title: Effect of varying proportions of evening primrose oil and fish oil on cats with crusting dermatosis ('miliary dermatitis')
abstract: Fourteen cats with crusting dermatoses ('miliary dermatitis') were supplemented with various combinations of evening primrose oil and fish oil. The cutaneous signs improved when the cats were supplemented with either evening primrose oil alone or with a combination of evening primrose oil and fish oil. Fish oil alone was unable to maintain the remission and the cutaneous signs deteriorated. The subsequent administration of a combination of the two oils resulted in a resolution of the dermatosis.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002415:Cats; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D008297:Male; D031665:Oenothera biennis; D010938:Plant Oils; D005423:Siphonaptera; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential; D005395:Fish Oils; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D010938:Plant Oils; C028498:evening primrose oil; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid