Internal Medicine

With a renowned specialist.

Referring Veterinarians What is veterinary internal medicine? At the Southern Arizona Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center (SAVS), we diagnose and treat a wide variety of veterinary internal medicine disorders, including endocrine (Diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, Cushing’s disease, Addison’s disease, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and disorders of calcium metabolism), gastrointestinal, urinary, respiratory, and hematological and infectious diseases. Our internal medicine service utilizes state-of-the-art endoscopic equipment to non-invasively examine the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, nose and upper airways, and urinary bladder. We utilize a wide variety of endoscopic and biopsy procedures to treat our patients. Transitioning Owners

Common Veterinary Diseases

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Cushing’s disease
  • Addison’s disease
  • Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Chronic vomiting or diarrhea
  • Esophageal
  • Gastric foreign bodies
  • Gastrointestinal neoplasia
  • Pancreatitis
  • Acute and chronic kidney disease
  • Urinary incontinence or obstruction
  • Urinary tract infections
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Lipidosis
  • Acute hepatitis/hepatocellular necrosis
  • Cholangiohepatitis
  • Biliary obstruction
  • Hepatic encephalopathy
  • Chronic active hepatitis
  • Anemia
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Polyarthritis
  • Ehrlichiosis
  • Lyme disease
  • Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)
  • Fungal infections
  • Leptospirosis
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Pericardial effusion
  • Hypertension
  • Pleural effusion
  • Rhinitis
  • Nasopharyngeal polyps
  • Bronchitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Asthma