OUR DERMATOLOGISTS SPECIALIZE IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NONALLERGIC SKIN DISEASE
Skin infections (pyoderma due to Staphylococci and other bacteria, including the antibiotic-resistant strains, as well as dermatophytosis/ringworm, Malassezia dermatitis, other fungal infections, and viral skin diseases)
Parasitic skin diseases (demodicosis, scabies, lice, cheyletiellosis etc.)
Auto-immune skin diseases (pemphigus foliaceus, discoid lupus etc.)
Feet and footpads diseases (pododermatitis)
Nail disorders
Acute moist dermatitis ("Hot spots")
Acral lick dermatitis
Cutaneous drug reactions
Genetic/congenital skin diseases
Endocrine/metabolic skin diseases (Cushings disease, hypothyroidism, alopecia X)
Skin cancers (neoplasia) and cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes
Working in consultation with referring practitioners and veterinary internal medicine/oncology specialists for the medical management of endocrine and neoplastic disorders
WE PERFORM THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES
Skin biopsies (most biopsies do not require general anesthesia)
Skin cytology, including fine needle aspirate of skin masses
Skin bacterial culture and bacterial sensitivity testing
Skin fungal culture
Acetate tape preparation
Skin scraping, trichogram (hair plucking)
Wood’s lamp examination
Hormone level testing to evaluate hormonal causes of skin diseases
Multi-drug resistance ACBC1 (MDR1) genetic testing for avermectin sensitive breeds