Redness of the skin and excessive scratching are often symptoms of atopy in cats and dogs.
Atopy is a rather embarrassing skin disorder, but it is usually treated very well and completely natural.. In case of complications, you have to be patient and take the right steps.
In this article, we will answer all your questions about atopy. What are the most common causes and symptoms? How to cure it naturally and prevent it?
Atopy in dogs and cats
Atopy is a chronic and superficial inflammation of the skin. In general, affected dogs or cats have “a genetic predisposition to sensitization to environmental allergens”but other causes can affect atopy such as:
- unsuitable and/or dubious quality foods, may contain ingredients that are very irritating to the cat’s digestive system,
- parasitessuch as fleas, mites, scabies, chiggers or demodicosis,
- allergieslike flea bite (DAPP),
- side effects or reactions to certain medications,
- Autoimmune diseases.
Atopy is often qualified as atopic dermatitis, allergic atopy, eczema or dust mite sensitivity yet the concern is the same: it is an alarm signal of the body trying to evacuate an element harmful to health.
You must know that the skin is an excretory organ, its purpose is to eliminate toxins present in the body. If the body accumulates too many of them, the skin can no longer eliminate them properly, which favors the appearance of atopy in dogs and cats.
How to know if your pet suffers from atopy or not?
The important points
- Atopy is a chronic and superficial inflammation of the skin of dogs and cats. It can be very annoying.
- Diet strongly affects the health of your dog’s and cat’s immune system.
- Skin scratching, raw meat, and dietary changes all contribute to good atopic dermatitis treatment.
Symptoms of atopy
Dogs and cats with atopic skin show very obvious clinical signs for some, much less for others.
The two main symptoms of atopy are frequent scratches et redness on the skinbut over time, you can see:
- scabs et dandruff,
- a little greasy,
- hair loss localized or generalized,
- filter or blisters on the skin,
- skin thickening.
The otitis it can also be a symptom of atopy in dogs and cats. The ear is a very sensitive organ to skin inflammation, so be careful if you see your partner scratching his ear a lot and/or shaking his head.
Perhaps you have seen some of these symptoms in your pet?
By continuing to read, you will discover the real cure to put an end to atopic dermatitis in your dog and cat forever.
What is the treatment for atopy in dogs and cats?
Corticosteroids, antibiotics, antihistamines and even herbal medicine very often they are prescribed to dogs and cats suffering from atopy, but they are not trivial for their health.
The most natural and effective treatment there is food. However, sometimes it’s not enough, especially in cases of advanced or chronic atopy, so we’ll start by giving you 2 little tips.
What to do in case of advanced or persistent atopy?
Your pet’s atopy is sometimes persistent or advanced… The simple fact of changing food is not always enough… even if it is strongly necessary! We will see it below.
Therefore, we advise you to add raw meat in the daily ration your dog or cat (minimum 3 to 6 weeks). Raw meat is an excellent source of proteins that help regenerate the skin. But not just any! Choose poultry or small game meat intended for human consumption and avoid beef.
The itching should then subside after a few days and cease completely after a few weeks (up to 3 months for the most serious cases), but if your pet’s atopy persists, this time we advise you: here to make him do it skin scraping with microscopic analysis (culture in case of negative result). This test allows you to see if your partner is suffering from a secondary skin infection due to a fungus, bacteria or even yeast.
Do you want your pet to be healthy? Give him an appropriate and real quality diet, realize this over 90% of dermatitis is directly or indirectly linked to the quality of the food.
A change of diet
If there is one thing you need to do to help treat your dog or cat’s atopy, is to change your diet !
Food affects the immune system of any living thing. If your dog or cat eats food containing ingredients that are poorly assimilated by its body, this will inevitably lead to medium/long-term health problems.
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT?
It might be time to fix it an adequate diet and true quality to your companion. For this there is 5 essential criteria which have allowed many owners to find peace of mind and many animals to good health.
How did they get there? In what CROQ’ la Vie croquettes did they know the difference? How to make the right choice for your partner?
5 essential criteria in his diet.
These 5 elements often make the difference in the face of your dog or cat’s atopy.
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