Internal medicine focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases affecting your pet’s internal organs and body systems. Because many medical conditions involve more than one system, effective diagnosis and treatment require an understanding of how the body’s organs and systems work together.

The doctors and staff at Sunnycrest Animal Care Center evaluate, diagnose, and treat a wide range of medical conditions. When appropriate, diagnostic testing may include laboratory testing, imaging, and other procedures to help determine the cause of illness and guide treatment.

Frequently treated conditions include:

• Metabolic diseases, such as pancreatitis
• Infectious diseases, such as pneumonia and tick-borne diseases
• Endocrine disease, such as diabetes and Cushing’s disease
• Blood diseases, such as immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA)
• Gastrointestinal disease, such as inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, constipation, etc.
• Liver diseases, such as fatty liver disease, hepatitis, and gallbladder problems
• Kidney disease, such as acute or chronic renal failure
• Lower urinary diseases, such as urinary incontinence and urinary tract infection
• Respiratory disorders, such as bronchitis
• Degenerative Joint Disease (Arthritis)