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- Retrospective evaluation of Apoquel® (oclacitinib) for the treatment of 117 dogs with atopic dermatitis. Part 1: control of pruritus (itch).
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Apoquel safety: how Apoquel is like fine wine – Part 2
By Jon Plant, DVM, DACVD How much do we know about Apoquel’s safety? Quite a lot, I would argue. The short-term safety profile, based on the data collected during multiple randomized-controlled trials at recommended doses looks good. In a 28-day … Continue reading
Apoquel safety: how Apoquel is like fine wine – Part 1
By Jon Plant, DVM, DACVD Apoquel® (oclacitinib) is the new Zoetis drug for the treatment of atopic and allergic dermatitis in dogs at least 12 months of age. I’ve been prescribing Apoquel for almost 3 months now and I must … Continue reading
APOQUEL: will it live up to expectations?
Jon D. Plant, DVM, Dipl. ACVD If you haven’t already, you will soon be hearing a lot about APOQUEL® for the management of allergic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis in dogs at least 12 months of age. APOQUEL® is a new … Continue reading
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Tagged allergic dermatitis, apoquel, atopic dermatits, canine, dermatology, dog, oclacitnib
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Veterinarian assessment of RESPIT for canine atopic dermatitis
Allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) is frequently used to manage canine atopic dermatitis (AD). The selection of allergens for ASIT is based on intradermal testing (IDT), allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) assays, patient history, and aerobiological data. In theory, an optimal allergenic extract … Continue reading
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Tagged ASIT, atopic dermatits, canine, dermatology, dog, immunotherapy, regionally-specific immunotherapy, RESPIT, RESPIT efficacy, veterinary dermatology, veterinary medicine
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Veterinarians recommend RESPIT
RESPIT, regionally-specific immunotherapy, is the practical allergy immunotherapy alternative that you can prescribe for atopic dermatitis in dogs and cats without allergy testing. I recently conducted a survey of all 160 veterinarians who had prescribed RESPIT Injectable prior to September … Continue reading
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Tagged allergy test, ASIT, atopic dermatits, canine, dermatology, dog, regionally-specific immunotherapy, RESPIT, veterinary dermatology
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Why aren’t there more randomized controlled trials on allergy immunotherapy in dogs?
By Jon D. Plant, DVM, Dipl. ACVD Long before I developed regionally-specific immunotherapy (RESPIT), I was interested in studying the efficacy of allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) in dogs. Why? The only placebo controlled study on ASIT, although a noble effort, had … Continue reading
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Tagged allergy test, ASIT, atopic dermatits, canine, dermatology, dog, veterinary dermatology
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The efficacy of oromucosal or sublingual immunotherapy in dogs
by Jon Plant, DVM, DACVD Two routes of administration may be used for allergen immunotherapy: subcutaneous injection or oromucosal / sublingual. The subcutaneous route has been in use in humans and animals for more than 50 years. After an initial … Continue reading
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Tagged ASIT, atopic dermatits, dermatology, dog, pet, skin, veterinary, veterinary dermatology
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Controlling Staphylococcus in the veterinary hospital
With the rapid emergence of methicillin-resistant strains of Stapylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP), the potential for nosocomial infections should be addressed by every veterinary hospital with a formal, written infection control program. Most of the control measures for MR staphylococci are applicable … Continue reading
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Tagged dermatology, dog, MRSP, pet, skin, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, veterinary dermatology, veterinary medicine
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Non-specific effects of immunotherapy in asthmatic cats
An interesting study pertinent to RESPIT was brought to my attention by my friend Dr. Dean Gebroe of Culver City Animal Hospital. You may have noticed the capsule report in the September 2012 Clinician’s Brief entitled “One Allergen to Treat … Continue reading
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Tagged ASIT, cat, immunotherapy, veterinary dermatology
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Serum allergy test reliability in dogs
If you are recommending that your client spend several hundred dollars on an allergy test for their dog, it would be nice to have confidence that the test is reliable. It should demonstrate both test-retest reliability (repeatability) and inter-lab reliability … Continue reading
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Tagged allergy test, atopic dermatits, canine, dermatology, dog, skin, veterinary dermatology
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