A clinical study on the efficacy of two commercial veterinary emollients (MicroPearls and Humilac) in the management of wintertime dry skin in dogs.
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.
Scott
D W
DW
Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
Miller
W H
WH
Wellington
J R
JR
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*
D004643:Emollients