Intradermoreaction and hyposensitization in canine atopy.
Results obtained from allergic skin testing and hyposensitization in 81 dogs are discussed.THE POSITIVE REACTIONS ENCOUNTERED MOST FREQUENTLY WITH INTRADERMAL TESTING WERE: house dust (88.9%), cotton (59.3%), moulds (53.1%), biting insects (47.0%), feathers (37.0%), kapok (35.8%) and grasses (35.8%).Only dogs with constant and multiple sensitization were hyposensitized. The duration of treatment was eight months.Hyposensitization gave good to excellent results in 76.5% of the animals treated. Some of these patients (53.0%) required a reduced dose of corticosteroids to relieve pruritus.
Gosselin
Y
Y
Malo
D
D
Papageorges
M
M
Chalifoux
A
A