Cats with flea allergy dermatitis don't usually have a lot of fleas on their bodies, because they groom themselves so excessively.
Not exact matches
Not only
do they bother the pet, they also cause anemia,
flea allergy dermatitis, and tapeworm infestation.
Dr. Dazen didn't found anything too seriously wrong with any of them — they all have
flea dermatitis and were loaded with worms, one has
flea allergies, one has low blood sugar, another has grade 2 luxating patella, and there were a couple eye with eye and ear infections.
It is important to note that dogs with other forms of
allergies (such as inhaled
allergies, or «atopic
dermatitis»), are highly sensitive to
flea bites and are therefore much more susceptible to FAD than dogs that don't have other allergic conditions.
In actuality, when a pet is affected by
flea allergy dermatitis (or
flea bite
allergy, as it is often referred to as), your dog or cat doesn't even have to have
fleas to be affected.
Flea allergy dermatitis typically
does not cause hair loss around the face, eyes, and ears like in atopy, although this is not a hard and fast rule.