Pet care services personnel are often first to notice changes in skin conditions on pets in daycare and boarding facilities or when presented for grooming. The pineal margins and pinnae of dogs and cats can be affected by many dermatologic diseases and disorders. Andrew Rosenberg, DVM, DACVD, shares five common conditions that affect only the pinnae, are most severe on the pinnae or affect the pinnae prior to affecting other regions of the body.
Numerous diseases affect the pinnae, including infectious, ectoparasitic, immune-mediated, and neoplastic diseases and keratinization disorders.” – Andrew Rosenberg, DVM, DACVD
Source: Clinician’s Brief, August 2019. Link.