1: Causes and classification of urticaria in dogs
According to Western medicine, urticaria in dogs is an acute skin allergic reaction caused by body allergies, which are divided into acute urticaria and chronic urticaria . Acute urticaria can cause many papules on the dog's skin, and the papules usually gradually fade within 1-2 days.
Chronic urticaria is formed by the transformation of acute urticaria, and the skin condition in the dog may last for weeks or even months.
Chinese medicine calls urticaria an addictive rash, which is characterized by itching wind balls, which suddenly occur and disappear suddenly without leaving any traces. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that addiction rash is caused by inadaptive endowment, or by external evil, or eating disorders, gastrointestinal stagnation and heat, causing wind evil and qi and blood to form on the skin, or insufficient qi and blood, which requires internal growth of weak wind. Wind evil is depressed on the skin and blocks the skin. is not in harmony with , or it may cause active gastrointestinal heat, external wind evil is exposed to external evil, and external evil remains internally and cannot be leaked, which is the disease.
2: Common allergens of urticaria in dogs
Food: seafood, including fish and shrimp, and some dogs are allergic to milk;
Drugs: Some dogs are allergic to penicillin G, vitamin K and other drugs. Sometimes vaccination and blood transfusion can also cause allergic reactions in dogs;
Diseases: intestinal dysfunction, liver dysfunction, and some dogs may also cause urticaria in estrus;
Environment: flea , mites, mosquitoes and other insect bites, cold and hot wind irritation, pollen, disinfectant, etc.
3: Symptoms of urticaria of dogs
1. Sudden itching or papules with obvious boundaries in the skin;
2. It first occurs on the face, circles, corners of the mouth, and then on the back, neck, and inner thorax. In severe cases, it also occurs in the visual mucosa;
3. Papules often disappear within 1 to 2 days. There are also those that turn to chronic, which will subside after several weeks or months;
4. Some sick dogs are accompanied by systemic symptoms such as shortness of breath to varying degrees, rapid heartbeat, increased body temperature, gastrointestinal disorders, vomiting, etc.
4: Treatment methods for urticaria of dogs
1. The cause should be identified as soon as possible and symptomatic treatment should be given;
2, desensitization therapy : Use antihistamine drugs, benzene hydrochloride, primmin, xismin or dexamethasone It has good results;
3. Prednisone or dexamethasone can be used for those with itchy skin;
4. Atropine and dexamethasone can be used for those with asthma .
5. Antihistamine ointment or corticosteroid ointment can be applied to the skin on the spot, both of which have anti-itonic effects.
6, traditional Chinese medicine treatment
(1) Recurrent attacks of wind balls, accompanied by chronic urticaria caused by poor physical condition and urticaria , which belongs to the qi and blood deficiency type. Currently, this type of urticaria is generally treated with Mai Jiaying. Mai Jiaying is made by adding and subtracting Bazhen Decoction as the main prescription. It takes "treating wind first to nourish blood, and blood flows to destroy wind by itself" as the treatment principle. It has the function of "regulating the spleen and stomach, replenishing both qi and blood, and nourishing the liver and kidneys", and can have the effect of nourishing qi and nourishing blood and evacuating wind evil. It can also be used in combination with Western medicine to reduce the toxic side effects of the drug.
(2) Wind-cold chronic urticaria, which is equivalent to cold urticaria in Western medicine. It can mainly be treated with Yupingfeng San , or Guizhi Decoction plus and subtraction prescriptions, which can eliminate wind, dispel cold and consolidate hygiene.
(3) There are many other types, such as severe wet chronic urticaria. You may need to add or subtract polypid drinks that strengthen the spleen and dehumidify, relieve wind and promote blood circulation. There are also chronic urticaria with blood stasis type, and you can consider using Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction to treat it with addition and subtraction.
