Internal Medicine Service
The Internal Medicine Service at Davies Veterinary Specialists is led by Dr Nat Whitley. He works with five other physicians, Dr Clive Elwood, Ian Battersby, Polly Frowde, Mark Goodfellow and Theresa McCann to provide a flexible and efficient service covering emergency cases as well as routine consultations.
The Internal Medicine Service accepts cases for investigation with clinical problems that are not obviously surgical. These can include vomiting, diarrhoea, excessive drinking, malaise, weight loss/weight gain, anaemia and fever. Sometimes, if a case is found to have a non-medical disease, and, for example, needs surgery or cancer treatment, it may be transferred to another service within Davies Veterinary Specialists.
Typically, after an initial consultation, a patient will be admitted for further investigation such as blood tests, radiographs, ultrasound or endoscopy. After tests, animals may need to go back home to await results, but some may need to stay in for additional treatment, according to how unwell they are.
The Internal Medicine team are strongly motivated by the ‘detective’ work required to establish a diagnosis and the resulting ability to make animals better, whenever possible.
Nat and the team are happy to discuss cases over the telephone with veterinary colleagues, but are unable to discuss cases with owners prior to a formal consultation.
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Typically, after an initial consultation, a patient will be admitted for further investigation such as blood tests, radiographs, ultrasound or endoscopy. After tests, animals may need to go back home to await results, but some may need to stay in for additional treatment, according to how unwell they are.