獸醫教你常見皮膚敏感種類和如何正確選擇寵物飼料 

 

常見皮膚敏感主要分為4大類：

1.食物過敏：食物敏感主要會導致眼睛, 鼻, 耳朵和頭面,身體的皮膚問題，如果沒有停止進食致敏食物的話, 敏感問題便會持續。

2.跳蚤過敏：跳蚤過敏引起的皮膚病是狗狗中最常見的皮膚疾病。所以要記得定時使用跳蚤防治產品。

3.環境過敏：環境中的各種常見或其他無害物質令寵物產生過敏反應。常見的物質包括花粉，塵蟎或黴菌孢子等。

4.接觸過敏：通常發生在與過敏源接觸後的身體區域。

 

寵物的身體痕癢與過敏有關嗎？

1.如果您的寵物常常抓癢，並且出現毛皮脫落或皮膚發炎，請帶他們去看獸醫。

2.獸醫將進行全面的健康檢查並獲得良好的病史，以確定您的寵物是否過敏。

3.診斷食物過敏的最佳方法是食物測驗, 即是讓您的寵物食用精心選擇的處方糧或低敏單一蛋白餐單上數週和觀察。例如使用狗狗從未吃過的食物成分。如果過敏問題消失，可以嘗試餵飼慣常的飲食和觀察皮膚痕癢情況。如果問題復發，則能確診為食物過敏。

 

什麼是低敏食品測試：

1.使用一種從未食過的新型肉類和一種從未食過的碳水化合物組成的餐單。

2.常用食物包括：鹿肉, 魚肉, 鴨肉,雞蛋,白米,豆,薯仔等。

3. 寵物鮮食是另一種能替代傳統狗糧/貓糧的選擇。自制鮮食的主要問題是一般人難以平衡食物中不同的營養成份和比較花時間。寵食療坊的單一蛋白餐單能幫助大家去進行食物敏感測試。

4.在食物試驗期間，只能食準備好的餐單，並且要避免使用零食或供咀嚼的玩具。

 

最常見的食物過敏原因

1) 牛肉：34％

2) 雞肉：17％

3) 羊肉：15％

4) 小麥：14％

 

其他主要原因：

1.大豆

2.牛奶

3.雞蛋

4.玉米

5.核桃

6.花生

 

報告最頻繁的原因是牛肉（34％），雞肉（17％），羊肉（15％）和小麥（14％）。5其他報告的CAFR的原因包括大豆，牛奶，雞蛋，玉米，核桃，還有可能花生。

 

 

The Veterinarians’ Crash Course on Type of Allergies and Choosing the Right Pet Feed

 

Types of allergies:

There are four common types of allergies:

  1. Food Allergies: Allergy to food can lead to nasal and eye irritation, skin and ear infections which are impossible to cure unless the food allergen is removed.
  2. Flea Allergy: Flea allergic skin issues is the most common skin disease in dogs. 100% flea control is necessary.
  3. Environmental Allergies: Pets get hypersensitivity or over-reaction to a variety of common or otherwise harmless substances in the environment, e.g. plant pollens, dust mites, or mold spores.
  4. Contact Allergies: typically happen on the area of the body in contact with allergen.

 

Could my Pet Itching be related to Allergies:

  1. If your pet is scratching more than normal, and there are fur loss or reddened skin, do bring them to see your veterinarian.
  2. The veterinarian will do a complete health exam and get a good medical history to determine if your pet has allergies.
  3. The only method of diagnosing a food allergy is by placing your dog on a carefully selected prescription or homemade hypoallergenic diet for several weeks, which is called a food trial. The diet only contains ingredients your dog has never eaten before. If the allergy signs resolve, a food challenge is performed by feeding the former diet and watching for a return of the itching. If this occurs, a diagnosis of food allergy is confirmed.

 

What is a Good Hypoallergenic Food Trial:

  1. Traditionally, a novel protein and a novel carbohydrate is used. This is a diet with a single protein and carbohydrate source that the patient has never eaten before.
  2. Common foods are based on: venison and potato, fish and potato, egg and rice, duck and pea,
  3. Home cooking is a fine alternative to commercially prepared foods for the diet trial. The problem is that the test diets will most likely be balanced and home cooking is a bit of an inconvenience. A great food trial option for dogs with allergies will be our “single protein recipes” in our dog recipes.
  4. During the food trial, the diet must be strict and treats or chew toys must be avoided. 

 

No. 1 Beef: 34%

No. 2 Chicken: 17%

No. 3 Lamb: 15%

No. 4 Wheat: 14%

 

Other major causes:

  1. Soybean
  2. Milk
  3. Eggs
  4. Corn
  5. Walnuts
  6. Peanuts

 

the most frequently reported causes were beef (34%), chicken (17%), lamb (15%), and wheat (14%).5 Other reported causes of CAFR include soybean, milk, eggs, corn, walnuts, and possibly peanuts.