Drugs for allergic dermatitis in dogs

 During her talk at WVC 2025, Brittany Lancellotti, DVM, DACVD, explained the various methods of treating canine allergy dermatitis, including singing. Many factors, including the dog's environment, genes, immunological response, skin barrier function, and cutaneous microbiome, can contribute to the complicated illness known as canine allergic dermatitis. Given the intricacy of this illness, what are the potential therapy options and strategies for these dogs? In her lecture titled "Anti-Hero: A Variety of Inflammatory and Antipruritic Medications for Canine Allergic Dermatitis," Brittany Lancellotti, DVM, DACVD, reviewed the many therapeutic choices for managing inflammations and pruritus. Using slides and her own karaoke version (the "Dermatology Version"), Lancellotti discussed several drugs that veterinarians can prescribe. Glucocorticoids After interacting to glucocorticoid receptors in the cytoplasm, glucocorticoids (GCs) go to the nucleus and influence...