Atopic dermatitis in atopic dogs: study investigates possible role of diet and antibiotics

Atopic dermatitis is the challenge for all veterinary doctors and others. People often do not know which way to turn for both proper diagnosis and treatment. The University of Helsinki wanted to look for a correlation between diet, gut microbiota, antibiotic use and the development of atopic dermatitis in 155 dogs. The rising trend of chronic noncommunicable inflammatory diseases coincides with Western lifestyle changes in humans, and dog feeding patterns reflect human feeding trends. Coinciding with the “Westernization” of the human diet (processed foods high in fat, sugar, and salt), the most popular method of feeding dogs ...