At least two dermatological issues are always among the top 10 ailments veterinary teams face with dogs. Anthea E. Schick, DVM, DACVD, with a fun editorial twist from Dr. Sarah Wooten, share the latest research findings from the 2017 North American Dermatology Forum that every private practitioner needs to know For animal health pros at all levels, this information is clearly positioned for the context of our everyday work.
Source: DVM 360, July 31, 2017.
One of the most common complaints from irate owners of atopic dogs is that the expensive treatment that you prescribed stopped working. This is simply not the case, says Dr. Schick. What has happened is that the patient’s pruritus is due to something else, such as flea allergy dermatitis, mites or a concurrent bacterial or fungal infection.
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