The present invention is directed to a treatment for animal pruritis. One aspect
of this invention involves a treatment for animal pruritis comprising one or more
polypeptides with an amino acid sequence KPV (SEQ ID NO:1), VPK-AC-CC-AC-KPV, HFRWGKPV
(SEQ ID NO:3), SYSMEHFRWGKPV (SEQ ID NO:4) for animal pruritis caused by exposure
to any number of agents or causes. The polypeptides are at a level to effectively
treat the animal pruritis and are combined with a shampoo. Other combinations include
the polypeptides at a level to effectively treat animal pruritis combined with
a shampoo and an antibiotic, antifungal and/or and anti-inflammatory. The one or
more polypeptides can also be a dimer formed from any of the amino acid sequence above.