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Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center
807 Camp Horne Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
412-366-3400

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Internal Medicine - Procedures

PVSEC offers a wide range of services, some of which are listed below. Our primary diagnostic tool is the knowledge and expertise our doctors possess from advanced training and experience with a wide variety of critical, complicated and chronic diseases. We attempt to provide both a diagnosis and treatment as quickly and efficiently as possible. As a result, early referral of non-routine cases to PVSEC often saves both money and precious time.

Our ultimate goal is to improve and extend your pet's quality of life.

Diseases | Diagnostic Procedures | Treatments

Diagnosis and Management of Diseases, Including:

  • Cancer/Neoplasia (with subsequent management by our oncology service)
  • Cardiovascular
    • Arrhythmia
    • Congenital and Acquired Heart Murmurs
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Feline Aortic Thromboembolism (Saddle Thrombus)
    • Heartworm
    • Pericardial Effusion
    • Pulmonary and Systemic Hypertension
    • Syncope (Fainting)
  • Coagulopathy/Clotting Disorders (Bruising/Bleeding)
    • Hemophilia
    • Platelet Disorders
    • Rodenticide Toxicity (Rat Poison: Warfarin, Coumadin)
    • Von Willebrands Disease
  • Endocrine/Hormonal
    • Adrenal
      • Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's Disease)
      • Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's Disease)
    • Diabetes Mellitus
    • Diabetes Insipidus (Central and Nephrogenic)
    • Hypercalcemia (Hyperparathyroidism, Lymphoma, Renal Failure, Idiopathic)
    • Hypoglycemia (Insulinoma)
    • Thyroid
      • Hyperthyroidism (cats)
      • Hypothyroidism (dogs)
  • Gastrointestinal
    • Chronic Diarrhea and Vomiting
      • Dietary Allergy, Intolerance, and Indiscretion
      • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
      • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
      • Infections/Parasite
    • Liver Disease
      • Hepatitis: infectious and immune-mediated (chronic-active)
      • Hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver)
      • Lymphoma
      • Biliary disease
  • Immune-mediated
    • Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA/AIHA)
    • Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
    • Eva's Syndrome
    • Polyarthropathy/Joint Disease
  • Infectious
    • Fungal (Blastococcus, Cryptococcus, Aspergillus, Histoplasma)
    • Tick-Borne (Lyme, Ehrlichia, Bartonella, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
    • Viral
      • Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)
      • Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
      • Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
    • Toxoplasma
    • Neospora
    • Babesia
    • Hemobartonella/Anaplasma
  • Renal/Urinary
    • Stones (Uroliths)
    • Obstruction (Hydronephrosis, Hydroureter, Urethral Obstruction)
    • Ectopic Ureters
    • Incontinence
    • Infection (UTI/Pyelonephritis)
    • Renal (Kidney) Failure - Acute and Chronic
    • Glomerular Disease (Glomerulonephritis/Amyloidosis)
    • Feline Urologic Syndrome (FUS, FLUTD, FIC, sterile cystitis)
  • Respiratory
    • Chronic Coughing
    • Nasal Discharge/Nosebleed (epistaxis)
    • Pneumonia Tracheal/Bronchial Collapse
    • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Miscellaneous
    • Hypoalbuminemia/Low Albumin
    • Hyperglobulinemia/Multiple Myeloma

Diagnostic Procedures Including:

  • Imaging
    • Ultrasound
      • Abdominal
      • Cardiac (ECHO)
      • Aspiration, Biopsy, and Centesis
      • Contrast Imaging
    • Endoscopy
      • Bronchoscopy
      • Colonoscopy
      • Gastroscopy/Duodenoscopy
      • Rhinoscopy
      • Urethroscopy/Cystoscopy/Vaginoscopy
      • Foreign Body Retrieval
      • Feeding Tube Placement (PEG, esophagostomy)
      • Esophageal Stricture Dilation
  • Blood Pressure Determination
  • Bone Marrow Aspiration/Biopsy
  • 6-lead Electrocardiography/ECG/EKG
  • In-house Laboratory
    • Acid-Base Status
    • Blood Gas Analysis
    • Coagulation Testing/Clotting
      • Prothrombin Time/PT
      • Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time/APTT
      • Platelet Evaluation
      • Buccal Mucosal Bleeding Time
    • Complete Blood Count/CBC
    • Cytology
    • Electrolytes
    • Serum Chemistry

Therapeutic Procedures Including:

  • Oxygen Therapy
  • Parenteral Nutrition/Feeding Tubes
  • Transfusion Therapy
  • 24-hour Intensive Care

On-Site Access to Additional Specialists in:

  • Surgery
  • Neurology
  • Oncology
  • Dentistry
  • Ophthalmology
  • Dermatology
    ....for cases requiring additional evaluation.