INTERNAL MEDICINE: Services

A specialist in Internal Medicine has advanced training and specialized equipment to diagnose and treat complex medical problems.

How Does a Veterinary Internist Diagnose My Pet’s Problem?
After careful review of your pet’s medical records and discussion with your family veterinarian and you, your doctor will discuss with you the need for further diagnostic testing, if any.  Our state of the art facility allows us to diagnose challenging medical problems through:

Ultrasound

• Abdominal
• Ultrasound guided fine needle aspirates
• Ultrasound guided biopsies
• Echocardiography

Endoscopy for gastrointestinal disorders and respiratory problems, including:

• Gastroduodenoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Bronchoscopy
• Rhinoscopy
• Cystoscopy
• PEG tubes

Bone marrow aspirates for hematological assessment

Biopsy needles for less invasive biopsies of masses and some internal organs

Blood pressure determinations for detecting both hypertension and low pressures

CT scans of the abdomen and chest

CSF taps and CT scans for neurological diseases

What Happens After My Pet Has a Diagnosis?

After we have arrived at a diagnosis, we can discuss issues such as treatment, prognosis, quality of life and other issues.  If your pet requires hospitalization, our 24 hour intensive care unit can provide round the clock doctor and nursing care, including:

• Advanced life support
• Surgical & non-surgical feeding tubes for nutritional support
• Infusion pumps for constant infusions of vital medications,
• Oxygen supplementation,
• Blood gas monitoring as well as around the clock monitoring of other blood parameters and blood pressure