Internal Medicine
If your pet has a complex condition that requires advanced expertise for diagnosis and treatment, your primary care veterinarian will likely refer you to a specialist in veterinary internal medicine.
Board-certified specialists in this field have extensive knowledge of all the internal systems of your pet’s body, including the digestive system, heart and lungs, urinary system, and hematologic (blood) systems. Plus, internists diagnose and treat oncologic (cancerous), infectious, and immune-mediated diseases.
You and your family veterinarian can count on the board-certified internists at LIVS to provide an accurate diagnosis and customize or adjust treatment plans as appropriate to set your pet on the most effective path to recovery.
Internists are the puzzle solvers
The conditions our board-certified veterinary internists see include:
- Anemia and other blood-related disorders
- Bleeding disorders
- Cancer
- Coughing or breathing problems
- Endocrine (hormone) disorders including diabetes, adrenal tumors, and thyroid and parathyroid problems
- Gastrointestinal disorders including chronic or acute vomiting or diarrhea, esophageal problems, and inflammatory bowel disease
- Heart disease including cardiovascular, valvular and heart rhythm disorders
- Immune disorders
- Infectious disease including bacterial, viral, fungal and tick-borne diseases
- Kidney disease and other urinary disorders
- Liver disease
- Pancreatic disease
The Internal Medicine service at LIVS
LIVS has invested in today’s most sophisticated diagnostic technologies, giving your pet access to a timely, accurate diagnosis and an effective treatment plan.
Our advanced services include
- Bone marrow aspiration/biopsy
- Cardiovascular monitoring
- In-house laboratory for quick turnaround on blood testing
- Onsite video endoscopy
- Radioactive Iodine Therapy (I-31)
- State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging
- Transfusion medicine
- 24-hour intensive care including continuous oxygen therapy, ventilator support, and nutritional management through our critical care department
Internal Medicine Team
Joshua W. Tumulty, DVM
Dip. ACVIM (Internal Medicine)
Internal Medicine, Radioiodine Therapy (I-131)