Canine and feline autoimmune dermatological diseases
In an interview at the Fetch dvm360® conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, Julia Miller, DVM, DACVD, provides must-know answers to questions surrounding the prevalence of dog and cat autoimmune dermatological conditions.
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Which dog breeds are predisposed to autoimmune dermatological diseases? How common are these conditions found in cats? During this dvm360® interview, Julia Miller, DVM, DACVD, assistant clinical professor, section of dermatology at Cornell Universtiy College of Veterinary Medicine, reveals her insight on these topics.
View the video below for the entire discussion. The following is a partial transcript.
Julia Miller, DVM, DACVD: Unfortunately to all my shepherd lovers out there, German shepherd dogs are the poster children for autoimmune diseases, not just in the skin but elsewhere. And they're probably my most frequent flyer for things like lupus, and certainly also things like metatarsal fissures and whatnot.
