Diseases a veterinary dermatologist diagnoses or treats

• Atopic dermatitis
• Food allergy (Cutaneous Adverse Food Reaction)
• Flea allergy (Flea Bite Hypersensitivity)
• Contact allergy
• Autoimmune skin diseases
• Bacterial infections of the skin and ears
• Yeast infections of the skin and ears
• Dermatophytosis (Ringworm)
• Demodicosis & other ectoparasites
• Chronic ear infections and middle ear infections (otitis media
• Endocrinopathies (ie hypothyroidism and hyperadrenocorticism)
• Alopecic & follicular disorders
• Chronic pododermatitis
• Deep bacterial & fungal infections
• Atypical mycobacterial infections
• Genodermatosis
• Feline miliary dermatitis
• Eosinophilic granuloma complex
• Skin tumors

Tests and procedures performed at STVAD

• Cytology to identify infections of the skin and ears
• Deep skin scrapings for demodex mites
• Superficial skin scrapings for several surface dwelling mites
• Bacterial culture and susceptibility testing
• Fungal cultures for ringworm and other fungal infections
• Allergy testing to identify allergens to which you pet is hypersensitive
• CT scans to evaluate pets with chronic ear infections for otitis media
• Video-otoscopy and ear flushing for patients with ear infections
• Skin biopsies for dermatohistopathology examination
• Genetic testing for the defect that confers ivermectin hypersensitivity in collies and their crosses