Vet. Sci. 2017, 4(2), 25; doi:10.3390/vetsci4020025
Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Dermatoses in the Feline Patient: A Review of Allergic Skin Disease in Cats
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 4474 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Academic Editor: Rob Siebers
Received: 3 March 2017 / Revised: 6 May 2017 / Accepted: 8 May 2017 / Published: 9 May 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Allergies in Animals and Humans)
Abstract
Feline allergic skin disease presents a unique set of challenges to the veterinary practitioner. Although there is some similarity to what is seen in the allergic canine patient, cutaneous hypersensitivity dermatoses in cats can manifest with strikingly different clinical signs, treatment options and outcomes, and secondary complications/disease entities. Additionally, less is known about the pathogenesis of feline allergic skin diseases, particularly “feline atopic syndrome” when compared to dogs or people. This article aims to review what is currently known in regards to allergic skin disease in the feline patient, with focus on non-flea, non-food hypersensitivity dermatitis. View Full-TextKeywords:
feline allergy; cat allergy; hypersensitivity; allergic skin disease; non-flea non-food hypersensitivity dermatitis; feline dermatitis; atopy; atopic dermatitis
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