What is eczema? Is it different from dermatitis?
Eczema and dermatitis can both be used to describe the same group of conditions where the skin is irritated or inflamed. There are many causes of eczema in dogs such as environmental irritants, stress, infections and nutritional or dietary factors such as a food allergy. One of the most common forms of eczema is atopic dermatitis with symptoms including red and inflamed skin, dry and cracked skin, itchy skin and small blisters that may become moist and weepy. A dog suffering from this condition may often get into the cycle of “bite, itch, scratch and lick” which in some cases may result in further infections. If the cause is found to be a dietary factor, then the Wafcol Sensitive Range offers a number of diets that are manufactured without various known allergens that may help break the endless cycle of itching, scratching, biting and licking.
