INTAS POLIVET

Open Access
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 1

Clinico-Therapeutic Management of Canine Atopic Dermatitis (CAD)

  • Author:
  • A.G. Bhanu Prakash1, S.S. Ghoke2,, K.B. Mandal3, K.S. Thorat4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 117 to 119

1Post Graduate Scholar, Division of Medicine, IVRI, Izatnagar

Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive, Medicine College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Udgir-413517 Dist. Latur (Maharashtra)

2Assistant Professor (VEPM), presently Ph. D. Scholar, Division of Medicine, IVRI, Izatnagar

3Ph. D. Scholar, Division of Medicine, IVRI, Izatnagar

4Post Graduate Scholar, Animal Reproduction

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis was diagnosed in eighteen (18) dogs and treatment was evaluated comparatively with three different therapeutic protocols. Prednisolone along with Tacrolimus and fatty oil supplementation was found to be the most effective therapy, without any untoward complication, than prednisolone and Dexamethasone alone. Tacrolimus spray was found to be an effective topical therapy for management of Atopic dermatitis.

Keywords

Atopic dermatitis, canine, environmental allergens, prednisolone, tacrolimus