Veterinary Dermatology Specialists

A video update from our friend George. We love when we receive updates from our patients! 🐶🐾💛

✨A german shepherd dog✨ @livelifeaddy

POV: Tony’s in for Venom desensitisation 🐝

Happy world Dachshund day! Check out some (not all!) our favourite snags we see in clinic 🐕🌭 Here’s hoping everyone is spoiling their Dachies today!

🐈 Fear Free Felines! We love practicing fear free at VDS - it means our patients have a much more positive experience! Tommy saw Dr Sam last week for recurring infections on his paws and nose. He wasn’t a huge fan of his paws being examined but allowed us to have a examine them and even take samples for cytology whilst being distracted with a cat treat sachet. Well done Tommy! 🐟

Shakes from Bany after his allergy testing yesterday 😎 Bany presented for intradermal allergy testing to investigate what environmental allergens are causing his ongoing pruritus (itchiness). Testing demonstrated that Bany is allergic to some grass, weed, and tree pollens. We are currently waiting on serum allergy testing to get Bany’s full allergy profile before starting him on his immunotherapy journey. Well done on being so brave Bany! 💕🐾

Recently we have had the pleasure of spending Tuesdays with miss @stevielicksyorkieterrierist whilst she begins her venom immunotherapy journey. Here she is with dermatology nurse Ash enjoying the sun ☀️

Happy Friday! Hope everyone spends the weekend relaxing just like Tony did this week whilst being waited to be picked up after his bee venom immunotherapy 😴

Did you know that May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness month? Allergy awareness month aims to raise public awareness about allergies, their impact on people and their families, and to promote understanding the importance of diagnosis, treatment, and management. Just like humans, pets can get allergies too! In dogs and cats, allergy can manifest in symptoms such itching (pruritus), recurrent skin and ear infections, and hives (though this is not an exhaustive list!). One of the most common reasons we see patients is for a condition called Atopic Dermatitis, where the allergy is triggered by allergens such as pollens, moulds, insects, and/or dust mites that contact the skin from the environment. Featured in this post is a patient Dr Fiona saw last week, Kitty Girl, who we suspect may have an allergy to mosquitos. Poor Kitty is extremely itchy- you can see that when her back end is scratched, she begins to bite and nibble at anything close to her - in this case her cage. Kitty went home with some anti-itch medication and we collected some blood to test for environmental allergies. The next step for Kitty is to begin Allergy Specific Immunotherapy, which will be formulated based on her results… stay tuned for more information on ASIT. 🐈🐾

It’s always a bittersweet feeling when our bee and wasp venom desensitisation patients finish their program. We miss seeing sweet faces like miss Maggie every week! Maggie had her last injections with us today. When she started she was so unsure of us she didn’t even take treats! With gentle fear free techniques we gained her trust and her sweet personality really shone through. Congrats Maggie! 💕🐝

Dr Sharon and Dermatology nurse Michelle spent the day seeing patients at Kalamunda Veterinary Hospital last week. They both fell in love with the handsome Watson, who was more than happy to show off his cool tricks! 😎

Remember Diego? 🥰 We made a post about his progress during treatment for 2 autoimmune conditions (cutaneous lupus erythematous and pemphigus foliaceus) a few months ago. Over the last few weeks there has been some mild depigmentation on his nose, so it was recommended for his intravenous steroid treatment to be repeated before a relapse of his symptoms could occur. Despite this we are still so pleased with his progress as it has been several months since we last saw him 🐶 He is such a fantastic patient and was very brave for his treatment! Well done Diego 💕

🐱Fear free vet exams! 🐈 Sir Franklyn Marmalade is a handsome cat that is currently on immunotherapy. He doesn’t enjoy his vet visits but using anti-anxiety medication and plenty of treats we keep his visits as comfortable and fear free as possible! Here he is enjoying some time with derm nurses Rowena and Michelle after his latest visit 😍

Today we had the pleasure of seeing Quentin on his birthday!! 🥳 Quentin visited us for allergy testing. His results showed that he is HIGHLY allergic to all but one pollen! Stay tuned until the end of the video to see dermatology nurse Chey performing the intradermal injection, and to see the massive wheals that formed. Once we get the results from his serology allergy testing, Quentin will start his desensitisation journey. After he woke up from his sedation, Quentin was presented with a VDS classic, the @royalcaninanz Hypoallergenic cake, mixed with some peanut butter and a bit of cream cheese icing! Happy birthday Quentin, we hope you had a good day! 🐶