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Dr Meng Siak is a specialist veterinary dermatologist consulting out of
WAVES Vet Hospital as WAVES Dermatology (SOR) Monthly satellite clinic at Vetwest Whitfords (NOR)

09/12/2025

Pixie originally came to WAVES Dermatology for recurrent ear infections and persistent crusting on his ear pinnae that had been refractory to treatments. Apart from the skin lesions, Pixie was also unwell in himself.

Dr Amelia performed cytology from the crusting lesions and found acantholytic keratinocyte cells, raising concerns for an immune-mediated skin disorder: pemphigus foliaceus.

Dr Amelia performed biopsies and confirmed this diagnosis as well as identified an antibiotic resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterial infection.

Pemphigus foliaceus is the most common autoimmune skin disease in cats. Early diagnosis is key, and many cats respond beautifully once immunomodulatory therapy is started.
In some cases, this condition can even be triggered by an adverse drug reaction, which is why a thorough history is essential.

Pixie is now feeling much better and looking happier! Dr Amelia will next try to taper the medications to ensure Pixie remains in remission.

30/11/2025

As we enter the last month of 2025, the waves derm team and their families celebrated a very busy and meaningful 2025.

We are very thankful to referring vets and pet owners who entrusted their pet’s skin issues to our team. We hope that we managed to help every single pet with their allergies, autoimmune skin diseases, infected ears etc

The waves derm team will take a well deserved rest from Dec 20th and return to clinic on Jan 5th 2026.

If your pet needs any medications or allergy vaccines, please let us know in advance so we can prepare these for you.

We wish everyone a very merry Xmas and best wishes for 2026.

20/11/2025

Charlie was consulted by Dr Amelia for post surgery wound break down and subsequent non healing wound. Unfortunately despite repeated courses of antibiotics and bandages, the wound would not heal.

When a surgical incision reopens, healing can feel like a long road — but innovative care makes all the difference.

Dr Amelia ensured his surgical site infections were treated with the right antimicrobials and PHOVIA light therapy was employed.

💡PHOVIA light therapy uses gentle, non-invasive fluorescence to support the skin’s natural repair process.

For pets recovering from complicated surgery dehiscence, it has antimicrobial activity, can help speed healing, reduce inflammation, and get them feeling comfortable again.

Seeing those brighter days come faster is why we love this technology!

After just three weekly Phovia sessions, Charlie is finally cone free again and loving his life.

If you have a pet that is struggling with a non healing wound, Phovia may be beneficial.

18/11/2025

Meet Bear, our very cute (and very vocal) Sphynx superstar! Bear currently sees Dr Amelia for management of his Feline Atopic Skin Syndrome (environmental allergies).
He visited us for his RUSH immunotherapy allergy desensitisation, and honestly? He was the best boy.

The benefits of RUSH immunotherapy include:
1. Faster time to clinical improvement as the pet reaches maintenance dose sooner compared to traditional build-up schedule which can take weeks to months
2. Reaching the therapeutic dose faster can be particularly beneficial for pets like Bear with significant atopic dermatitis
3. Fewer clinic visits during the build-up phase which can work well for patients who do not enjoy traveling and vet visits
4. Administration under close monitoring - the escalation of allergy vaccine is performed in a controlled supervised setting over repeated at-home escalations allowing the vet team to observe and treat any rare adverse reactions

Comfortable, cuddly, and chatting to us the whole time — Bear absolutely aced his injections and stole every heart in the clinic.

13/11/2025

Happy birthday to our amazing nurse Amy!

We hope you have a wonderful birthday filled with laughs and yummy food!

When one work in derm, you don’t age a day 😉

11/11/2025

We are looking for the next enthusiastic vet dermatology intern for 2026.

If you are a veterinarian interested in learning more about vet dermatology and is interested in advanced training and potential specialisation, then we would love to meet you!

10/11/2025

As Perth warms up, a gentle reminder from the very handsome King about being sunsafe.

Like many Australians, dogs and cats love sunbaking but are also prone to sunburn and this increases the risk for skin cancers such as squamous cell carcinomas and hemangiosarcomas

Some of the tips we have for dogs and cats to being sunsafe include

☀️staying indoors or under shade during peak UV times between 10am to 2pm
☀️avoid sun exposure through indoor sunspots (especially for cats)
☀️wearing protective clothings that offers UV protection eg Brommelli sunsuit that covers as much of exposed skin as possible
https://www.bromellidogs.com.au
☀️applying sunscreen (sunblocks tends to rub away losing their efficacy) regularly. Consider long lasting and water proof versions such as human Microskin Camouflage
https://microskin.com
☀️if tolerated, nose protectors
e.g http://www.dognoseprotectors.com
https://outfoxfordogs.com.au

If your dog or cat has existing sun damage or skin cancers, the prognosis is generally good if they are surgically removed and also medically treated.

There are treatment options including oral retinoids and niacinamide and topical therapies.

We are also able to use our carbon dioxide laser to ablate precancerous and cancerous lesions.

It is therefore important that you have a sunbaking dog or cat that has developed unusual skin lesions or masses, that you have these examined by your vet so that early diagnosis and treatments can be started.

11/10/2025

Vet nurses and technician appreciate week!

Perth Animal Dermatology/WAVES Derm is thankful to have a team of dedicated and caring nurses to ensure the best care for our pets.

The vet nursing industry is a tough and many a times unappreciated one. It’s the love for the pets that attracts them to become a vet nurse.

Please join us in thanking every vet nurse out there caring for all creatures great and small!

31/08/2025

Tomorrow is the first day of Spring and this means that many allergic dogs will start to flare.

Late last year, I was invited to lecture by on management of environmental allergies in dogs.

I included a slide on how I explain to pet owners that are referred to me. I was asked recently to share this slide so I thought I put it here for vets and owners!

Some golden tips I share with referring vets and pet owners
1.Like in humans, environmental allergies in dogs can cause itchy skin/ears (atopic dermatitis and otitis), running nose (allergic rhinitis) and eyes (allergic conjunctivitis).

2.Like in humans, environmental allergy is incurable and management is key to control itch and provide comfort to pets. Many owners want a “cure” but the reality is this is almost impossible.

3.Successful management of environmental allergies involve medications to stop the itch as well as allergy vaccine to modify the allergic disease.

4.Poorly managed environmental allergies will result in recurring bacterial skin and ear infections.

5.Allergic dogs need an individualised multimodal plan, there is no “one size fits all”.

6.Different anti itch medications available have different mechanisms of actions and selection depends on several factors including severity of itch and chronicity of allergic disease.

7. Multidrug resistant skin and ear infections arise from repeated use of antibiotics. In dogs we usually see methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) but we are also seeing a lot of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) which is a human superbug!

If you have a dog who has itchy skin, it is important you consult your veterinarian on the best way to manage them both short and also long term.

30/08/2025

I am a big advocate for early use of allergy vaccine to desensitise dogs and cats with environmental allergies (atopic dermatitis).

This management (not treatment because there is no cure for atopic dermatitis) option can be expensive (same human allergens without government subsidies) but it is the only option that actually treats the allergic disease and may be more cost effective long term.

I would rather invest the costs of allergy vaccine over:
1.Repeated treatments for recurring bacterial skin and ear infections.
2.Increasing the risks of developing antibiotic resistance (big problem with potential spread to owners) with repeated antibiotic usage.
3.Spending money on ear flushes including video otoscopic guided flushes to deal with resistant pseudomonas ear infections AND remove wax plugs formed due to loss of self cleaning mechanisms.
4.Discomfort and pain associated with chronic skin and ear inflammation and infections.
5.Potential behavioural changes associated with severe itching and self trauma.
6.Disrupting pet-owner bond through having to medicate constantly especially instilling ear drops.
7.Potential side effects to chronic use of anti-itch medications.

We all have attended lectures on how we can use prednisolone, Atopica, Apoquel or Cytopoint for itch pets but we really need a big lecture on how we should be considering allergy vaccine.

27/08/2025

Congrats

WAVES Derm edition…

15/08/2025

Please join us in congratulating Shannon, derm nurse extraordinaire, as she embarks on her maternity leave.

We wish Shannon the very best.

Our patients and us will miss her dearly!

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1/640 Beeliar Drive
Perth, WA
6164

Opening Hours

Monday	12:30pm - 9pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm

Telephone

+61894125700

Website

https://wavets.com.au/departments/dermatology/

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