83. Antihistamines delay relief from acute allergic flares
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With veterinary clinics being so busy, it seems helpful to hand out an antihistamine dose
over the phone when a client calls about their itchy pet. However, the more we learn
about the pathomechanism of pruritus in dogs, histamine doesn’t play as big of a role as
originally thought. Pruritus from canine atopic dermatitis is actually driven by various
proinflammatory and pruritogenic cytokines such as interleukin-31.
In the veterinary profession, we have so many amazing therapies that provide fast
effective pruritus relief. We want to…
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