Sentences with word «pruritic»

After ruling out other causes of pruritic skin diseases, the presumptive diagnosis is made based on the patient's history and clinical signs.

Fourteen cats from the Trasimeno lake district (Perugia province, Umbria), two cats from the neughboring Chiusi (Siena province, Tuscany) and three cats from Fermo (Ascoli Piceno province, Marche) were presented at the author's practices during 1997 (Trasimeno and Chiusi) and 1999 (Fermo) for pruritic dermatitis.

Lime sulfur dips are the safest option and have been used at 1.6 % to 2 % every five to seven days for four to six or more weeks in cats infested with D. gatoi and D. cati.10 Lime sulfur dips can also be used on pruritic cats suspected to have D. gatoi infection.

Although contact dermatitis has been reported in dogs, it is considered a rare cause of pruritic skin disease.1

Other treatments that may be recommended by your veterinarian are Omega - 3 fish oils, which have been shown to be effective as an anti-inflammatory for pruritic skin disease in dogs, and shampoo therapy with oatmeal products, which may give your pet some relief to itching during the reintroduction period.

Although not all dogs are allergic to fleas, dogs with FAD can become extremely pruritic after just a few fleabites.

Demodicosis can occur with or without pruritus but is usually more pruritic if concurrent secondary infections are present.

The most commonly present troublesome coexistent pruritic skin diseases include flea allergy dermatitis, canine atopic dermatitis, and food allergy.

Dermatophytosis (infection with a dermatophyte fungal organism) is not usually pruritic, but skin infection with yeasts (Malassezia) can be a problem in some cats - this is often secondary to allergic skin disease, but the yeasts may also contribute to the pruritus.

As the ulceration progresses nerves become inflamed and the area becomes pruritic (itchy), so much so that the dog can not stop licking.

The dog's medical history, clinical signs, history of food trials and the exclusion of other pruritic disorders need to be accounted for in order to attain a correct diagnosis.

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).

Demodicosis due to the short - bodied form of the mite (D. cornei) is often pruritic.

The Investigator attributed the dog's pruritic condition to a known or presumptive diagnosis of allergic dermatitis.

Clients should be instructed to give each antihistamine one at a time for 1 to 2 weeks; they should keep a record of how pruritic their dog is and call the clinic if any side effects are observed.

Because FAD is the most common pruritic skin disease seen in dogs living in warm climates, 1 it makes sense to manage potential or existing flea problems before investigating other allergic conditions.

Some hamsters with pinworm are intensely pruritic (itchy), particularly around the tail and lower back.

Fifty - seven dogs with clinical manifestations of mostly pruritic skin lesions or alterations, skin fold pyoderma's and other forms of dermatitis, corroborated by predominantly positive fungal and bacterial skin isolates, were enrolled by seven practising veterinarians and randomly allocated to two study groups (28:29) and were treated twice daily with a blinded topical preparation.

Topical tea tree oil effective in canine localised pruritic dermatitis — a multi-centre randomised double - blind controlled clinical trial in the veterinary practice.

This condition is also called Acral Pruritic Dermatitis and will eventually lead to an area where the skin is shiny, red, ulcerated and smooth.

A study has shown that IL - 31 can be identified in the serum of dogs with atopic dermatitis, but not in healthy dogs; and when IL - 31 is injected into laboratory dogs, pruritic behaviors are induced.

Nineteen cats from Tuscany, Umbria and Marche regions of Italy affected by pruritic dermatitis (Fig. 1) were found to carry Dirofilaria repens microfilariae in the blood (Fig. 2), confirming that domestic felines are a valuable reservoir for infestation to humans in Central Italy.

Some cases are due to therapeutic use of steroid hormones to control other diseases, particularly pruritic (itchy) skin diseases or arthritic pain.

Common symptoms include itch on the face and neck (pruritic facial and neck dermatitis) or ears.

The chicken in this food is also hydrolyzed, and can not only help with food allergies, but also pruritic dermatitis and inflammatory bowel disease.

Case Report: Use of homotoxicology in a canine with seizures, recurring pancreatitis, seasonal pruritic skin disease, otitis externa and otitis interna.

Hypothyroidism can cause skin conditions, although dogs with only hypothyroidism are not terribly pruritic.

When she went to her doctor, she found out she has PUPPPS or pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.

Rarely, some dogs become lethargic or more pruritic.

Erosion and ulceration occurs in more severe cases, especially if trauma, secondary infection, or coexistent pruritic disease are present.

As the problem worsens with constant licking, nerve endings in the lesion become inflamed and extremely pruritic (itchy), to the point where your pooch CA N'T stop licking.

Long - term surveillance to prevent recurrence of pruritic skin diseases or secondary pyoderma and Malassezia dermatitis — surface cytologic examination looking for organism overgrowth should be performed whenever inflammation seems to be exacerbating in an ischemic dermatopathy.

Malassezia - associated dermatitis should be considered in any persistent scaly, seborrheic, pruritic dermatitis where other differentials have been ruled out and there is a lack of response to treatment.

For about 1 in 160 expectant moms (less than 1 percent), one of the unfortunate side effects can be a rash with a mean itch known as PUPPPs, or pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.

There is a skin condition called «PUPPS» (pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy).

Consider D. gatoi infection a differential diagnosis in any pruritic cat.

Empirical therapy for D. gatoi infection is sometimes administered to pruritic cats to rule out demodicosis before pursuing additional testing for pruritic diseases or diagnosing psychogenic alopecia.

The Pruritic Cat.

Atopy is a pruritic (itchiness) disease, one of the symptoms is fur being lost around the underbelly, base of the tail, feet and face.

The balanced fatty acids also play an important role in reducing the inflammation associated with common skin issues, including atopic dermatitis, pruritic skin disease and granulomas.

Because many dogs with allergies are pruritic, collecting information regarding the pruritus level is also important.

If you and your veterinarian believe that this is the cause of the hair loss then the next step is to determine if your cat is suffering from a skin condition such as itch (pruritic) or some mental condition that is causing the physical problem (psychogenic).

Having a pruritic pet can be frustrating, stressful, and concerning; it is a common reason for clients to seek veterinary care.

Since the clinical signs can be very similar to the other two most common differentials being AD and CAFR, ruling out parasite hypersensitivity is warranted in achieving a diagnosis of these pruritic dermatoses as well.