Our internal medicine team prides itself on having specialised knowledge, advanced diagnostics and high levels of experience in the treatment and management of medical problems in dogs and cats. Your primary care veterinarian may refer you to us for a specialist opinion and/or diagnostic tests to determine the cause of illness. We may also see your pet for treatment of complicated medical conditions that would benefit from specialist management. Our focus is to help owners make the best possible decisions for their pets' individual circumstances.

Our team have advanced knowledge of small animal endocrinology, gastroenterology, respiratory disease, neurology, oncology, infectious and immune-mediated disease and diseases of the kidneys and lower urinary tract. They work alongside our other specialist teams (including surgery, cardiology, emergency and critical care, oncology, dermatology, ophthalmology and physiotherapy) to ensure all aspects of your pet's care are addressed.

Some common problems our internal medicine veterinarians diagnose and manage include:

• Breathing problems (including lung disease and nasal disease)
• Brain and other neurological problems (including seizures, meningitis and weakness)
• Blood disorders (including anaemia, immune mediated disease and bleeding problems)
• Vomiting and diarrhoea
• Endocrine disease (such as Diabetes, Thyroid Disease and Cushing's disease)
• Kidney and bladder problems (including urinary tract stones and chronic kidney disease)
• Infectious diseases
• Cancer (read more about our Oncology services)
• Liver diseases
• Unexplained fever, lethargy and weight loss
• Managing multiple or complex medical conditions.

We have a variety of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures available including ultrasonography, ultrasound/CT-guided biopsies, rhinoscopy, bronchoscopy, gastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, cystoscopy, fluoroscopy, CT, MRI, chemotherapy, transfusion medicine, feeding tube placement, joint taps, CSF taps and bone marrow biopsy. We are proud to offer specialised imaging technology such as digital radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound and CT at each of our locations. MRI is also available at our Underwood hospital.

We have over 20 years’ experience in minimally invasive procedures such as endoscopy. Endoscopy is a procedure that can be used to visualise the internal surfaces of many organs. We can also use endoscopes to take samples of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract (to aid in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease), the major airways (for lower respiratory tract diseases), tissues within the nasal passages or sinuses (in upper respiratory tract diseases) and the urethra and bladder (in urinary tract disease). The use of a minimally invasive procedure typically means that your pet can avoid open surgery. This means a faster and less painful recovery.

As a referral practice, we work in conjunction with your local family vet to provide the best possible care for your pet, from the initial through to the long-term (as required).

To learn more about our specialist internal medicine team and the locations you'll find them, please visit the pages below:

• Internal Medicine Team
• Underwood Hospital
• Carrara Hospital
• Jindalee Hospital

Download and print our brochures on Internal Medicine Referral Services.