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- Veterinary Dermatology and Pruritus in Dogs - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Susan McKayAnother Piece of Veterinary CPD from The Webinar Vet- veterinary education made easy In a recent veterinary webinar on The Webinar Vet I discussed pruritus in the dog, an important condition in veterinary dermatology which is quite common. So we’ll start with common differentials of pruritus. ...
Views: 633 - The concept of the pruritic threshold in veterinary dermatology - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Susan McKayAnother article from The Webinar Vet- leaders in online vet cpd What exactly is the pruritic threshold? In the pruritic threshold a dog is presented that is food-allergic, has fleas, and is atopic. It can happen! Suddenly you give it flea control and put it on a hypoallergenic diet and you ...
Views: 1073 - Steroids and antibiotics in veterinary dermatology - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Susan McKayWhen should we use them and when shouldn’t we- some more thoughts from Anthony Chadwick, The Webinar Vet, provider of fantastic, high value vet cpd You know, we see an itchy dog and we immediately do what I used to do in my first days in practice, put it on steroids and it gets better. I ...
Views: 776 - How to perform a good physical examination in veterinary dermatology - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Susan McKayMore information from Anthony Chadwick at The Webinar Vet- a leading provider of veterinary webinars and online veterinary CPD I always like to start with a general physical examination. I like to check the dog all over. You know, I like to look in its mouth. Because it may have blisters in ...
Views: 722 - Important Considerations in Veterinary Dermatology when Recording History of a Pruritic Dog - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Susan McKaySome more thoughts on veterinary dermatology from The Webinar Vet- a leading provider of online veterinary cpd Age of onset. Atopic dogs tend to be between 1 and 3 years of age. Food allergic dogs, interestingly, will develop this very early in their life, before the first year. And then ...
Views: 504 - Some thoughts on an important subject in veterinary dermatology - food hypersensitivity - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Susan McKayAn important cause of pruritus in veterinary dermatology Dietary intolerance 5-10% of pruritic dogs may have a food component to their problem The terms are quite interesting, because we have food hypersensitivity and food intolerance. They are slightly different in the way that they ...
Views: 548 - Some information about epitheliotropic lymphoma an important tumour in veterinary dermatology - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Susan McKayCutaneous epitheliotropic lymphoma was discussed in a recent veterinary webinar at The Webinar Vet. A poll of the attendees revealed … 42% who do not see it in any one year and 58% who will see one to three cases a year. So a rare condition but never the less a difficult condition to treat, an ...
Views: 573 - Some thoughts on epitheliotropic lymphoma- a rare disease in veterinary dermatology - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Susan McKayEpitheliotropic lymphoma is an uncommon tumour in veterinary dermatology. I think our little survey at the beginning of our veterinary webinar proved that you know if we’d have been talking about mass cells I think we all would have seen one or two cases of mass cell tumour, at least within the ...
Views: 796 - Approaching the history in a logical way in veterinary dermatology to come to a diagnosis - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Susan McKayAn example using sarcoptes scabiei With veterinary dermatology there are certain cases that always stick out in the mind and one such recent case is as follows. One of my favorite little dogs that had been in to see me in the late part of last year was Sophie, I won’t give the second name ...
Views: 562 - How does epitheliotropic lymphoma present in veterinary dermatology practice? - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Susan McKayI see this really as a continuum of very severe cases which are referred into my veterinary dermatology practice and then quite mild cases that I think are possibly missed in general practice. So these are possibly the ones that you may be missing and we’ll talk a little bit more in detail about ...
Views: 1485 - How to Perform a Veterinary Dermatology Workup - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Susan McKayI’m sure as many of you know, I’ve done quite a few webinars now on veterinary dermatology, on atopy, pruritus, on pyoderma and food allergy, on dermatophytosis. And to some degree what I’m hoping to do – and please let me know whether I’ve been successful or not at the end of it – is to try and ...
Views: 1537 - What is the difference between juvenile v adult-onset demodicosis - by Submitted on May 31, 2011 from Susan McKayDemodexcanis is most commonly seen in young dogs. It is believed to have an hereditary basis and sire, dam and puppies should not be used for breeding after diagnosis is made. In my hands, treatment, although, expensive is usually successful and very few dogs are euthanased compared with 30 ...
Views: 718 - How to easily accomplish your veterinary CPD targets - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Susan McKayRunning a small animal practice is a tiring job. After 20 years as a vet, I was getting sick of going to evening veterinaryCPD meetings after a long day at the surgery. Most of the courses were at least 30 – 60 minutes away from my practice. I would arrive at the meeting eat a few sandwiches, ...
Views: 490 - Options for gaining veterinary CPD in the veterinary profession - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Susan McKayVeterinary CPD is not obligatory under British law but it is surely frowned upon in the UK and certainly by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons(RCVS) if members do not do a minimum of 35 hours veterinary CPD. This is quite right as members of the public should expect their vet to stay up to ...
Views: 537 - Notes from the veterinary webinar Demodicosis veterinary CPD from The Webinar Vet - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Susan McKayDemodicosis is a reasonably common inflammatory, parasitic disease of dogs characterised by the presence of larger than usual numbers of demodectic mites. The initial proliferation of the mites may be due to a genetic or immunological disorder. Mites can be found in young and older dogs. Most ...
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