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November 20th 2024
Julia E. Miller, DVM, DACVD, shares essentials for diagnosing canine allergies
November 14th 2024
Managing otitis externa (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Canine otitis externa is certainly one of the most common problems veterinarians are dealing with in small animal practice. However, recurrent ear diseases can be very challenging to manage and be quite frustrating for the practitioner as well as for the pet owner.
Acquired alopecias mimicking endocrine skin disease (Parts 1 and 2) (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Hair is rich in protein and its growth requires adequate nutrition and the metabolic capability to process and utilize those nutrients. The hair follicle has three phases of growth: anagen, catagen, and telogen.
The pruritic patient (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Dogs and cats are often presented with a complaint of scratching and chewing resulting self-inflicted trauma. Pruritus is a very unspecific clinical sign which can be caused by many different problems such as various ectoparasites, microbial infections and a wide range of hypersensitivities.
New drugs in veterinary dermatology (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010In the field of veterinary medicine we see a constant search for newer, more effective, and convenient but inexpensive drugs with lesser side effects. Not only new drugs are interesting, but old drugs are occasionally rediscovered for new indications.
Cutaneous manifestations of serious internal disease (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Virtually all internal diseases will eventually have cutaneous manifestations such as a dull dry coat which sheds easily and is not replaced at a normal rate. In these conditions, the clinical signs of the internal disease occur first and predominate, leading the clinician down the correct diagnostic pathway.
Lupus erythematosus in 2010 (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010This was a commonly diagnosed disease in the late 70s and early 80s. It is rarely diagnosed today. With current day tests for infectious diseases like leishmaniasis and our understanding of the complexities of cutaneous drug reactions, most cases of "lupus" are actually not "lupus" and might be a curable disease.
Surefire methods to control atopy and complicating problems (Proceedings)
November 1st 2009Atopic dermatitis, also known as atopy and previously called allergic inhalant dermatitis, is considered to be a genetically based condition whereby the animal develops an IgE antibody response to environmental proteins resulting in disease, most commonly allergic dermatitis.