MOMO is a 10-month-old Border Collie with an open tarsal surgical wound.

Reason for consultation: Surgical wound dehiscence. Two days post-surgery, the dog had removed all the suture material by licking the affected area, causing dehiscence of practically the entire surgical wound.

Therapeutic plan: It was decided to use Phovia with adjuvant oral antibiotics. Phovia was used as two consecutive 2-minute applications repeated a week apart for 2 weeks

Length of Phovia treatment: Two weeks 

NEHO is a 4-year-old, male, English Cocker Spaniel with interdigital furunculosis secondary to a reaction to a grass seed. The lesion has been present for 18 months.

Case description: A case of chronic relapsing interdigital furunculosis, following a reaction to a grass seed. Lesion of approximately 1-2 cm in diameter between the third and fourth interdigital space of the right front paw. Painful nodules with draining tract.

Therapeutic plan: It was decided to use Phovia for two consecutive 2-minute applications repeated weekly for 5 weeks. Antiseptic shampoo was applied by the owner between the Phovia sessions.  

Length of Phovia treatment: Five weeks

ANGUS is a 6-year-old, male, West Highland White Terrier. Suffers from atopic dermatitis treated with daily oclacitinib, steroids and moisturising shampoos twice a week.

Case description: Pyotraumatic dermatitis on almost 75% of upper surface of the tail caused by excessive licking, biting, rubbing and scratching of his tail.

Therapeutic plan: The dog continued the steroidal and shampoo treatment for atopic dermatitis as above. This was given by the owner between the Phovia sessions. Phovia used weekly for two consecutive 2 minute sessions

Length of Phovia treatment: Two weeks