This kind of condition, also known as
feline miliary dermatitis, is most common during the summer months when flea populations are at their peak.
However, it may be that none of these things
cause miliary dermatitis on their own but rather work in combination to produce the condition.
In addition to the common nuisance irritations associated with infestations, fleas can be responsible for skin conditions in the cat such
as miliary dermatitis.
Used to
treat miliary dermatitis (also known as «scabby cat disease,» «feline eczema,» and «blotch») as well as for preventing skin outbreaks due to flea allergy.
Because miliary dermatitis is an uncomfortable condition for cats, and because it most often indicates a flea problem, this is a finding that should prompt a visit to your veterinarian.
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The most common symptom of flea problems is the skin condition known as flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) which usually results in a condition called
feline miliary dermatitis and pruritis (severe itch).
These scabs are often referred to
as miliary dermatitis, a term that was coined because the scabs look like millet seeds.
Until proven otherwise,
miliary dermatitis in cats is an indication of the presence of, and potentially allergic reaction to, fleas.
Scratching and over-grooming because of an underlying skin condition is what leads to the hair loss and bumps associated
with miliary dermatitis.
Cat Miliary Dermatitis (papulocrustous dermatitis): This skin condition is usually found on your cat's back, but can be located on any part of your cat's body.
If this is the case, your cat may exhibit itching and scratching, scabs and crusts throughout their fur (
miliary dermatitis), and self inflicted hair loss.
There are four types of skin problems cats can have as a result of allergies: hair loss without much skin changes;
miliary dermatitis - which causes small pinpoint scabs, especially on the neck and over the hips and tail base; eosinophilic granulomas - which are raised, red, hairless lesions, commonly on the lips, but can be lower on the jaw or neck, or even on the rear legs; severe itchiness at the face or neck.
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miliary dermatitis.
Skin issues that we commonly see include external parasites,
miliary dermatitis, overgrooming, eosinophilic granuloma complex, pemphigus, ringworm and wounds.
The nature of the skin disease can be quite variable, ranging from over-grooming (also called fur mowing) to the raw, weepy lesions of eosinophilic granuloma complex, to the dry seed - like scabs commonly referred to as
miliary dermatitis.
Miliary Dermatitis is a condition where millet seed sized (miliary) scabs are variably distributed over the cats body.
What is
Miliary Dermatitis?
Once flea allergy is eliminated as causing
the miliary dermatitis the second condition to consider is food allergies.
In addition to the common nuisance irritations associated with infestations, fleas can be responsible for skin conditions in your pet such as flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) in the dog and
miliary dermatitis in the cat.
Flea preventives should always be started in the case of
miliary dermatitis, because symptomatic cats are very likely to be allergic to flea bites.
Miliary Dermatitis is a symptom rather than a disease.
Bacterial and fungal infections may also cause
miliary dermatitis.
Another name for this condition is feline
miliary dermatitis.
Though there are a variety of presentations, this can often be seen as redness and itching, a rash called «
miliary dermatitis,» and over-grooming with hair loss.
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miliary dermatitis (pattern of bumps, associated with fleas) • feline symmetrical alopecia (hair loss) • eosinophilic granuloma complex (allergy causing red bumps, worn skin) • head and neck pruritus (areas where your cat may have itched)
Cats with a food allergy can have some typical signs of an allergic reaction such as itching, loss of hair, lots of scratching, and
miliary dermatitis (featuring skin lesions).
Cats that are hypersensitive to bites can also be vulnerable to feline
miliary dermatitis (scabby cat disease.)
The term for this is called «
Miliary dermatitis» because it can look like little seeds on the skin.
There is no breed, age, or sex predilection.1 Four common reaction patterns that are similar to feline allergic dermatitis and CAFR are seen (FIGURES 4 and 5):
miliary dermatitis (papules with crusting), symmetrical alopecia (caudal dorsum and flank area most common), head and neck excoriations, and eosinophilic granuloma complex (indolent lip ulcers, eosinophilic plaques, and eosinophilic granulomas) 2.
Other symtpoms include hair loss (traumatic alopecia), usually due to your cat over grooming,
miliary dermatitis (skin with collections of pronounced red bumps), eosinophilic plaques (well - defined, raised, ulcerated and extremely pruritic lesions that occur on the skin of cats, usually on the abdomen or hindlegs) and caling and shedding of the skin and usually accompanied by redness (exfoliative dermatitis).
Miliary Dermatitis Miliary Dermatitis is a condition where millet seed sized (miliary) scabs are variably distributed over the cats body.
The continual prevention of cat fleas can prevent many illnesses that the fleas cause including tapeworm, anemia (low red blood cell count, a threat in kittens) and a skin condition called feline
miliary dermatitis.
These small bumps and scabs, also common around a cat's neck and face, are what's called «
miliary dermatitis.»
Miliary dermatitis is another way that the skin form of EGC can present itself.
This, and
the miliary dermatitis form form of EGC are the ones most likely to be associated with flea infestation.
Feline
miliary dermatitis is a term that is used to identify a skin condition that most often results from an inflammatory dermatological response to...
This is particularly true of
the miliary dermatitis form.
In some cases of
miliary dermatitis, the red papules are not as apparent as in others and the symptom most noticed by owners is a patchy, thin hair coat.
Megestrol and depopovera — occasionally given to cats with Eosinophilic granuloma complex or
miliary dermatitis can also increase triglyceride levels, as can corticosteroid medications.