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Dermatology and ear diseases of dogs and cats
I am the author of "Small Animal Ear Diseases; An Illustrated Guide" published by W.B. Saunders. I have over 25 years of clinical experience with a special interest in dermatologic conditions and ear diseases.
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Of all the diseases seen in dogs and cats, skin and ear diseases seem to fall into the number 1 and 2 categories.
There are a number of unanswered questions relating to why dogs and cats get ear disease. The bacteria and yeasts are hard to deal with and the area I am researching is how to treat these cases more effectively. I have designed the MedRx Video Vetscope, a video based imaging system for veterinarians to operate in the ear.
Dogs with ear infections that do not resolve within a month or 6 weeks usually have a middle ear infection as well. The eardrums rupture in response to external ear disease. Most people and vets do not know this.
Antibiotics alone are not the answer to ear diseases.
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In a Persian, I would be worried about ringworm fungi. Let your vet look at the cat and possibly do a Woods Lamp evaluation to see if there is any fluorescence to these flakes, indicating a fungus. They
If there is a wound, then the lymph nodes are responsible for draining the area and making immunity from the infection. That does not mean cancer. Before jumping to any conclusions, let the vet look
This is an aural hematoma and it requires surgery to fix it properly. The blood and clots are removed, then the ear is sutured all the way across the skin, cartilage and skin to close the space so no
There are many reasons for itching including parasites like sarcoptic mange, allergies, infections from bacteria and yeasts and some other contact allergies. YOu should have your vet check this dog and
This sounds like a vasculitis, which is an inflammation of the tiny blood vessels at the tips of the ear and the end of the toes, where there is not much blood circulation. A drug called Pentoxifylline
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