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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)

Vet nurses and technician appreciate week! Perth Animal Dermatology/WAVES Derm is thankful to have a team of dedicated ...
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!

Tomorrow is the first day of Spring and this means that many allergic dogs will start to flare.Late last year, I was inv...
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.

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

Congrats WAVES Derm edition…
27/08/2025

Congrats

WAVES Derm edition…

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

Happy birthday to our wonderful vet nurse Felicity! Thank you for your dedication and for being such an awesome team mat...
02/08/2025

Happy birthday to our wonderful vet nurse Felicity!

Thank you for your dedication and for being such an awesome team mate.

We hope you had a wonderful day eating cake! 🎂🎉🥳

Dr Amelia is currently attending Science Week. This is an annual conference organised by the Australia and New Zealand C...
26/07/2025

Dr Amelia is currently attending Science Week. This is an annual conference organised by the Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS).

Apart from learning new insights into antibiotic resistance affecting companion animals, she also presented her research project on Enterococcus infections affecting dogs.

As part of her ANZCVS residency, Dr Amelia is required to perform research to enhance the knowledge in veterinary dermatology. Her research looks into resistant Enterococcus focusing on vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE). This is a big problem in human medicine and has never been researched in dogs in Australia!

We are very excited to read the new knowledge she will bring to vets not just in Perth but nationally and internationally!

We are also very proud for her wonderful presentation.

Using carbon dioxide laser vs blunt surgery.In recent years, vet dermatologists have been using carbon dioxide laser to ...
12/06/2025

Using carbon dioxide laser vs blunt surgery.

In recent years, vet dermatologists have been using carbon dioxide laser to excise and ablate skin and ear masses.

The benefits of carbon dioxide laser over blunt surgery include:
- reduced pain
- reduced bleeding
- reduced swelling
- faster recovery
- reduced infection risk

Waves dermatology is equipped with the latest Vetscalpel 40/25W carbon dioxide laser machine.

Here, Dr Meng used the machine to excise a mass cleanly and with minimal bleeding. In addition to the above benefits, the procedure was faster to complete resulting in reduced general anaesthetic times.

We have also used the machine for the following diseases
- skin cancers such as hemangiomas, squamous cell carcinomas due to chronic sun burn
- ablate the base of ear polyps in cats to avoid regrowth
- Bowenoid insitu carcinomas (BISC) in cats
- benign sebaceous adenomas or skin tags
- eyelid masses that are difficult to excise
- nasal and ear tip squamous cell carcinomas

If you have a pet that you feel might benefit from carbon dioxide laser, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Dr Meng was invited as an international speaker for the recently concluded Asian Meeting of Animal Medicine Specialities...
06/06/2025

Dr Meng was invited as an international speaker for the recently concluded Asian Meeting of Animal Medicine Specialities (AMAMS) in Bangkok, Thailand.

This was a biannual conference involving Asian and international specialists. The total number of delegates was over 3000!

He gave two lectures on methicillin resistant staphylococci infections and cutaneous opportunistic infections affecting companion animals. Both topics are Dr Meng’s special interests.

Apart from lecturing, Dr Meng also caught up with Dr Dave Robson, vet dermatologist from Melbourne, and his resident in training Dr Yuhan. He also met up with veterinary dermatologists from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan.

It was a wonderful experience sharing knowledge and clinical experience, which will ultimately help our patients with their skin and ear issues.

As veterinarians, we are always updating ourselves on the latest knowledge in veterinary dermatology. Dr Amelia is curre...
30/04/2025

As veterinarians, we are always updating ourselves on the latest knowledge in veterinary dermatology.

Dr Amelia is currently in the USA attending the North America Veterinary Dermatology Forum (NAVDF).

She will then spend two weeks at the prestigious North Carolina State University veterinary dermatology clinic, learning from world leaders in autoimmune skin diseases affecting animals.

Our derm team and patients will miss Dr Amelia during these few weeks, but we are excited to hear what she has learned and use this knowledge to help our patients.

Honey says have a relaxing weekend ahead!Honey sees WAVES Dermatology for her monthly bee and wasp desensitisation injec...
21/03/2025

Honey says have a relaxing weekend ahead!

Honey sees WAVES Dermatology for her monthly bee and wasp desensitisation injections.

While Honey needs to have the injections every month, the derm nurses do their best to make these trips and injections as relaxing as possible!

We are pleased to host Dr Boo, a vet visiting from Malaysia for the last 2 weeks.Dr Boo runs a very busy clinic and has ...
21/03/2025

We are pleased to host Dr Boo, a vet visiting from Malaysia for the last 2 weeks.

Dr Boo runs a very busy clinic and has a special interest in veterinary dermatology.

Her desire to gain more knowledge and experience in treating pets with skin and ear diseases saw her fly to Perth just to spend 2 weeks with WAVES Dermatology.

She spent the last 2 weeks shadowing Dr Meng and saw a great variety of cases from allergies, immune mediated diseases, chronic ear infections and even a rare viral infection in a cat!

Dr Boo also observed numerous procedures ranging from biopsies, allergy testing and use of carbon dioxide laser.

We wish Dr Boo every success in her clinic and we look forward to seeing her again.

For our Malaysia followers, her clinic in Malaysia is locales in Negri Sembilan and fb page is

https://www.facebook.com/share/1DPQyWo3RB/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Address

1/640 Beeliar Drive
Perth, WA
6164

Opening Hours

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

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+61894125700

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