Things That Cats Do: Feline Allergic Skin Disease
November 07, 2025
IDEXX Advanced Diagnostics Theater
Small Animal
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Feline Medicine
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Dermatology
Allergic cats can present to your practice with various cutaneous presentations. Focus on history taking, available diagnostics, clinical signs and reaction patterns will help in the diagnosis of hypersensitivities in cats and backing into the diagnosis of Feline Atopic Skin Syndrome (Feline Atopic Dermatitis).
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- 1.Pruritus does not always equal allergies
- 2.History is as important as clinical exam and diagnostic findings
- 3.Flea Allergy dermatitis is the most common cause of hypersensitivity in cats.
- 4.Feline Atopic Skin Syndrome is a diagnosis of rule outs
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