SPECIES: Cat
BREED: British shorthair
GENDER: Sterilised Male
AGE: 4 years
NAME: Blue
Clinical case
Patient with seasonal allergies (Feline Atopic Skin Syndrome – “FASS”)
The patient presented with abdominal licking as a general symptom while undergoing immunotherapy for allergy.
During the clinical examination, the presence of eosinophilic plaques was detected.
Cytology confirmed the clinical suspicion.
Therapeutic protocol
- Medical therapy: local anti-inflammatories and antibiotics (betamethasone and fusidic acid)
- MLS® Laser Therapy with M-VET device: 6 treatments on alternate days for the first two weeks, then two treatments per week for one week, and finally one treatment per week for 12 weeks.
- “Eosinophilic Granuloma” Program
- Topical applications of anti-inflammatory and antibiotic drugs (betamethasone and fusidic acid)
Results
After the first sessions, the owner immediately reported a reduction in itching.
The size of the lesions progressively decreased, with a 90% reduction at the end of the treatments
By Dr Federica Gesuete and Dr Giordana Zanna, AniCura Istituto Veterinario of Novara, Novara - Italy