Have you ever found a skin tumor on your dog? Been worried about a rash that won't go away? Frustrated trying to get a sparse, lifeless coat into show condition? Forty percent of all veterinary visits are prompted by skin problems. This valuable reference guide will help you identify problems and determine when to go to the vet. The author thoroughly describes causes, symptoms and treatments for a wide variety of conditions. He covers everything from parasite and immune-related conditions to tumors, infections, allergies, and breed specific problems. Find answers, take effective action, and be able to communicate clearly with your vet with the help of this detailed work.

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Lowell Ackerman is a board-certified veterinary dermatologist with practices in Mesa and Phoenix, Arizona, and Thornhill, Ontario. He has served on both Education and research committees for the American College of Veterinary Dermatology ant Cornell University, Texas A&M University, Louisiana State University, and Mississippi State University, and at private clinics in Dallas, Boston, and Cincinnati.

A prolific writer, Ackerman has authored several veterinary and dermatology texts, and published over one-hundred, twenty articles in various professional journals and periodicals.

He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Animal Hospital Association, the Royal college of Veterinary Surgeons, The Arizona Veterinary Medical Association, former president of the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology and a member of the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology. He is also affiliated with the Academy of Veterinary Nutrition, the College of Veterinarians of Ontario, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, and the Dog Writers� Association of America.

Dr. Ackerman has lectured extensively on the subject of veterinary dermatology across the united States, Canada, and Europe.

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