Atopic dermatitis can be maintained in the fray and quadruped so as not to suffer

Not once I felt that dermatology is the most profitable specialization in veterinary medicine. Why? You won’t even escape skin diseases, so you will always be. 🙂 Of course, it’s not the devil so black but not immaculate.

Among the multiple dermatological conditions, today we will stop our attention on atopic dermatitis and because it is the most «ambiguous» among the dermatitis but also because we have fought for 6 years. We, the country, a Foxerrier.

The country and its attempts

The illness started at the age of 10 with severe scratching at the mouth area. The itch may also be found on the ears, around the eyes, the stomach, the legs, etc.

In the initial phase, I consulted various veterinarians based on their advice until I realized that only a specialist could offer detailed explanations about the illness affecting our pet and could also create a specific plan for investigation and tests.

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Atopic dermatitis is a genetic condition that is not spread to other animals or people, which is defined by the tendency to develop allergies to specific environmental elements. Sadly, it cannot be cured, but with a certain complex treatment plan, it can be managed in a way that allows a nearly normal balanced life.

To get a diagnosis of atopic dermatitis, other skin issues must be considered as well. It is crucial to carry out a complete set of blood tests followed by several skin tests to ensure there are no other problems like scabies, infections from malassezia, pyoderma, allergic reactions to bites from insects like mosquitoes, etc. These should not be overlooked. After ruling out these issues, one must also consider the potential for a food intolerance or a high sensitivity to some foods. For this reason, one or two exclusion diets with special food for this purpose will be required. The exclusion diet should last for at least 2 months, meaning the dog will eat only that food for 2 months, without any exceptions.

We do not disperse and we still seek the solution

Unfortunately, no improvements have been observed in us from the exclusion diets.

If during the 2 months we observe the cessation or improvement of itching we can consider that it is a food hypersensitivity and in this case you can establish an adequate diet with the vet.

Leave with the quadruped in the mountains

If it has shown that the exclusion diet did not have the expected effect, do not miss, let’s move on to the next step.
Since other dermatological disorders have been removed from the discussion, as well as food hypersensitivity, after we ensure that the deworms have been performed correctly, we can resort to an intradermal test after which we can find out what the allergens that trigger the itching, the influence, the obsessive lick are. They can be: trees, herbs, infesting pollen, mushrooms, internal environmental allergens, epithele, insects, allergens by inhaler, etc.
After the test we will be able to find out what our quadruped is allergic and, depending on this, the veterinarian can make us a long -term desensitization treatment scheme.
With a little luck it can be shown that the allergies are only seasonal or if we are less fortunate, allergies can occur throughout the year.

If the final diagnosis is an atopic dermatitis, we must consider the removal of the animal with the allergens possible. Whether it is a more rigorous hygiene of the house, avoiding the rugs possible, removing the dust more frequently than usual, removing the mold, excessive humidity in the room, avoiding textile toys, avoiding the exposure of the external animal in areas with high vegetation. All this is done according to the result of the intradermal test.

Depending on the severity of the symptoms, the veterinary dermatologist will choose the appropriate treatment, whether it is a desensitization treatment or that it is immunomodator, antihistamine, glucocorticoid, etc.

You are wrong! Preconceptions related to dogs or cats

Conclusions: Atopic dermatitis as I said cannot be healed but can be maintained in a treatment with a treatment scheme made by a veterinary dermatologist.

This means:

1. Pharmacological treatment. Fortunately, veterinary medicine has progressed a lot in recent years, therefore the treatment with immunomodulators has gained soil in the face of the treatment of glucocorticoids which, although it has proven effective, is good, has multiple side effects.

2. The corresponding hygiene of the animal and the place where it lives:

• Chloraxidine -based shampoo:

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* Chloriaderm REMPON 4%

• Hypoallergenic moisturizing shampoo and calming itching:

* Gama Douxo Calm (Echaon is mousse)
* Dermoscent EFA Physio shampoo

With the quadruped on leave at sea

3. Supplements to help maintain/restore the integrity of the skin:
* Atopivet, tablets or points, it is a veterinarian who helps to restore and maintain the integrity of the epidermal barrier in dogs, especially during or after diseases that weaken the integrity of the skin.

* Allerderm Spot on contributes to the restoration of the function of the protective barrier of the epidermis and therefore promotes its hydration, decreases its sensitivity and strengthens its protective role.

* Megaderm – Diet supplement with essential fatty acids, which helps to restore the integrity of the skin and improve the quality of the fur in dogs and cats.

* Spray for the bark – for the symptomatic treatment of inflammatory and crazy dermatosis in dogs.

4. Rigorous nutrition preferably with hydrolyzed proteins.

6. Patience and perseverance in finding the treatment scheme that will guarantee balanced life. For this we do not have a link but we keep the fists tight 🙂

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