• Clarification of skin diseases associated with itching and/or hair loss
• Treatment of paw and claw diseases
• Diagnosis and treatment of allergic skin diseases (incl. hyposensitisation)
• Treatment of ear diseases (incl. video otoscopy)
• Treatment of autoimmune diseases

The skin examination begins with a detailed assessment of the patient's medical history. After a general clinical examination, the skin is examined. Depending on the skin lesions, the following examinations are carried out:

• Flea comb to search for fleas and flea faeces
• Microscopic assessment of the hair (trichogram)
• Skin scrapings for the detection of parasites
• Cytological examination for the detection of e.g. inflammatory cells, infectious agents, tumour cells
• Examination for a fungal infection using Wood's lamp, preparation of a fungal culture
• ETaking skin biopsies for histological examination to confirm autoimmune diseases and tumours and in unclear cases
• Blood and urine tests for suspected hormonal skin diseases, immune diseases, vasculitis and in unclear cases