Atopic Dermatitis
Chronic allergic skin disease causing itching, redness, and recurrent skin infections.
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Calming the flare and controlling the itch: your treatment toolkit
There is no single product that fixes atopic dermatitis, and any plan built around one is already in trouble. What works is an ordered approach: get the itch down fast, then keep it down with as little medication as the...
Atopic dermatitis: when your pet is allergic to the world
Atopic dermatitis, often just called "allergies" in the consulting room, is one of the most common skin diseases in dogs, and it has a one-line summary worth getting straight before anything else. In plain terms it is...
Riding out a flare: a plan that stops the itch spiralling
The skin has been settled for weeks, the itch quiet, and then one evening the scratching starts up again. A paw licked too long, a back leg working at an ear, and by morning a patch of pink skin where there was none....
Daily life with an atopic pet: bathing, barrier, omega-3 and lowering the load
Most atopic pets come to this point with a diagnosis, a plan, and a drug or two doing the heavy lifting. This article is about everything else: the unglamorous things you do at home between appointments. None of it...
Immunotherapy: the only treatment that changes the disease
Nearly every drug we give an atopic pet works the same way: it mutes the itch. Apoquel, Cytopoint, steroids, ciclosporin are all good drugs, and each one turns the signal down without laying a finger on the disease...
Feline atopic syndrome: how allergy looks different in cats
A cat that licks itself bald, grows scabby little bumps along its back, or scratches its face and neck raw has usually earned one of two labels from someone: "it might be allergies", or "it might be stress". The first...
Getting the diagnosis: why atopy is what is left when everything else is ruled out
Atopic dermatitis is the one allergy diagnosis that no single test can confirm. There is nothing to find on a slide or in a blood tube. Instead, a vet arrives at it by carefully subtracting everything else that itches...
Breeds prone to Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic Dermatitis is seen more often in some breeds than others. If you have one of these, its breed guide covers what to watch for and where to get help.
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