When a pet is brought to our hospital for care, family members often have many questions. We hope the information provided will help you understand how we deliver specialized dermatologic veterinary care and help ease any concerns your family may have.

General Information

Dr. Rada Panich, Long Island’s only Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology, is available to serve your pet’s dermatologic needs Monday through Friday on a referral basis from your family veterinarian. Dermatology team members include specially trained nurses who both assist Dr. Panich and work in the allergy vaccine laboratory.

After the consultation with the dermatology department, your family veterinarian will be informed of your pet’s condition by written report and fax within 48 hours of your visit. Additional updates are provided regarding new developments found at all recheck visits.

Laboratory reports and biopsy findings are reported on a daily basis as results become available.  Most results are available within 5 business days.  If you have not received results within 5 business days, please call our office and leave a message for the dermatology department and a staff member will return your call.

Allergy test results are typically reported within three weeks of submission to the laboratory. Members of the dermatology department will contact you to discuss allergy test results as soon as they are available. If you have not been contacted by three weeks, please call Long Island Veterinary Specialists and leave a message with the dermatology department nurses. Your call will be returned within 48 hours.

Allergy vaccines are formulated at our in-house laboratory within 24 hours based on test results, clinical signs and the patient’s history. Allergy vaccines may be ordered by simply contacting the Dermatology Services.  A serum pickup consult is scheduled so that a member of the dermatology staff administers the first dose of the vaccine.  Staff members will carefully review the schedule/dose protocol with you and demonstrate how to administer the vaccine at home.