Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effect of Topical Dimethicone on Clinical Signs and Skin Barrier Function in Dogs with Naturally Occurring Atopic Dermatitis

Table 1

Allocation of the dogs between the vehicle group and dimethicone group according to age, onset of disease, length of the coat, and sex. Based on these parameters, the distribution was homogeneous between the two groups.

Parameter	Vehicle group (𝑛=8)	Dimethicone group (𝑛=10)
Age at study onset
1–3 years	2	4
4–6 years	2	1
7–10 years	4	5
Onset of disease
<2 years	1	3
>2 years	7	7
Length of the coat
Short coat	8	7
Long coat	0	3
Sex
Male	3	4
Female	5	6