Perth Animal Dermatology

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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)

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

Happy birthday to our amazing derm intern, Dr Yatchi!We are so pleased to have Dr Yatchi join the team. She is very hard...
06/03/2025

Happy birthday to our amazing derm intern, Dr Yatchi!

We are so pleased to have Dr Yatchi join the team. She is very hardworking and a big asset to the team!

Happy birthday Yatchi! We hope you have a great day!

Hop hip hooray!

Ear masses and removal using video otoscope and carbon dioxide laser.WAVES Dermatology was recently equipped with the la...
05/03/2025

Ear masses and removal using video otoscope and carbon dioxide laser.

WAVES Dermatology was recently equipped with the latest Vetscalpel Carbon Dioxide Laser

One of the many excellent uses of carbon dioxide laser is the treatment of ear masses. Together with the video otoscope, we can effectively debulk then ablate the base of these masses to significant reduce the likelihood of regrowth.

Ollie is a beautiful Shepherd owned by a veterinarian owner. During a otoscope exam, her vet owner noted a fleshy mass in her left ear canal. Ollie was promptly referred to Dr Meng for investigation and treatment.

In the photos and video shown here, we used the video otoscope to identify the pink flesh mass (Photo 1).

We then used the video otoscope to debulk the mass using a polypectomy snare (Photo 2).

To reduce the chance of mass regrow, we used the carbon dioxide laser to ablate the attachment/base of the mass (Video and Photo 4).

These procedures are effective in removal of benign masses and also for malignant masses that are inoperable.

If these benign/malignant masses are not removed, the dog or cat would be prone to discomfort/pain, recurring secondary infections and build up of deep seated waxy material caused by the masses.

We are pleased to now have these advanced equipment to help pets with ear masses. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to discuss options with your vets or contact us at WAVES Dermatology.

Cammy recently presented to WAVES dermatology and saw Dr Amelia. She was acutely unwell, inappetant and febrile. She als...
04/03/2025

Cammy recently presented to WAVES dermatology and saw Dr Amelia.

She was acutely unwell, inappetant and febrile. She also developed skin changes including depigmentation of her muzzle and pustules on her ear flaps.

After a thorough physical examination and evaluation of history, a cutaneous adverse drug reaction was suspected. Biopsies were performed alongside other investigations.
These confirmed a drug triggered pemphigus foliaceus.

Thanks to the prompt diagnosis, Cammy was started on appropriate immunomodulatory medications and her infections were treated.

Today, she saw Dr Amelia for a 2 weeks revisit. She is looking much better and mom reports she has returned to being herself, happy and energetic!

Dr Amelia will now taper her medications and put a note to avoid suspected medication/ drugs that were likely to have triggered the disease.

Welcome Dr Yatchi to Perth Animal Dermatology (and Perth!), our veterinary dermatology intern for 2025.Dr Yat Chi gradua...
07/02/2025

Welcome Dr Yatchi to Perth Animal Dermatology (and Perth!), our veterinary dermatology intern for 2025.

Dr Yat Chi graduated with a DVM from the University of Melbourne in 2019. She then worked in a couple of high volume, fast paced small animal GP clinics in Melbourne. She has always had a keen interest in small animal dermatology and when the opportunity came up to join Dr Meng at Perth Animal Dermatology, she jumped at the chance!

Dr Yatchi will assist Drs Meng and Amelia in the dermatology clinic in looking after our wonderful patients. Throughout her internship, she will gain valuable knowledge in the best vet specialty available (or at least we think it is!).

Dr Yat Chi is excited to meet you and your pets and to learn everything and more about the wonderful world of vet dermatology.

Perth Animal Dermatology is proud to announce we have the latest 40/25W carbon dioxide laser!Carbon dioxide laser can b...
07/02/2025

Perth Animal Dermatology is proud to announce we have the latest 40/25W carbon dioxide laser!

Carbon dioxide laser can be used to assist many veterinary dermatology procedures. These include

1.Removal of skin and ear masses. Benefits over scalpel blade removal include better hemostasis, reduced swelling and pain, faster post op recovery!

2.Ablation of skin lesions eg precancerous masses due to chronic sunburn, feline cystomatosis, viral papillomas and benign sebaceous adenomas

3. Ablation of stalk of ear polyps avoiding ear canal ablation

4. Management of interdigital cysts and proliferative pododermatitis

5.Removal of gingival hyperplasia and more!

Today, we closed the clinic for the day to train with the very knowledgeable .kooi from . We cannot wait to introduce this amazing machine to pets from WA.

If you would like to know if your pets can benefit from carbon dioxide laser, please do not hesitate to discuss with your vets or contact the dermatology clinic at 9412 5700 [email protected]

Merry Christmas from the WAVES dermatology team.We wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year. We will be ba...
20/12/2024

Merry Christmas from the WAVES dermatology team.

We wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year.

We will be back in clinic 2nd Jan 2025.

Much love from us to you and your pets!

Passion is a beautiful patient of Dr Meng and is bred by a veterinarian in Perth. Unfortunately she developed anaphylaxi...
09/12/2024

Passion is a beautiful patient of Dr Meng and is bred by a veterinarian in Perth. Unfortunately she developed anaphylaxis after a bee sting.

Dr Meng started Passion on a bee desensitisation program and recently received the following from her new owner.

Just like in humans, bee and wasp desensitisation in dogs has a very success rate in protecting against future anaphylactic episodes. We are pleased to hear positive updates from our patients.

“Edited to fit the space”
Hi Dr Meng!

Just thought I would share: …….

“Yikes, Passion gave me a fright tonight. We were on a late night walk, and she got a bite of some sort on her back right paw. Thinking back, the pavement had Jacaranda flowers on it. Got home, and had a good look around, eventually found a bee sting!! Have kept a close eye on her, and she seems absolutely fine, and has stopped licking her paw. Will keep a close eye on her and go to Waves if anything changes, but that was around 1.5hrs ago now so guessing we’re out of the woods.
……..
I also have an epipen as backup.
I was weighing up whether to continue with the injections, or just rely on the epipen. After this, I’m definitely going to continue with the desensitisation program. I’m just not prepared to take a risk with her and she does seem to attract bees! So the good news is that the desensitisation program definitely works!”

Thought I would share with your
Hope all is well.

Thank you,

Happy birthday to vet derm nurse, Kelley! Kelley was the OG, started with Dr Meng, when Perth Animal Dermatology (WAVES ...
04/12/2024

Happy birthday to vet derm nurse, Kelley!

Kelley was the OG, started with Dr Meng, when Perth Animal Dermatology (WAVES Dermatology) was borned in 2018.

Kelley helped set the foundation and taught future derm nurses. Kelley left full time nursing to study and now works celebrity casual shifts for us.

We are so grateful to have Kelley help out with our busy schedule.

Happy birthday Kelley!

The dermatology team and family had an early Xmas brunch to celebrate another successful year of helping pets with their...
01/12/2024

The dermatology team and family had an early Xmas brunch to celebrate another successful year of helping pets with their skin and ear disease.

We are thankful and grateful to referring vets and owners for entrusting us with their pets’s skin health in 2024. We look forward to seeing more pets in 2025.

The dermatology team will be closed from 23rd Dec 2024 and reopens on 2nd Jan (Thurs) 2025 for a well-deserved break.

If your pet requires a top up of their medications including allergy vaccines, please contact us early via email ([email protected]) or 9412 5700, so that we can organise these for your pet. This is to ensure their skin conditions continue to be managed during this period

We wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2025.

🎄

Thanks to the 60+ veterinarians who turned up to listen to Dr Meng lecture on canine atopic dermatitis (environmental al...
17/11/2024

Thanks to the 60+ veterinarians who turned up to listen to Dr Meng lecture on canine atopic dermatitis (environmental allergies).

All the attending vets had just finished a busy day of work but their motivation to continued education is so inspiring.

Thank you to our generous sponsor,

Some skin diseases affecting dogs can be very debilitating. German Shepherds are predisposed to a painful condition call...
15/11/2024

Some skin diseases affecting dogs can be very debilitating. German Shepherds are predisposed to a painful condition called perianal furunculosis (PAF).

In this condition, dogs can present with straining to defecate, blood in faeces and discomfort around their bottoms.

Traditionally they were presumed to be “hemorrhoid” but PAF is actually an immune mediated disease.

Thankfully with the right diagnosis and treatments, PAF can be treated very successfully.

Today, we did a recheck on Amber only 4 weeks after initial diagnosis and she has made a remarkable improvement. Her owner also reported she is feeling much better at home.

Always a pleasure to end a busy week with another success story.

Happy birthday to derm nurse Amy! Amy is a valuable member of the derm team. She is a hard worker with a can-do attitude...
14/11/2024

Happy birthday to derm nurse Amy!

Amy is a valuable member of the derm team. She is a hard worker with a can-do attitude. We look forward to seeing you grow within the derm team.

We appreciate all you have done for our patients. We and our pets are so lucky to have you!

Happy birthday Amy!
Hip hip hooray!

Last day to register for continuing education (CE) lecture by Dr Meng for veterinarians in Perth.This event is generousl...
12/11/2024

Last day to register for continuing education (CE) lecture by Dr Meng for veterinarians in Perth.

This event is generously sponsored by and Dr Meng will provide the latest evidence based approach and management of canine atopic dermatitis (environmental allergy).

We hope this can guide veterinarians in their day to day management of this very common skin disease affecting dogs.

Nylah visits Dr Amelia for her bee and wasp desensitisation. She has recently completed her induction phase and her owne...
18/10/2024

Nylah visits Dr Amelia for her bee and wasp desensitisation. She has recently completed her induction phase and her owners wrote a very kind messageto Dr Amelia and the dermatology nurses.

We offer bee and wasp desensitisation for dogs or cats that developed anaphylaxis to bee or wasp venom. The induction phase involves 17 weekly in clinic injections and monitoring.

To ensure our patients have a minimally stressful stay, we request for owners to bring their favourite toys and blankets. The nurses also ensure they spend plenty of time with them during their stay with lots of treats and cuddles.

The many hats that vet nurses do!

Unfortunately extensively resistant bacterial infections like Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP...
17/10/2024

Unfortunately extensively resistant bacterial infections like Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) and Enterococcus are becoming more common in veterinary medicine.

Like in human medicine, this is associated with repeated use of antibiotics. In dogs, this is most commonly due to recurring bacterial skin and ear infections due to allergies.

Rambo was referred to Dr Meng for an infected surgical wound that is non responsive to multiple antibiotics. A swab was collected for culture and confirmed Rambo has not one but two multidrug resistant infections.

Scarily, there was no oral antibiotics available that can treat both bacteria. Dr Meng implemented an aggressive topical antimicrobial treatment plan using wipes and ointment.

Fast forward 4 weeks, Rambo has responded very well and further surgical repair is not required!

It is important pre and post surgeries, that any skin infections need to be managed. Otherwise there will be an increased risk of post surgical soft tissue infections leading to wound break down.

In addition, these bacteria have the potential to be zoonotic and pet owners handling these dogs must be aware of potential risks and take precaution eg good hand hygiene etc.

In these cases, a referral to a vet dermatologist can be beneficial.

Multidrug resistant bacterial infections causing surgical wound breakdown.In the last few months, we had the pleasure of...
18/09/2024

Multidrug resistant bacterial infections causing surgical wound breakdown.

In the last few months, we had the pleasure of helping Juno. She was bitten around her neck resulting in a large wound.

Surgery to close the wound was attempted three times but failed. A swab was then collected from the wound and the cause of the failed surgeries was revealed to be a multidrug resistant bacterial infection due to Klebsiella.

Juno was then referred to WAVES Dermatology to treat the infection before further surgery. Dr Meng reviewed the culture results and started Juno on a injectable antibiotic called amikacin. This antibiotic requires close monitoring of the kidneys and this involves daily urine checks. Juno’s dedicated owner had to drop off a urine sample every morning before the decision to continue the antibiotic can be made. We also started Phovia biomodulation therapy to enhance wound healing and treat the infection.

Juno responded very well to the treatments and repeat cultures revealed resolution of the Klebsiella. Juno was then referred to WAVES Surgery for surgical closure.

We are pleased to see Juno recovered very well from the surgery and no infections were noted post surgery.

Unfortunately like in human medicine, multidrug resistant infections in dogs are becoming more common. These include methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP). Thankfully vet dermatologists have extensive training in recognising and treating these resistant bacterial infections.

If you have a pet with resistant bacterial skin or ear infections. It is important you follow your vet’s advice on treatments. In complicated cases, referral to a vet dermatologist is recommended.

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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

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