Dermatology

Many conditions can be diagnosed with immediate in-house diagnostics, whereas other problems require specialized equipment or reference laboratory testing. Most dermatologic cases can be categorized into infectious, allergic, autoimmune, or hormonal disorders.

Skin Infections

Cytology: Microscopy slides
Skin scraping: Parasite hunt
Trichogram: hair examination
Bacterial culture
Ringworm culture
Customized infection management

Allergies

Intradermal allergy testing
Serologic allergy testing
Allergen specific immunotherapy
Allergy shots and allergy drops formulation
Life-long medical management tools including Atopica, Apoquel, and Cytopoint

Canine Immunotherapy Injections video

Ear Infections

Canine Ear Cleaning video

Full thickness skin biopsies
Dermato-histopathology: Microscopic exam of biopsy
Thoughtful selection of immune-modulatory therapy
Close monitoring of internal health

Routine otoscopy: Ear canal and drum exam
Video-otoscopy: Magnified fiberoptic exam under anesthesia
Ear canal flushing.
Myringotomy: Careful ear drum puncture to sample and flush middle ear cavity

Autoimmune

Endocrine

Thyroid evaluation
ACTH stimulation test
Adrenal hormone panels (UTenn)
Tailored therapy: thyroid supplementation, trilostane, etc.

Please talk to your veterinarian about whether a referral is appropriate for your pet.

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