Is your pet’s itchy skin keeping you both up at night?
There are many ailments that can affect a companion animal’s skin, and the symptoms can vary from minor discomfort to outright pain. You don’t want your pet to suffer and neither do we!
Animal Hospital of Crested Butte’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’ll need to start by identifying precisely what’s causing the problem. We may be able to tell what’s wrong just by examining your pet, or we may need to investigate further. Diagnostic tools, such as bloodwork, biopsies, and skin scrapings help uncover the answers we need to move forward with a cure.
Some of the dermatological issues we routinely 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 accurately diagnosed the problem, the next step is determining how to best treat it. Depending on the circumstances, we may recommend something as simple as applying a topical cream. More complex situations may call for a longer-term strategy or involve a combination of more than one treatment method.
Signs of a potential 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 a consultation. Contact Animal Hospital of Crested Butte. We can help your loved one live a more comfortable life.
