Internal Medicine Services for Cats & Dogs in Chattanooga, TN
When your pet faces a complex or chronic illness, you need more than just routine care—you need expert insight and advanced treatment options. At Veterinary Care and Specialty Group, our board-certified internal medicine specialists provide the highest level of diagnostic expertise and medical management for pets with intricate health conditions. If your pet has an ongoing or difficult-to-diagnose illness, we’re here to help.
Expertise in Complex Medical Conditions
Our internal medicine team specializes in diagnosing and treating complex diseases affecting vital organs and bodily systems. Many of these conditions require advanced diagnostic tools and long-term management strategies. With state-of-the-art imaging and diagnostic resources, including ultrasound, endoscopy, digital radiography, CT scans, and in-house laboratory testing, we can accurately diagnose conditions and create targeted treatment plans tailored to your pet’s needs.
Digestive Disorders
Digestive disorders, such as chronic vomiting, diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and malabsorption syndromes that impact nutrient absorption
Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases like immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Kidney Disease
Acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease that require early intervention and ongoing care
Infections
Complicated infections, such as persistent or resistant bacterial, viral, or fungal infections that require specialized treatment
Endocrine Diseases
Diabetes mellitus, Addison’s disease, Cushing’s disease, thyroid disorders, and more
Urinary Tract Diseases
Including chronic urinary tract infections, bladder inflammation, kidney stones, and incontinence
Lung & Respiratory Tract Diseases
Chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, pulmonary hypertension, and more that affect breathing and lung function
Liver Disease
Liver disease like hepatic lipidosis, liver failure, cirrhosis, and congenital liver shunts
Cancer
Cancer, such as internal tumors and blood-related cancers, managed in collaboration with our oncology specialists for comprehensive treatment
Our Pet Internal Medicine Services
Listen as Dr. Billy Pullen, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), VCSG’s founder and medical director, discusses the many aspects our Internal Medicine department covers.
How Internal Medicine Can Help Your Pet
Internal medicine focuses on solving medical mysteries—helping pets who have persistent symptoms or conditions that don’t improve with general treatments. If your pet is experiencing chronic weight loss, increased thirst and urination, unexplained fevers, frequent infections, or gastrointestinal issues that won’t resolve, an internal medicine consultation may be the key to uncovering the underlying cause.
Our specialists collaborate with your primary veterinarian to provide advanced care, from diagnostics to long-term disease management. Treatment plans may include medication, nutritional therapy, lifestyle adjustments, or advanced procedures like fluid therapy, transfusions, plasmapheresis (i.e., therapeutic plasma exchange), or minimally invasive endoscopy. Our goal is to enhance your pet’s health and comfort with a compassionate, evidence-based approach.