Preparing For Your Visit
Dear Prospective Dermatology Client
Your veterinarian has referred your animal to me for a dermatology consultation, diagnostic workup and treatment. I look forward to meeting you and your animal. A few points to make before you come to see me are:
Your veterinarian has referred your animal to me for a dermatology consultation, diagnostic workup and treatment. I look forward to meeting you and your animal. A few points to make before you come to see me are:
- If possible please make sure that your animal is not taking corticosteroids, including topical ointments and creams. If this not possible, come anyway. We will cope.
- Please do not feed your animal the morning of the consultation.
- Please do not shampoo your animal for three days before the consultation
- Be prepared for an hour and a half long consultation and/or half-hour or longer revisit. Please bring with you all medications and shampoos that you are using or have used.
- Because of the lengthy and complicated nature of the consultation, my charges may be higher than your normal veterinarian’s, although roughly the same on a time allotted basis.
- Please fill out the patient history form that should have been sent by the hosting veterinary clinic. I find that getting your history of the case is very important. If you have not received a history form, you can download one below.
| dermatology_history_form_2013.doc |
Examples of the charges are as follows:
Consultations
New Client Consultation 11/4 hours $230.00
Standard Consultation 1 hour $205.00
Extended Consultation 2 hours $265.00
Revisit
Standard Revisit 30 minutes $165.00
Extended Revisit 60 minutes $185.00
Travelling surcharge $35.00 (charged outside main centres)
Additional diagnostics may be performed:
Intradermal skin test - $400.00
Cytology - $35.00
Skin Scrape/hair pluck - $30.00
3 to 5 site biopsy - $495.00 - includes histology, dissociative sedation, materials etc
Lab collection/ interpretation fee $30.00
Please note:
Dunedin – Mornington Veterinary Centre, 03 453-0699
Christchurch – Animal Dermatology Canterbury 0800 817 926 0800 817 926 0800 817 926
Nelson – Halifax Veterinary Centre, 03 548 3878
Wellington – PetVet Silverstream, 04 527 7552
Palmerston North – Pet Doctors Palmerston North, - 06 357-5887
Duncan at Animal Dermatology NZ - duncan@animaldermatology.co.nz
Kind regards.
Duncan Graham BVSc BSc (Hons)
Consultations
New Client Consultation 11/4 hours $230.00
Standard Consultation 1 hour $205.00
Extended Consultation 2 hours $265.00
Revisit
Standard Revisit 30 minutes $165.00
Extended Revisit 60 minutes $185.00
Travelling surcharge $35.00 (charged outside main centres)
Additional diagnostics may be performed:
Intradermal skin test - $400.00
Cytology - $35.00
Skin Scrape/hair pluck - $30.00
3 to 5 site biopsy - $495.00 - includes histology, dissociative sedation, materials etc
Lab collection/ interpretation fee $30.00
Please note:
- As consultations are at least an hour, last minute cancellations are very disruptive. If it is less than 24 hours before your appointment, there may be a cancellation charge. Please confirm your appointment a few days before hand.
Dunedin – Mornington Veterinary Centre, 03 453-0699
Christchurch – Animal Dermatology Canterbury 0800 817 926 0800 817 926 0800 817 926
Nelson – Halifax Veterinary Centre, 03 548 3878
Wellington – PetVet Silverstream, 04 527 7552
Palmerston North – Pet Doctors Palmerston North, - 06 357-5887
Duncan at Animal Dermatology NZ - duncan@animaldermatology.co.nz
Kind regards.
Duncan Graham BVSc BSc (Hons)