Evaluation of skin test reactivity to environmental allergens in healthy cats and cats with atopic dermatitis.

Objective: To evaluate skin test reactivity to environmental allergens in healthy cats and in cats with atopic dermatitis (AD).

Animal: 10 healthy cats and 10 cats with AD.

Procedure: 10 allergens in serial dilutions were injected ID on the lateral aspect of the thorax of sedated cats.

Familial footpad hyperkeratosis and inheritance of keratin 2, keratin 9, and desmoglein 1 in two pedigrees of Irish Terriers.

Objective: To investigate the possibility that variants in the acidic or basic keratin genes or in desmoglein 1 may cause the clinical manifestation of familial footpad hyperkeratosis in Irish Terriers.

Animals: 11 dogs belonging to 2 related affected pedigrees of Irish Terriers.

Procedure: Genomic DNA was extracted from blood samples obtained from each dog.