Dermatology

JAYNE LAYCOCK reports on her ‘pick of the month’ CPD webinar presented by Professor Stephen White of the department of medicine and epidemiology at the University of California, Davis

Dr STEPHEN SHAW reviews the role and usefulness of essential fatty acids and explains how lipids in the skin are crucial to the interpretation and treatment of dermatological disease.

SUE PATERSON reviews a cost-effective treatment that enables a reduction in the need for systemic medication but stresses that careful assessment is critical in each case

discuss the various types of veterinary shampoos available and what they contain and explain how they should be used

FILIPPO DE BELLIS begins a two-part article reviewing the medical interventions available for the management of ear diseases, covering cleaning, flushing and myringotomy

SUSAN McKAY briefly outlines some of the benefits of using shampoos as part of the management of various dermatological conditions

CHRIS TAYLOR of Virbac, answers some of the frequently asked questions about shampooing dogs and lists the various ingredients used in shampoos and their purpose

Dr SUE PATERSON reviews the range of dermatological diseases which affect the nasal planum

KATARINA VARJONEN and Dr ROSS BOND review the problem

SUE PATERSON reviews a disease that can be difficult and frustrating to treat

Tepoxalin reduces pruritus and lesions scores in dogs with atopic dermatitis Christa Horvath-Ungerboeck and others, University of EdinburghTepoxalin is a non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug of the pyr…

THIS case is taken from Dr Tim Nuttall’s dermatology referral service at the Small Animal Teaching Hospital, University of Liverpool.  The patient (pictured at right) was a five-and-a-half-year-old, m…

JENNA MARYNIAK reports on a seminar on the diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis

SUE PATERSON traces the history and asks which supplement is best