What we do
At Mountain Star Veterinary Specialists, we provide the highest quality care by focusing on clinical excellence, effective communication, and healthy practice culture.
Pet Ophthalmology & Dermatology
You know your pet best. If you notice symptoms like cloudy eyes, eye discharge, hair loss, or head shaking, it might be time to give us a call.
PET OPHTHALMOLOGY Services
- Accurate diagnosis of eye conditions in dogs and cats
- Comprehensive ophthalmic exams
- Corneal grafts
- Cryosurgery for distichiasis, ectopic cilia, ocular tumors
- Cutting-edge technology
- Enucleations (eye removal)
- Extensive diagnostic testings
- Eyelid reconstructive surgeries
- Glaucoma shunts
- Intraocular lens implantation
- Intraocular prosthesis
- Laser therapy for glaucoma and intraocular tumors
- Luxated lens removals
- OFA Eye Certification exams
- Phacoemulsification cataract surgeries
- Repair of detached retinas
- Repair of prolapsed third eyelid gland (cherry eye repair)
- Repair of traumatic injuries to the globe
- Superficial keratectomy
PET DERMATOLOGY Services
Diagnosis and management of:
- Alopecias/hair loss disorders
- Microneedling for certain hair loss disorders
- Allergic skin diseases
- Atopic dermatitis (environmental allergies)
- Food allergies/cutaneous adverse food reaction
- Autoimmune/immune mediated skin diseases
- Bacterial skin disease
- Claw disorders
- Drug reactions
- Ear diseases
- Ectoparasitic skin diseases (fleas, mites, etc)
- Endocrine/metabolic skin diseases
- Feline skin diseases
- Fungal skin diseases (including ringworm)
- Oncologic skin diseases/skin cancers
- Perianal fistulas
- Pododermatitis (infection/inflammation of the paws)
- Viral skin diseases
Diagnostics performed:
- CO2 laser surgery; beneficial for the following conditions:
- Interdigital nodules/cysts and furunculosis
- Hyperplastic sebaceous gland
- Hemangiomas and cutaneous hemangiosarcomas
- Skin and ear tumors (non-invasive, uncomplicated)
- Viral papillomas (warts) and plaques
- CT scan of the head and bulla (middle and inner ears)
- Cytology of the skin and ears
- Deep ear cleaning/flushing and ear canal mass removal with video otoscopy (under general anesthesia)
- Elimination diet trials
- Fine needle aspiration of skin growths
- Intradermal (skin) allergy testing for environmental allergies and hyposensitization therapy (allergy vaccines – oral or injectable)
- Skin cultures (bacterial and fungal)
- Skin biopsy and dermatohistopathology
- Trichograms/hair shaft analysis
- Video otoscopic exams
- Aural hematoma repair