The quality of life of allergic cats, treated with allergen-specific immunotherapy : a retrospective study

Kotnik, Tina (avtor), Leder, Matic (avtor)

Feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS) describes allergic skin diseases in cats associated with sensitivity to environmental allergens. Allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) aims to reduce or eliminate symptoms associated with subsequent exposure to the causative allergen. The primary outcome of this study was to determine if the quality of life (QoL) of cats and owners improved as a result of ASIT. The secondary outcome was to determine whether the QoL improved in cats treated with ASIT compared with cats treated symptomatically. Eight cats were included in the ASIT group (AG) and 6 cats in the control group (CG). Validated quality of life questionnaires were retrospectively completed by cat owners for the period before and after treatment. The QoL of cats improved significantly with ASIT. Cats were significantly less lazy, nervous, aggressive, restrained, preened less while sleeping and hid less, were less disturbed by consultations, were more playful and interactive with their environment, and had better appetites than before treatment. Owners felt significantly less physically exhausted and less emotionally distressed compared to before ASIT treatment and their expenses were significantly lower. On the contrary various symptomatic treatments did not significantly improve the quality of life of the cats or their owners in any of the terms. No serious side effects were observed with ASIT. The quality of life of animals suffering from chronic diseases is important as it determines the decisions of owners and veterinarians on the modalities of lifelong treatment. Validated questionnaires are still rarely used in veterinary practice and research.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: immunotherapy, dermatitis, atopic, cats, skin
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: VF - Veterinarska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2023
• Št. strani: Str. 205-217
• Številčenje: Vol. 73, iss. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-147532
• UDK: 636.09:616.5
• ISSN pri članku: 0567-8315
• DOI: 10.2478/acve-2023-0016
• COBISS.SI-ID: 156042755
• Datum objave v RUL: 07.07.2023

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Acta veterinaria
• Skrajšan naslov: Acta vet.
• Založnik: Veterinarski fakultet
• ISSN: 0567-8315
• COBISS.SI-ID: 3254530

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 07.07.2023

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Srbski jezik (cirilica)
• Naslov: Kvalitet života kod alergičnih mačaka tretiranih alergen-specifičnom imunoterapijom

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P4-0053
• Naslov: Endokrini, imunski in encimski odzivi pri zdravih in bolnih živalih