions and may take 6 months to a year of treatment to be cleared. However its side effects may include several symptoms that are sometimes difficult to distinguish from the disease itself. Vomiting, nausea, and lightening of the coat of the dog. Depending on the size of the dog, the cost of the treatment, for many, is just not manageable.
Many people have to go to Mexico for a more realistic price of the medication.
We started out with the Nizoral for two weeks. He was refusing to eat, did not want me to touch him and wanted only to sleep. I was feeling him slipping away. Then the scary part started. His first fever was 104.5 degrees.