STUDY ON COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF CONVENTIONAL THERAPY WITH LASER THERAPY FOR ACRAL LICK DERMATITIS AND INTERDIGITAL PYODERMA IN DOGS
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2021-03
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KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of laser therapy
with conventional therapy for the treatment of acral lick dermatitis and interdigital
pyoderma in dogs and also to study the effect of laser therapy on haematological and
biochemical parameters in acral lick dermatitis and interdigital pyoderma. The study
revealed that the combination of laser and conventional therapy is more effective in
treating acral lick dermatitis while laser therapy alone proved to be slightly less
efficacious in treating acral lick dermatitis when compared to conventional therapy.
Noticeable hair regrowth and reduction in the surface area was observed in all the
groups. No local or systemic side effects were seen during or after LLLT. There was a
significant difference in TLC, neutrophil counts, Total protein and cortisol in acral
lick dermatitis post laser therapy by day 15. Cytological examination of all the groups
in acral lick dermatitis revealed that the number of neutrophils and bacteria were
greatly reduced in combination group when compared to group treated with
conventional therapy and group treated with laser therapy alone. Present study
revealed that conventional therapy has a moderate effect in the treatment of
pododermatitis by day 15 while laser therapy has no beneficial effect in treating
pododermatitis by day 15. With the results of the present study regarding
pododermatitis, it is not possible to recommend laser therapy for interdigital
pyoderma/pododermatitis with the dosage used in the study. There was no significant
differences with respect to haematological and biochemical parameters in all the
groups by day 15 in pododermatitis. No adverse effects or local or systemic side
effects were seen during or after LLLT in pododermatitis.