Internal Medicine for Dogs and Cats in Austin, Texas
Internal medicine is one of the most comprehensive veterinary medicine specialties. When baseline diagnostic testing can’t determine a diagnosis for a sick pet, and this pet isn’t responding to traditional treatments or therapy, a veterinary internist will often step in to get to the root of the issue.
Veterinarians who see patients for internal medicine issues evaluate the complex network of systems of pets, examining their clinical findings and the pet’s history to assess the best form of diagnostics or therapy for the problem at hand. They then diagnose and create a treatment plan to help your pet live a long and healthy life.
Some of the reasons your pet might need internal medicine care are:
- Radiographic contrast studies
- Bone marrow sampling
- Abdominocentesis, pericardiocentesis, thoracocentesis (forms of fluid collection)
- Echocardiogram heart ultrasounds
- Diagnostic abdomen and thorax ultrasounds
- Viewing of the urinary, respiratory, and gastrointestinal (GI) tracts
- Imaging studies of your pet's internal organs
Some common conditions that our internal medicine department can treat are as follows:
- GI conditions, such as pancreatitis, liver disease, and inflammatory bowel disease
- Cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure and hypertension
- Endocrine disorders, such as Cushing’s disease, Addison’s disease, and diabetes
- Respiratory infections, such as pneumonia and asthma
- Infectious diseases, such as parvovirus and canine influenza
- Kidney disease
- Urinary conditions, such as bladder stones and proteinuria
- Blood and bone marrow-related diseases, such as chronic anemia and leukemia
- Diabetes
- Hormone/endocrine disorders
- Reproductive tract diseases
Book your pet's appointment at Paz North today!