Dermatology
90th FVMA Annual Conference
Amelia G. White, DVM, MS, DACVD
Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine
Within the last five years, several new antipruritic medications have been introduced to the market for use in small animal dermatology. This lecture will be an in-depth review of the itch pathway, diseases that cause pruritus, and traditional, as well as new, treatment modalities for managing pruritus. Therapies to be discussed include allergen-specific immunotherapy, antihistamines, glucocorticoids, cyclosporine (Atopica™), oclacitinib (Apoquel®) and Cytopoint®.