Objectives: To compare concentrations of biomarkers of; allergy [mast cell tryptase (MCT) and histamine], inflammation [interleukin (IL)-6,-10, and-18, CXCL8, CCL2, keratinocyte chemoattractant (KC), C-reactive protein (CRP)], endothelial glycocalyx shedding (hyaluronan), coagulation [prothrombin...

Background: IgE reactivity to fish allergens in atopic dogs, which are used as models for food allergy, has not been elucidated to date. We investigated IgE reactivity to crude extracts and purified allergens derived from the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in atopic dogs to identify the...

The research looked at the effect of a commercial hypoallergenic diet in dogs with atopic dermatitis, compared to the effect of the same diet in dogs diagnosed with food allergy. The study was conducted on twenty dogs, grouped in two experimental groups, as follows: ten dogs with skin...

Purpose: This study evaluated dog and cat allergies and their association with allergen avoidance measures in Korean adults. Methods: The study population consisted of 537 adults who currently kept dogs or cats and participated in a pet exhibition in Korea. The subjects were asked to complete...

Follicular cyst of the interdigital skin is a common problem in dogs, which causes significant economic damage to service, sports and decorative dog breeding. In the treatment of animals with this pathology, along with surgical intervention, it is necessary to use anti-inflammatory and/or...

Background: These days the number of potential food allergens is very large, but chicken is one of the most common allergens in dogs. Elimination diet is one of the clinical tools for the diagnosis of allergies and allergy tests are not very reliable. The restriction diet is most commonly carried...

Objectives: Several companies offer saliva and/or hair tests for food and environmental allergies in companion animals, but provide no validation of test accuracy. We examined one such hair and saliva allergy test to determine whether it could reliably differentiate between a normal dog and an...

Allergy is an exaggerated reaction of the body, which occurs after the contact with various substances that the immune system considers foreign and acts against them. Like humans, dogs can be allergic to various substances which, when inhaled or absorbed through the skin, airways or...

Background: In vitro diagnosis using single molecules is increasingly complementing conventional extract-based diagnosis. We explored in routine patients with animal allergy to what extent molecules can explain polysensitization and identify primary sensitizers and how individual IgE patterns...

In human medicine, the prevalence of allergies has increased during the last decades. A similar tendency is suspected in small animal veterinary medicine. Unfortunately, only little information is available about the prevalence of allergies in dogs in Flanders. In this study, veterinarians and...