Referral Protocol

• Please contact me by email charliewalker@theskinvet.net or mobile phone 07947 711200 or fax to email (01273) 371121. Clients please see Introduction section.

• Download, complete and email or fax the registration form to include the full current client and patient case details including address and all telephone numbers; plus patient details including breed, age, reproductive status and bodyweight.

• Provide the history from onset of skin (and/or ear) disease; systemic and topical drug therapies (doses and durations); and the ectoparasite control regimen.

• Include full laboratory test results (in-house and external) plus complete histopathology report (laboratory and pathologist).

• Send details of insurance policy (please suggest the owners contact their insurance company, especially regarding policy exclusions).

• lease ensure the patient undergoes a minimum twelve hour pre-examination starvation, with drug avoidance as detailed in Intradermal testing.

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	Canine Idiopathic Mucinosis This Shar Pei’s skin shows it has an unusual breed specific skin disease called Idiopathic Mucinosis. A close up shows the oozing fluid from a ruptured blister – long term control was instituted using a human medication because oral steroids had been causing intolerable side effects.
	Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus This photosensitive autoimmune disorder, sometimes likened to human ‘DLE’, was controlled with a combination of a sunscreen, a vitamin and an immunomodulating ointment.
	Feline Pemphigus Foliaceus Microscopic examination of the pus from this cat’s claw bed helped to lead toward a diagnosis of a rare autoimmune disease called Pemphigus Foliaceus.
	Cutaneous Horn secondary to Feline Immunodeficiency Virus This mild, inapparent lesion, a cutaneous horn, on a cat’s pad quickly lead to a diagnosis of this retroviral disease