There are 3 common types of
dermatitis seen in dogs.
Not exact matches
Facial fold
dermatitis: an infection of the facial skin caused by unusual or excessive skin folds (
seen in dogs such as the Pekingese or Chinese shar pei).
Flea allergy
dermatitis is the most common skin allergy
seen in dogs.
The three most common skin complaints
in dogs seen by vets are atopic
dermatitis (a chronic skin disease associated with allergies), otitis (an inflammatory disease
in the external ear canal or middle ear), and allergies as a result of fleas.
There are three major allergic skin and ear disease syndromes
seen in dogs and cats: flea allergy
dermatitis, environmental allergies (aka atopic
dermatitis), and food allergies.
In the 1970s, we routinely
saw canine distemper, feline panleukopenia, flea allergy
dermatitis (and anemia), pot - bellied puppies from roundworms, anemic
dogs from hookworms, pets hit by cars, pyometra, and mammary cancer.
For ten other inherited conditions, the purebred
dog population had greater prevalence than that
seen in mixed - breeds: aortic stenosis, atopy / allergic
dermatitis, gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), early onset cataracts, dilated cardiomyopathy, elbow dysplasia, epilepsy, hypothyroidism, intervertebral disk disease (IVDD), and portosystemic shunt.