Clinical Context

Peer-reviewed veterinary literature continues to shape everyday decision-making for canine patients, especially when new evidence clarifies diagnosis, treatment selection, monitoring, or clinical outcomes.

What the Study Evaluated

A study published in Journal of animal science in 2026 evaluated a randomized, double-blinded trial to evaluate two therapeutic foods as adjunctive therapies in dogs with environmental and/or food induced atopic dermatitis..

Key Findings

This study evaluated changes in pruritus, skin lesions, and gastrointestinal signs (G) in dogs fed a positive Control food, Hill's Prescription Diet d/d Potato & Venison (Hill's Pet Nutrition, Topeka, KS, USA) compared to a Test food, Hill's Prescription Diet Derm Complete (Hill's Pet Nutrition, Topeka, KS, USA), over an eight-week period. We hypothesized that feeding either food would re…