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
- Radiography (X-ray)
- Contrast Radiography
- Cystourethrography
- Intravenous Urography (IVP)
- Barium/Upper GI Series
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Computed Tomography (CT)
- 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.
