The current state of knowledge on this increasingly important subject is beautifully described in this, the first truly comprehensive text of allergic diseases affecting the major veterinary species. It will be an invaluable guide to students, clinicians and researchers alike. From the Foreword by Professor Richard Halliwell, MS, PhD, VetMB, MRCVS, Dip ACVD

Veterinary Allergy is the first comprehensive, high quality reference dealing with all aspects of veterinary allergy in all species and all body systems involved with allergy. Providing solid breadth and excellent depth of coverage, it deals with the immunopathology of the various allergic conditions as well as with clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of veterinary allergic diseases.

Anyone seeking information and references on any aspect of allergic conditions in any species should find this book helpful. The book will be of interest to clinicians in first opinion practice, specialists in veterinary dermatology, gastroenterology, internal medicine, and immunology as well as specialists-in-training in those fields and veterinary students.

The focus on underlying principles and practical clinical aspects is admirable. Immediately useful for practical utilization by practicing clinicians. Dr. Andrew Mackin BSc BVMS MVS DVSc FACVSc DSAM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Professor and Service Chief, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Dr. Hugh G. Ward Endowed Chair of Small Animal Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, USA

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Foreword
Richard E.W. Halliwell

Introduction: the immunological basis of allergic diseases
Michael J. Day

Part 1 – Canine Allergy
(Editor: Chiara Noli)

Section 1 – Canine Atopic Dermatitis

1 Introduction: canine atopic dermatitis as an evolving, multifactorial disease
Douglas J. DeBoer

2 Canine immunoglobulin E
Bruce Hammerberg

3 The aberrant immune system in atopic dermatitis
Rosanna Marsella

4 Allergens and environmental influence
Pascal Prélaud

5 The genetics of canine atopic dermatitis
Tim Nuttall

6 Skin barrier and its role in the pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis
Koji Nishifuji

7 The role of bacterial agents in the pathogenesis of canine atopic dermatitis
David H. Lloyd

8 The role of fungal agents in atopic dermatitis
Ross Bond

9 Clinical signs of canine atopic dermatitis
Claude Favrot

10 Diagnosis of canine atopic dermatitis
Craig E. Griffin

11 Allergen avoidance
Daniel O. Morris

12 Allergen-specific immunotherapy
Ralf S. Mueller

13 Guidelines for symptomatic medical treatment of canine atopic dermatitis
Douglas J. DeBoer

14 Non-conventional treatments
Ralf S. Mueller

Section 2 – Food Hypersensitivity

15 The pathogenesis of food allergy
Hilary A. Jackson

16 Cutaneous manifestations of food hypersensitivity
Didier N. Carlotti

17 Adverse reactions to food: a gastroenterologist’s perspective
Paola Gianella

18 Diagnostic workup of food hypersensitivity
Edmund J. Rosser Jr

19 Long-term management of food hypersensitivity in the dog
Nick J. Cave

Section 3 – Flea Bite Allergy

20 Flea biology and ecology
Marie-Christine Cadiergues

21 The pathogenesis of flea bite allergy in dogs
Richard E.W. Halliwell

22 Clinical signs of flea allergy dermatitis in dogs
Emmanuel Bensignor

23 Diagnostic investigation of canine flea bite allergy
Dawn Logas

24 Implementing an effective flea control programme
Michael W. Dryden

25 Symptomatic relief for canine flea bite hypersensitivity
Dawn Logas

Section 4 – Complicating Infections in Allergic Dogs

26 Complicating microbial skin infections in allergic dogs
Anette Loeffler

27 Otitis in the allergic dog
James O. Noxon

Section 5 – Other Allergic Diseases in Dogs

28 Contact allergy
Rosanna Marsella

29 Venomous insect hypersensitivity
Mona J. Boord

30 Canine urticaria and angioedema
Peter Hill

Part 2 – Feline Allergy
(Editor: Aiden Foster)

Section 1 – Cutaneous Allergy in Cats

31 Pathogenesis—immunopathogenesis
Petra J. Roosje

32 Clinical presentations and specificity of feline manifestations of cutaneous allergies
Claude Favrot

33 Complications of cutaneous skin allergies (skin infections)
Laura Ordeix

34 Diagnostic investigation of the allergic feline
William E. Oldenhoff and Karen A. Moriello

35 Symptomatic treatments
Alison B. Diesel

36 Allergen-specific immunotherapy
Alison B. Diesel

Section 2 – Feline Asthma

37 Feline asthma
Carol R. Reinero

Section 3 – Flea Bite Allergy

38 Pathogenesis
Ross Bond

39 Clinical presentations
Dawn Logas

40 Diagnostic workup
Dawn Logas

41 Therapy
Marie-Christine Cadiergues

Section 4 – Mosquito Bite Allergy

42 Mosquito bite
Masahiko Nagata

Part 3 – Equine Allergy
(Editor: Wayne Rosenkrantz)

Section 1 – Culicoides Hypersensitivity and Other Insect Allergies

43 Pathogenesis and epidemiology of Culicoides hypersensitivity
Bettina Wagner

44 Equine immunoglobulin E
Eliane Marti and Eman Hamza

45 Clinical manifestations of Culicoides hypersensitivity
Janet D. Littlewood

46 Culicoides hypersensitivity: diagnosis
Kerstin Bergvall

47 Culicoides hypersensitivity: therapy
Anthony A. Yu

48 Other biting insect allergies
Wendy Lorch

Section 2 – Atopic Disease in Horses—Atopic Dermatitis and Food Hypersensitivity

49 Equine atopic dermatitis: pathogenesis
Valerie A. Fadok

50 Clinical aspects of equine atopic disease
Wayne Rosenkrantz and Stephen White

51 Equine urticaria
Valerie A. Fadok

52 Equine headshaking syndrome
Harold C. Schott II and Annette D. Petersen

53 Diagnostic workup of equine atopic disease
Wayne Rosenkrantz and Stephen White

54 Equine atopic disease symptomatic therapy and allergen-specific immunotherapy
Wayne Rosenkrantz and Stephen White

Section 3 – Recurrent Airway Obstruction and Inflammatory Airway Disease

55 Recurrent airway obstruction and inflammatory airway disease
Vinzenz Gerber

Section 4 – Contact and Other Allergic Diseases
56 Equine allergic contact dermatitis
Chris Reeder and Joya Griffin

Part 4 – Allergy in Other Domestic Species
(Editor: Aiden Foster)

57 Immunopathogenesis of allergic skin disease in livestock
Adri van den Broek

58 Psoroptes ovis
Adri van den Broek and Stewart T.G. Burgess

59 Allergic diseases of livestock species
Aiden P. Foster

60 Allergies in birds
Claudia S. Nett-Mettler

61 Allergic diseases in other pets (rodents, rabbits, and ferrets)
Ian Sayers

Index

Chiara Noli, DVM, DipECVD
Dr. Chiara Noli graduated in veterinary medicine from the University of Milan, Italy, in 1990. After a residency at the University of Utrecht, Holland, she obtained the European Diploma in Veterinary Dermatology in 1996. Since then she works as referral dermatologist and dermatopathologist in Northen Italy. Dr. Noli is Past President and Founder Member of the Italian Society of Veterinary Dermatology, Past President of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology and has been Board Member of the International Society of Veterinary Dermatopathology and of the World Association for Veterinary Dermatology. Dr. Noli lectures extensively in national and international meetings, is author of more than 100 articles in Italian and international journals, of nine book chapters and of three veterinary dermatology textbooks.

 

Aiden Foster PhD, DipACVD, MRCVS
Aiden Foster worked for 20 years dealing with companion animal dermatology cases in referral and first opinion practices. He trained in veterinary dermatology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, USA and taught veterinary dermatology at the University of Bristol veterinary school. He has been the editor of the BSAVA Manual of Small Animal Dermatology 2nd edition and was an editor of the proceedings of the 5th World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology published as Advances in Veterinary Dermatology volume 5. He is a past president of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology and has been editor-in-chief of the Wiley-Blackwell journal Veterinary Dermatology since 2006. He works for the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency which deals with diseases of livestock.

 

Wayne Rosenkrantz DVM, DipACVD
Wayne Rosenkrantz graduated from the University of California Davis in 1982. He obtained Diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) in 1986. Dr. Rosenkrantz is a co-owner of all of the Animal Dermatology Clinics in the United States, and continues to actively see cases. He is a past-president of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) executive board and has been on past and current organizing committees for the World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology (WCVD) and a current member of the World Association for Veterinary Dermatology (WAVD). He has served on the examination committees for the ACVD as well as the Australian Board examinations. Dr. Rosenkrantz lectures and teaches extensively, and has published numerous articles and book chapters on small animal and equine dermatology. He is very active in clinical drug trials, research studies and consults with several dermatological therapeutic companies. He also received the ACVD Award for Excellence for outstanding contributions in veterinary dermatology in 2007.