Information Package / Course Catalogue
Treatment of Skin Diseases in Cats and Dogs
Course Code: VİH647
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Investigation of overview of therapeutic agents against skin diseases in dogs and cats relevant to veterinary dermatology and the use of the newly-released preparations, mechanical tools, hyposensitization, immunotherapy and food elimination, dermatological diets, special assessment of therapeutic agents against skin diseases in dogs and cats, skin diseases secondary to issues of general principles of treatment.

Course Content

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Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hüseyin VOYVODA
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the basic principles for treatment for skin diseases in dogs and cats.
2.Implements by selecting the appropriate therapeutic agents of disease.
3.Performs an effective and rational dieoterapie
4.Can make corneometric analysis.
5.Learns to make arrangements according to the intestinal skin axis.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Larry P. Tilley, Francis W. K. Smith; Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, 5th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
2.C. M. Kahn, S. Line; The Merck Veterinary Manual, 10th Edition. Merck, 2010
3. D. Bonagura, D. C. Twedt; Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIV: Small Animal Practice. WB Saunders, 2009
4.Nelson, Richard W., C. C.Guillermo. Small Animal Internal Medicine, 4th Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008
5.S. J. Ettinger, E. C. Feldman; Textbook Of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases Of The Dog And Cat. WB Saunders, 2003
6.K. Turgut. Kedi Köpek Dermatoloji. 2002
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic Principles of Treatment at Skin Diseases in Dogs and Cats
Week 2 - Theoretical
General and current overview of therapeutic agents (antibiotic, antifungal, antiparasitic, antiviral, antihistaminic, neuroleptics, fatty acids, progesterone, steroids, immunomodulatory, chemotherapeutic / immunosupressive)
Week 3 - Theoretical
New preparations and indications in Veterinary dermatology
Week 4 - Theoretical
Antibiotic and antimycotic treatment options in dermatological diseases
Week 5 - Theoretical
Antiparasitic, antiviral and antihistamine treatment options in dermatological diseases
Week 6 - Theoretical
Treatment with immunostimulation in dermatological diseases
Week 7 - Theoretical
Hyposensitisation, (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Immunotherapy
Week 9 - Theoretical
Immunotherapy
Week 10 - Theoretical
Elimination of Food, Diet Applications and Indications
Week 11 - Theoretical
Dermatological diet in cats and dogs
Week 12 - Theoretical
Alternative Treatment of Dermatological Disorders in Dogs and Cats
Week 13 - Theoretical
General principles of treatment in secondary skin diseases
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Assignment3%15
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment2036
Term Project101515
Reading140114
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)80
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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