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SkinVet Clinic e-News
Greetings!
It's been a warm, long summer -- perfect weather for fleas. Don't get complacent about flea control! Think of it as prevention. If you would like to read about our experience with Apoquel, the newest medication for allergies in dogs, check out my itchydogblog. We have a limited supply of Apoquel, but can start additional dogs on it if another stops taking it.  Dr. Jon Plant, with Brittany, Patty and Becky |
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Research News  The CADLI scale for measuring skin lesion severity in dogs with allergies was used in the study awarded "Best Clinical Research by an Established Investigator" award at the European meeting of veterinary dermatologists in Salzburg, Austria. Dr. Plant has now created a web app (www.atopiscore.com) with which veterinarians around the world can easily access his scale for free. Last year, Dr. Plant received the same award in Valencia, Spain for his research entitled "Reproducibility of allergen-specific IgE assays and ensuing immunotherapy recommendations from four laboratories." The study found that the agreement between the four allergy testing laboratories was only slightly better than could be expected by chance alone. Many of you have heard about this study from the horse's mouth! |
Get Itchology, the first iPhone app to help pet owners of itchy dogs uncover causes and find effective treatments
Dr. Plant has been busy this year developing an iPhone app called Itchology. This truly unique app will help itchy dogs by gathering and organizing the information that veterinarians need to help your pet. He has found over the years that you want to contribute valuable information that can aid your pet's comfort. This app will help you do that.
Among the features of Itchology:
- Daily itch tracking
- Medication tracking
- Medication reminders
- Correlation of itch level with changes in weather, pollen counts, medications, flea counts, food, and bathing.
We expect Itchology to be released in 3-4 weeks. Sign up to get notified when it is released at www.itchology.com. We plan to make it free for a short while, then it will be $4.99. A feline version may follow. View a demo video and Like Itchology at www.facebook.com/ itchology. |
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Medical Record and
Home Delivery client portals
Two links,
each requiring a separate login
From our home page, www.skinvetclinic.com, click on the Client Log-in link to take you to this page: To gain access to your pet's medical record through the top link, you'll first need to contact us to get a temporary password and verify your email address. Once you have access, when you log in to exchange messages about your pet, those correspondences will be transcribed directly into their record. For a small yearly fee that is charged by our software provider, you can also review and print medical records and past invoices. To set up an account to access our online pharmacy service, click on the image of the computing bulldog, then click on the "New Customer" link near the bottom of the page. We will verify that your pet is under our care, providing you with access to most of the medications and flea products that we prescribe, plus a variety of premium foods. Please note that RESPIT is not available through the online pharmacy and prices may vary from what we charge in the clinic.
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 | Pet of the Month Bunny, 3 years. Adopted by our very own Brittany.
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Jon Plant, DVM, DACVD
SkinVet Clinic
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
503-352-3376
info@skinvetclinic.com
Monday-Thursday, 8 am - 6 pm
Copyright 2013, SkinVet Clinic
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