SFVS News: Dr. Carlo Vitale on Feline Dandruff

SFVS dermatologist Carlo Vitale, DVM, is featured in this week’s Ask the Vet column in the San Francisco Chronicle. The subject? Tallula the Cat’s dandruff problem.
The reader’s question: My cat, Tallula, is well groomed and has insanely soft fur, but occasionally she is covered in dandruff. It’s inconsistent: One day she has dandruff and the [...]

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SFVS News: SFVS’s Jill Fortuna, DVM on a Feral Cat’s Skin Problems

Jill Fortuna, DVM, an intern at SFVS, answered a reader’s question in this week’s Ask the Vet column in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The question: A feral cat that comes around our house vanished for several weeks, then returned with missing hair on part of her tail. Three weeks later, more hair was missing and this [...]

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SFVS News: Helen Power, DVM on Dogs and Allergies

The San Francisco Chronicle’s Ask the Vet column features SFVS dermatologist Helen Power today, answering a reader’s question about a greyhound with troubling red patches on her skin. The question:
The skin between and above my greyhound’s paw pads is red and now she has a red patch on her belly. Her vet prescribed Panalog (an [...]

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Staff Spotlight: Q+A With Pet Dermatologist Carlo Vitale, DVM, DACVD

This Staff Spotlight features Carlo Vitale, DVM, DACVD, who is a veterinary dermatologist at SFVS. According to the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), veterinary dermatologists are “extremely qualified in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious and non-infectious skin diseases, parasitic skin diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergy and allergy-induced skin diseases, recognition of the skin manifestations [...]

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SFVS News: Dr. Carlo Vitale Featured in Latest Issue of Fetch the Paper

An article by SFVS dermatologist Carlo Vitale, DVM, was recently featured in Fetch the Paper. The article, titled “Itching and Scratching? Your Dog’s Skin Allergies Explained,” discusses common skin issues found in (on?) our furry friends, as well as some of the more frequently used treatment options.
Download the PDF of the article: “Itching and Scratching? [...]

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SFVS News: Dr. Carlo Vitale Featured on SF Gate’s “Tails of the City” Blog

SFVS dermatologist Carlo Vitale is featured on today’s SF Gate “Tails of the City” blog. He answers such questions as “What are some of the reasons people bring their animals to you?” and “Do skin conditions worsen as pets age?” and “How do you assess a pet’s skin health?”
Read his answers to these questions and [...]

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SFVS News: Helen Power, DVM, DACVD, Joins Dermatology & Allergy Department

Hospital Expands Dermatology Coverage to Five Days a Week for Bay Area Pets
San Francisco, Calif., July 7, 2008 — San Francisco Veterinary Specialists, Inc. (SFVS), San Francisco’s only dedicated multi-specialty veterinary hospital, has announced that Helen Power, DVM, DACVD, will be joining the hospital’s dermatology and allergy department. She will be accepting appointments on Tuesdays, [...]

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Headlines: Drug-Resistant Staph Infections in Pets

As part of its “Your Whole Pet” series, SF Gate has published a story on the rise of drug-resistant staph infections in pets (along with some pretty graphic photos). Quite a bit of information is covered, and the article has received a number of reader comments.
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