Description

Common skin diseases of rabbits and rodents will be discussed, especially in regards to the 4 main reasons these animals are presented to the veterinarian: pruritus, alopecia, scaling, and nodules. Treatment options will be reviewed as well.

Dr. White has worked as a veterinary dermatologist for 3 decades, becoming a Diplomate of the AmericanCollege of Veterinary Dermatology in 1983. A graduate of UC Davis, he did his internship and residency at Davis as well. He has held faculty positions at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, before joining the School of Veterinary Medicine at University of California at Davis as a full Professor in 1998. He has also been staff dermatologist at AngellMemorialAnimalHospital in Boston, twice a sabbatical professor at the Ecole National Vétérinaire de Nantes, France, and a Clinical Teaching Locum at the AtlanticVeterinaryCollege on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Dr. White has lectured throughout the USA, Canada, Europe, and Asia. His areas of major interests include cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease, non-steroidal therapy of auto-immune disease, equine dermatology, rabbit/rodent dermatology, and congenital skin disease.

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