Comprehensive care for lifelong pet health.
- Listening to you about your pet’s health history.
- ssessing your pet’s clinical signs and symptoms.
- Assessing results of prior diagnostic tests and therapeutic responses, analyzing prior diagnostic results including imaging and lab results.
- etermining the most ppropriate nextsteps to help diagnose or manage your pet’s condition.
By connecting the pieces, a Veterinary internist can work to provide the options to ensure your pet’s health and well-being. Dr. McMillan, DVM, MVSc, DACVIM. and the PetDerm team are here to support you and your pet through diagnosing and treating these complex conditions. Quality of life for your pet is our top priority. PetDerm’s new service is designed to ensure your pet receives the most thorough and compassionate care possible. We believe Internal medicine is a complementary addition, as some dermatological symptoms are signs of underlying disease.
Stable cases are best suited for this service. If your pet has been recently diagnosed and stabilized or is struggling to manage symptoms (non-urgent), we are here to help! Discuss with your family veterinarian for a referral with Dr. McMillan.
PetDerm’s Internal Medicine service is designed for stable, non-urgent patients only. Below are some examples of appropriate cases:
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Immune-mediate diseases
- Chronic gastroenterology cases i.e., IBD, chronic vomiting or diarrhea
- Chronic liver disease management
- Chronic renal disease management
- Stable immune and infectious disease (non-contiguous)
- Endocrinology cases excluding unstable patients i.e., DKA or Addisonian crisis
- Polyuria and Polydipsia