Influencia de una dieta por eliminación en pacientes caninos con dermatopatías dentro de un consultorio veterinario en el cantón Samborondón.

Abstract

Multiple factors can affect the health of the skin and coat of dogs, such as parasites, the food they eat daily, among others, which can result in inflammatory skin diseases or dermatopathies. Treatments can sometimes fail, in addition, it should be taken into account that in some cases specific signs are not registered as such, which complicates the definitive diagnosis. Thus, the study focused on developing a nutritional diet and its objective was to determine the influence of natural food on dermatopathies in canine patients in the canton of Samborondón. To achieve this, we had a sample of 100 canines in which results showed that 85 % of the patients presented skin eruption, 98 % of the canines were absent of acanthosis, pustules, papules and moth-eaten mantle. As for pruritus, 75 % of the patients had mild pruritus, another 10 % had intense pruritus and another 13 % had no pruritus. It is concluded that there is a significant relationship between the elimination diet and changes in the levels of pruritus, papules, eruptions and other symptoms related to canine dermatopathies.