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<p>Skin diseases in dogs are very often the reason for visiting the veterinarian. For the successful management of a dermatological disease, accurate diagnosis, correct setting of the treatment and cooperation of the owner are necessary. This article provides a summary of information related to the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases in dogs obtained from 50 veterinary facilities in Slovakia. In the monitored veterinary facilities, the most common dermatoses are skin diseases due to immune disorders, followed by bacterial and parasitic skin diseases. For the prevention of external parasites (ticks, fleas), tablets containing fluralaner, sarolaner and afoxolaner are increasingly preferred, even though spot-on preparations, especially those containing fipronil, maintain a constant position in prevention. Among the most commonly used ATBs in the treatment of skin bacterial infections are amoxicillin with clavulanic acid and cephalexin. Currently, the veterinary medicine with the active substance oclacitinib and the medicine containing lokivetmab are coming to the fore in the treatment of allergies in dogs, while veterinarians are trying to limit the use of glucocorticoids.</p>
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Skin diseases in dogs are very often the reason for visiting the veterinarian. For the successful management of a dermatological disease, accurate diagnosis, correct setting of the treatment and cooperation of the owner are necessary. This article provides a summary of information related to the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases in dogs obtained from 50 veterinary facilities in Slovakia. In the monitored veterinary facilities, the most common dermatoses are skin diseases due to immune disorders, followed by bacterial and parasitic skin diseases. For the prevention of external parasites (ticks, fleas), tablets containing fluralaner, sarolaner and afoxolaner are increasingly preferred, even though spot-on preparations, especially those containing fipronil, maintain a constant position in prevention. Among the most commonly used ATBs in the treatment of skin bacterial infections are amoxicillin with clavulanic acid and cephalexin. Currently, the veterinary medicine with the active substance oclacitinib and the medicine containing lokivetmab are coming to the fore in the treatment of allergies in dogs, while veterinarians are trying to limit the use of glucocorticoids.

Dermatological Diseases in Dogs ‒ A Survey in Veterinary Facilities

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice

Folia Veterinaria

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Skin diseases in dogs are very often the reason for visiting the veterinarian. For the successful management of a dermatological disease, accurate diagnosis,...

Dermatological Diseases in Dogs ‒ A Survey in Veterinary Facilities

Publicado en línea: 20 dic 2023

Páginas: 34 - 40

Recibido: 04 sept 2023

Aceptado: 09 oct 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2023-0035

Palabras clave
dermatologic disease, diagnostics, dog, therapy

© 2023 Zuzana Malinovská et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Dermatological Diseases in Dogs ‒ A Survey in Veterinary Facilities

Publicado en línea: 20 dic 2023

Páginas: 34 - 40

Recibido: 04 sept 2023

Aceptado: 09 oct 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2023-0035

Palabras clavedermatologic disease, diagnostics, dog, therapy

© 2023 Zuzana Malinovská et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
dermatologic disease, diagnostics, dog, therapy