Dermatology for Animals

I’m only slightly less crazy than Kendall Jenner when it comes to my dog. I love him more than most people and it’s a toss up who I’d save if the house was on fire… depends on the day.
My obsession with all things dog extends to his health care. My pooch suffers from super awful allergies and will dig holes in his skin without care. I was so grateful for the love and affection the staff and vet showed to Oskar at Dermatology for Animals. Seriously, I’m tearing up now thinking of how grateful I am for this staff. The vet came in and immediately sat on the ground and started interacting with my dog. The tech loved on him and was so gentle. It’s terrible to watch a loved one in pain. The derm and staff put me at ease immediately and I felt total trust that they would give my boy their best care. After discussing different care plans at length I felt comfortable with the plan we selected. After treatment the staff called back a week later to check in.
Unfortunately I’ll be back at least once a month to keep my dog healthy and happy but I’m so grateful to be able to trust the staff for the best care possible. The price is high, specialty medical care always is. Price of treatment was discussed however and I felt that they are considerate of pricing concerns when it comes to treatment options.

I travelled all over Albuquerque looking for a diagnosis for my cat, Carolyn. I tried Vet after Vet and none of them could help my poor Kitty. Finally Dermatology For Animals came to the rescue. I spoke with Beth on the phone, and wow she was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. She even moved someone else’s appointment to make room in their day to accommodate me!
Dr. Mount was able to diagnose my poor cat better than any other vet in New Mexico. Thank you thank you thank you. She’s doing much much better now. Who knew that a cat could even get something called Pemphitus?
I even appreciate that they were able to phone my prescription into my local pharmacy. (those jerks took forever to fill the script, but that’s a different review). I could not get over how convenient it was.
Here’s to many more years of my cats happiness. Thanks again to the wonderful staff at Dermatology for Animals.
Since this episode I’ve moved to New Jersey and even Red Bank would be hard pressed to hold a candle to the quality of service I received in New Mexico.

I am frankly very surprised by the negative feedback. Shocked actually. I’ve had nothing but the very best of service. All of the staff members have gone out of their way for my pets.
In 2011 my Great Dane, Kiki, was sick. Really sick. She couldn’t stand. She couldn’t walk. She would not get out of her bed. She was losing her hair like crazy and had green puss oozing from her feet which were just rotten– literally.
I had taken her to another vet and they ended up misdiagnosing her multiple times. Her health was so poor that she was hospitalized.
The other vet said there was nothing more they could do for her.
I looked through the internet for vets in Alb and found this one. My dog was seen that day. She was properly diagnosed that day with a deadly auto immune disease. She was placed on medication immediately. She was seen monthly for the time that we remained in Alb.
When I left Alb, I left due to a terrible traumatic life threatening event. I needed help boarding my dogs. No one would take my sick girl because she has not and cannot have shots. The staff called around and around and around to find someone and eventually a staff member offered to take them.
The staff was so compassionate and kind with me and my pet. Even to this day– I have not been in to that clinic since I moved from Alb in 2012– but to this day I get emails from the staff checking up on us.
The clinic is clean. Immaculate. They are caring people. They operate an animal blood bank which I ended up taking my other dog to donate at.
Bottom line is– thank you. Thank you to the staff and dr’s at this clinic. They gave me more years with my best friend Kiki who is happy and healthy today. If it were not for them she would not be alive. Words cannot express the level of gratitude and thankfulness I have for this center and the caring and kind people that work with our friends to help them get better.
Yes it is expensive, but that’s what we sign up for when we agree to take care of these animals. Think about it… if you were in danger– do you think that your dog would think twice about protecting you? No. They would risk their very lives for you. The least we can do is give them the care they need at whatever cost we can afford.

Things have changed since my last review. I seriously question how good the doctors are here now…
They kept having me come back for check-​up after check-​up (over $ 100 per visit) plus giving my cat steroid shots and antibiotics for a food allergy. His symptoms weren’t responding to those treatments (which probably should’ve been a flag to them). Well, it turns out that somehow they missed the TUMORS on his tongue and paw and his swollen lymph nodes!!!
I brought him into my normal vet (Blue Cross Animal Clinic) for a check up after getting no results and getting sick of spending so much on the dermatologist. Well, our vet seemed extremely concerned and scheduled a surgery for a day later to take biopsies and remove growths. I will absolutely NOT be returning to animal dermatology. What a dangerous mistake to have made.

Dr. Schick is really lovely, professional and knowledgable. I brought in my cat who was having severe itching and balding in spots. She was very good with him — gentle and calm. After some dreaded sulphur dips, he is much better. I’m grateful to live in a city that has a dermatology clinic for animals and one that is staffed by kind and knowledgable people. Thanks for taking good care of us.