Diagnosis and complex therapy of pododermatitis in dogs

Abstract

Skin diseases in dogs are among the most common in the structure of noncontagious pathology, accounting for 20.75% of all cases. Among them, dermatitis was recorded in most cases (38.16%). In the nosological profile structure of non-contagious etiology dermatitis, in 14.88% of cases, pododermatitis was diagnosed, which is characterized by lesions of the distal extremities skin, in particular the interdigital space, caused by allergic reactions in 32.17% of patients. For allergic pododermatitis, age and breed susceptibility were established against the background of the disease pronounced seasonality: most often it is recorded in the summer (47.83%) in English Bulldogs (20%), Shar Peis (14.78%), Boxers (13.91%) and Labradors (12.17%), aged 5 to 7 years (31.31%). The inclusion of allergic pododermatitis in the complex scheme of the drugs combination Apoquel, Kurtikol and Sanoderm, compared with Execan, Placevit and Allergostop, increased the therapy effectiveness by 1.4 times (from 53.33 to 73.33%), reduced the number of unsatisfactory results by 3 times (from 20 to 6.67%) against the background of reducing the treatment duration by 1.6 times, reducing the recurrence level by 1.8 times with their predominant course in mild form and prolonging the remission period by 1.6 times. Оцінку ефективності лікувальних заходів за алергічного пододерматиту проводили за клінічними критеріями. Зокрема, визначали динаміку змін симптомів захворювання; тривалість лікування; кількість вилікуваних тварин; частку рецидивів та ускладнень, форму їх перебігу (легка, середня, тяжка); період ремісії, а також ускладнення, які її скорочують.