Table 1.

Population characteristics and clinical presentation for cats included in a field study of Flea Allergy Dermatitis

Case number	Age (years)	Weight (kg)	Sexa	Type of lesionb	Sign of flea infestationc	Presence of fleas/flea feces at day 0	Concomitant treatment(s)d
1	0.6	4.2	M	EP, SA	I- infestation in the last year	No. Pulicosis at 2mth old. No treatment since July.	Pred: 0.5 mg/kg/d 3 days
2	11	5.9	MC	Exc, EP, MD, SA	I- infestation in the last year	Fleas seen by owner 5mths ago. One topical treatment.	ACA: 15 mg/kg/12 h 21 day. Pred: 0.5 mg/kg/d 3 days
3	12	3.7	FC	MD, SA	D- flea faeces	Flea faeces	No
4	9	5.5	MC	MD, SA, EP	D- fleas & flea faeces	Fleas (n = 1) and flea faeces	No
5	15	3.9	FC	Exc, MD, SA	D- fleas & flea faeces	Fleas (n = 2)	Pred: 0.5 mg/kg/d 3 days
6	18	3.7	MC	MD, SA	D- flea faeces	Flea faeces	No
7	10	4.2	FC	Exc, MD, SA	I- infestation in the last year	No. Similar episode last year with fleas and flea faeces.	Pred: 0.5 mg/kg/d 3 days
8	5	9	M	Exc, MD	D- fleas seen by owner when combing	Fleas seen by owner when combing.	No
9	0.5	2.8	F	Exc, EP, MD, SA	I-infestation 2 months ago	Fleas suspected by owner 2 mths ago. Treatment with essentiel oil 2 mths ago.	No
10	4	4.3	FC	EP, SA	I- infestation in the last year	No. Similar episode last year with fleas found by veterinarian.	ACA: 15 mg/kg/12 h 21 day. Pred: 0.5 mg/kg/d 3 days
11	10	7.2	MC	Exc, SA	D- fleas seen by owner when combing	Fleas seen by owner when combing.	Pred: 0.5 mg/kg/d 3 days
12	4	4.2	M	Exc, MD	D- flea faeces	Flea faeces	No
13	12	7.3	MC	Exc, MD, SA	D- fleas & flea faeces	Fleas (n = 1) and flea faeces	Pred: 0.5 mg/kg/d 3 days

^aM male, MC male castrated, F female, FC female castrated

^bEP eosinophilic plaque, SA self-induced alopecia, Exc excoriation, MD miliary dermatitis

^cI indirect sign, D direct sign

^dPred prednisolone, ACA amoxicillin clavulanic acid