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New page: ==Urticaria== Somewhat contrary to the position in horses, '''urticaria is very rare in donkeys'''. Many cases are attributed to '''food hypersensitivity''', but other contact, inhaled or...
==Urticaria==
Somewhat contrary to the position in horses, '''urticaria is very rare in donkeys'''. Many cases are attributed
to '''food hypersensitivity''', but other contact, inhaled or ingested allergens can be responsible.
===Clinical signs===
[[Skin Glossary - Pathology|Urticaria]]
===Treatment===
Treatment is usually simply by a single intravenous
injection of [[Steroids|dexamethasone]]. It is,
however, <u>important to differentiate
urticaria from other localised
oedematous swellings in the skin</u>.
Careful clipping may reveal a single
haemorrhagic spot indicative of an
[[Donkey - Stings and Bites|insect bite/sting]].
==References==
* Knottenbelt, D. (2008) Skin disorders In Svendsen, E.D., Duncan, J. and Hadrill, D. (2008) ''The Professional Handbook of the Donkey'', 4th edition, Whittet Books, Chapter 8
Somewhat contrary to the position in horses, '''urticaria is very rare in donkeys'''. Many cases are attributed
to '''food hypersensitivity''', but other contact, inhaled or ingested allergens can be responsible.
===Clinical signs===
[[Skin Glossary - Pathology|Urticaria]]
===Treatment===
Treatment is usually simply by a single intravenous
injection of [[Steroids|dexamethasone]]. It is,
however, <u>important to differentiate
urticaria from other localised
oedematous swellings in the skin</u>.
Careful clipping may reveal a single
haemorrhagic spot indicative of an
[[Donkey - Stings and Bites|insect bite/sting]].
==References==
* Knottenbelt, D. (2008) Skin disorders In Svendsen, E.D., Duncan, J. and Hadrill, D. (2008) ''The Professional Handbook of the Donkey'', 4th edition, Whittet Books, Chapter 8