Internal medicine focuses on the internal body systems of your pets and their overall function. Certain diseases and health conditions are hard to detect externally and require advanced diagnostics like ultrasound. Other health problems may need long term treatment and care from a veterinarian such as heart disease or diabetes. We have the resources and education to provide your pet with long-term health care support so they can live the fullest life possible.
There are different facites of internal medicine in which your pet’s health condition may fall under. These different disciplines include:
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Infectious disease
- Nephrology/Urology
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Respiratory diseases
Depending on the signs and symptoms your pet is displaying, your doctor may request advanced diagnostics or procedures in order to evaluate deeper or to make a definitive diagnosis. Some of these procedures include:
- Abdominocentesis
- Arthrocentesis
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage
- Bronchoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Cystoscopy
- Endo or Trans-tracheal washing
- Endoscopy for foreign body removal
- Esophagoscopy
- Supplemental feeding tube placement and management
Any procedure our doctors are unable to do within our clinic will be referred to external specialists.