Pittsburgh Veterinary Dermatology

04/12/2025

Despite it being 40° this morning, the TREE POLLEN is really HIGH! Just remember, if you are feeling allergy symptoms or taking your allergy meds, your DOG 🐕 or CAT 🐈 may need the same care! Call us for tips! About 85% of our patients have allergies and we would love to help them and you!

04/03/2025

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04/02/2025

Boop of the day brought to you by the sweetest, wiggly-est, most handsome-est bodybuilding 🏋 bully ever, "Big D"! 🐾 This cute bully-man is currently on a prescription diet to help rule out or diagnose food allergies. He also needs Apoquel and some ear flushing to help his itching and previously severe ear infections, respectively. We are eager to see his continued improvement as the food trial continues! If he has flare ups during the diet trial, while the air is filled with spring pollens 🌳, we will recheck him and plan to do allergy testing. 🩵

03/21/2025

https://www.phillyvoice.com/raw-cat-food-recall-bird-flu/

Two cats reportedly contracted the H5N1 virus after eating Savage Pet products, prompting the company to take precautionary action.

03/21/2025

https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/colorado-cats-bird-flu/73-bfcd22e3-1d52-4473-b0fd-2e1f23b6d849

10/11 cats have died in Colorado. There has been a recall of commercial raw food that had lots shipped to Pa. Please dont feed your pets raw food!

The Colorado Department of Agriculture said domestic cats appear to be highly susceptible to the illness.

03/20/2025

Happy 1st day of SPRING! 🌞🌳 Bentley is a sweet Morkie boy that typically chews his feet and scratches his ears during his flares in spring and fall! 🌾 Today, Bentley's feet are red and partially bald from chewing this past week. 🐾 We redosed his seasonal Cytopoint injection for ITCH RELIEF! We are sending home a fabulous, low potency, steroid containing lotion for the itchy areas AND recommendations to bathe, rinse and wipe his itchy spots to reduce secondary skin infections! Happy Spring Bentley, we hope you feel better soon! 🩵

03/13/2025

More signs of SPRING! Turkey trots 🦃 and tree POLLEN counts going UP quickly! 🌳 Going the list this week is Elm tree, adding to Cedar, Juniper and Maple started 2+ weeks ago! AND our resident LADY turkeys who we named 'The Sanderson Sisters' 🧙🏼‍♀️ came back this morning, with a new tom turkey friend [yet to be named].

02/17/2025

We can't wait to share before and after photos 📸 of this precious kitty, "Reese". But first....these 'Hungry Eyes' we captured at her recheck today were so cute. 😍 "Reese" has allergies to the pollen seasons and house dust mites and is starting allergy immunotherapy TODAY! 🌾🎉

02/14/2025

Nom nom! Help us NAME our FRIEND! 🐿 Update next week!

02/14/2025

Thank you for the yummy, very pink and red, did we mention YUMMY, Valentines Day donuts! 🍩

01/30/2025

They are back! 🦃

** Let's NAME our feathered friends! **

Prior to the holidays, we noticed at least 3 but sometimes 5 turkey walking through our trees. Our exam room windows afford this turkey viewing! 🪟 As of yesterday, when the cold temps improved, the 3 hens came back for some seed. Let's have some fun and NAME these ladies! 🧐🦃

First thought - "The Sanderson Sisters" ❓️⁉️

01/22/2025

Brand name or generic drugs should always be used for your pet's prescriptions, when possible. 💊 Read attached!

In cases where the dose cannot be reached with the commercially available drug, due to the size of the pet, or a different form (ex. liquid) is needed if your pet will not take a pill, we will consider compounding the medication under the direction of approved compounding pharmacies. 👩‍🔬

Compounded medications are essential, particularly when a suitable FDA-approved product is unavailable; however, their use should be approached judiciously.

01/11/2025

We LOVE our greenery at the office! Please enjoy our lovely plants because we are celebrating "National Houseplant Appreciation Day"! 💚🪴
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If you haven't seen our "houseplants", it sounds like we should meet you and your pet, soon! OR you haven't stopped by our new office for a recheck with your pet! 😉🐾 See you soon!