Allergies & Dermatology

Is your pet’s itchy skin driving you both bonkers?

There are many factors that can affect a companion animal’s skin, and the symptoms can be unpleasant. You don’t want your best friend to suffer and neither do we! 

Marina Village Veterinary’s professional allergy and dermatology services will help get your loved one as healthy on the outside as on the inside.

Diagnosing the Problem

To help your pet feel better, we need to determine the precise cause of the problem. We may be able to tell what’s wrong just by visually examining your pet, or we may need to investigate further. Tests such as blood work, skin scrapings, and biopsies help us get the answers we need to move forward with a cure.

Some of the common dermatological concerns we can assist with include:

• Allergies (food and/or environmental)
• Infections (acute or chronic)
• Parasites
• Dermatitis
• Hormonal disorders
• Autoimmune diseases
• Tumors
• Skin cancer

Developing a Treatment Plan

Once we’ve pinpointed the problem, the next step is determining how to best treat it. Depending on the situation, we may prescribe something as simple as a topical cream. More complex conditions may call for a longer-term strategy or involve a combination of multiple treatment methods. 

Signs of a possible skin problem include:

• Excessive scratching
• Scabbing or flaking of the skin
• Hot spots
• Shedding more than usual
• Biting, chewing or licking at the affected area
• Bumps or lumps on or under the skin

If you notice any of these signs, it’s time to book an appointment. Give Marina Village Veterinary a call. We can help your loved one live a more comfortable life.