Veterinary internal medicine for Hickory and beyond

Cat with an e-collar is recovering from knee surgery on the floor.

Types of internal medicine

Internal medicine includes multiple disciplines, such as:

  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hematology
  • Immunology
  • infectious disease
  • Nephrology/urology
  • Neurology
  • Cardiology
  • Pulmonology

Our veterinarians have been trained to diagnose severe, acute, and chronic illnesses. We can also provide care for complicated conditions where several different disease processes are involved.

Our approach to internal medicine

Similar to working on a jigsaw puzzle, our veterinarians try to create a complete picture of your pet’s health issues before administering treatment. We collect and match the many necessary pieces of information from the patient’s history, clinical signs, lab results, imaging studies, and special testing.

Diagnostic services in internal medicine

Our internal medicine capabilities and diagnostic services include the following:

  • Video endoscopy, like gastro-duodenoscopy, bronchoscopy, proctoscopy/colonoscopy, cystoscopy, and vaginoscopy
  • Diagnosis and monitoring of endocrine conditions, including adrenal, thyroid, parathyroid, insulin and sex hormone evaluations, and diabetes
  • Feeding tube placements
  • Bone marrow biopsies and aspirates
  • Tumor biopsies and fine needle aspirates
  • Transtracheal/endotracheal washes
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) taps
  • Imaging procedures, including abdominal or thoracic ultrasound, echocardiogram, advanced imaging procedures, such as computed tomography (CT)
  • Urological procedures, including voiding hydropropulsion, catheterization for diagnostic sample collection, and urethral stone retropulsion
Purebred dog being examined with a stethoscope at veterinarian's office.

Need a patient recheck or need to refer a patient?

If you have a patient to refer, fill in the referral form below. If you are a client and need to send in a recheck for our Internal Medicine Department, use the Patient Recheck Form

Referral Form
Patient Recheck Form