Lymph food to improve canine atopic dermatitis: a randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial in dogs with standard-care treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Micronutritional deficits are linked to increased morbidity and mortality. Canine atopic dermatitis (CAD) often presents with iron depletion and subclinical inflammation, despite their typical meat-based diets, suggesting widespread micronutritional malabsorption. This study aimed to determine if a complementary lymph food-enriched with whey protein, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, and designed to bypass mucosal malabsorption barriers-could improve CAD clinical signs and blood parameters.

Animals

Thirty-eight dogs diagnosed with canine atopic dermatitis were included in the study.

Methods

In a 112-day, double-blinded, randomized study, 38 CAD dogs daily received 10 g of either the active lymph food (n = 19) or a hydrolyzed food placebo (n<

SUBMITTER: Frizzo-Ramos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12758410 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature