Background: Feline allergic diseases present as challenging problems for clinicians, not least because of the number of reaction patterns of the feline skin, none of which are specific for allergy. Furthermore, there is some controversy over the nomenclature that should be used in their...

Background: Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has been deployed in humans and dogs; to the best of the authors' knowledge, there are no published studies about the use of SLIT in cats. Objectives: Evaluate the clinical efficacy of SLIT in atopic cats sensitized to dust and storage mites, assessing...

Background: Feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS) is a pruritic and inflammatory skin disease commonly encountered in cats. Three previous reports evaluated cytokine immune activation in cats diagnosed with feline allergic dermatitis. However, no significant upregulations were observed in allergic ...

Background: The pathogenesis of feline allergic dermatitis (FAD) is unclear, with several differences from allergic dermatitis in dogs and humans. Hypothesis/objectives: To survey cytokine expression levels in healthy cats and cats affected with allergic dermatitis or asthma. Animals:...

Case series summary: Two cats with feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS) were included in this case series. They were diagnosed with FASS by a combination of history, physical examination and exclusion of other pruritic diseases. They underwent rush immunotherapy (RIT) after determination of offending ...

Background: Outside of pruritus, there is no clear consensus on the nature and prevalence of cutaneous manifestations of adverse food reactions (AFRs) in dogs and cats. Results: We searched two databases on August 7, 2018, for articles reporting detailed data on the signalment and clinical signs of ...

The aim of this study was to demonstrate whether there is a correlation between transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and the severity of skin lesions in cats with feline atopic dermatitis (AD). The severity of symptoms was determined by using 2 scoring systems for clinically assessing the skin lesions...

Although hypersensitivity dermatitis are extremely frequent in the feline patient, little is known about underlying pathogenesis. Most relevant feline hypersensitivity dermatitis are: insect bite hypersensitivity, flea bite hypersensitivity, food allergy and feline atopic syndrome. The distribution ...

Background - Evaluation of the severity of clinical signs of cats with allergic skin diseases has used two scoring systems: Scoring Feline Allergic Dermatitis (SCORFAD) and the Feline Extent and Severity Index (FeDESI). The integrity of the cutaneous barrier can also be evaluated by measuring skin...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a new therapeutic regimen of oclacitinib for the control of feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS) and to correlate plasma levels of this drug with clinical effects. Methods: Twenty-eight client-owned cats with a clinical diagnosis of FASS ...