title: A clinical study on the efficacy of two commercial veterinary emollients (MicroPearls and Humilac) in the management of wintertime dry skin in dogs.
abstract: Twenty dogs with wintertime dry skin were treated with 2 commercial veterinary emollients. All dogs received weekly treatment for 4 weeks according to manufacturers' recommendations. In one-half of the dogs, treatment was initiated with MicroPearls (2 weeks) and followed with Humilac (2 weeks). This sequence was reversed for the other one-half of the dogs. MicroPearls was the superior product in 16 of the 20 dogs (80%). Side effects were rare with either product.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wellington
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D004643:Emollients / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D004643:Emollients