Most common symptoms of an allergy include itching, scratching, head flapping and excess licking. Often dogs and cats will experience inflammation of their skin and ear and often experience recurrent and chronic secondary skin and ear infections. If your pet is experiencing environmental allergies, their symptoms may be seasonal, and change throughout the year. If […]
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PetDerm’s Library is ever growing with resources. You can start your search with symptoms or diagnosis your pet may have.
Yes! Even though pictures say a thousand words, the skin and ears need to be viewed and assessed in-person. We would need to meet you and your pet to determine the most probable diagnosis and treatment plan. For dermatology patients, if you and your family veterinarian suspect a diagnosis of atopic dermatitis, PetDerm can schedule […]
Expect to be at PetDerm for approximately 60 minutes. If you did not fill out the New Patient Intake form, please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out the form.
Yes! We ask you to fill out our New Patient Intake that is detailed record of your experience of your pet’s symptoms. Please set aside 10 to 15 minutes to complete the intake. Also, we request medical history from your primary veterinarians(s) and you.
Because allergies are incurable, it can be frustrating to try things and not see results. As dermatology and allergy experts, we bring more resources and accurate testing to the table, which can lead to much better outcomes. Visit our library to understand how better outcomes from visiting a Veterinary Dermatologist. Allergies can be managed, but […]
The goal of allergy testing is not to ‘diagnose’ an allergy in your pet. A diagnosis is made with a dermatological history, a dermatological exam, ruling out other causes of itching, and coming to the clinical diagnosis of Atopic Dermatitis – or hypersensitivities to environmental allergens. Once the diagnosis is made, the purpose of the […]