What to Expect at Your Appointment
Find out how your visit will progress.
At Best Friends Animal Hospital and Urgent Care Center, we foster a collaborative, communicative treatment style and encourage you to ask questions and raise concerns during and after your appointment.
During your appointment, you may expect:
- Dr. Schissler and her veterinary technicians will discuss your pet’s history and review available medical records.
- We then thoroughly examine your pet with you and take non-invasive samples from the ears and skin for microscopic examination.
- Options for diagnosis and treatment will be thoroughly discussed and estimates can be provided.
- Medications, topical treatments, and diet will be prescribed/dispensed as appropriate.
- A thorough report will be provided to you and your veterinarian.
New appointments typically last from 60-90 minutes, recheck visits are typically 30 minutes in duration.
Board Certified Dermatologist
We are thrilled to have on staff our own veterinary dermatologist, Dr. Schissler. After veterinary school, a veterinary dermatologist must undergo a minimum of three years of additional supervised formalized training in the diagnosis and management of skin and ear conditions. Upon completion of this training, and a research project and publication, they must pass a rigorous examination to become a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD). To maintain their diplomate status, the dermatologist must continue to attend continuing education conferences and/or publish peer-reviewed literature in the field of dermatology.
