Internal Medicine Referrals
Internal Medicine Referral Service
Dr. Saskia Quante offers a mobile internal medicine referral service for dogs and cats in Kanton Zuerich, Graubuenden and St. Gallen.
What is an internal medicine referral?
An internal medicine referral means that your primary care veterinarian sends your pet to a specialist for further workup. The specialist has received additional training in complex medical cases and has access to advanced diagnostic tools.
How does it work?
Dr. Quante comes to your primary care veterinarian's practice to see your pet. This mobile service means that your pet can stay in a familiar environment and your vet remains closely involved in the case.
Which cases benefit from a referral?
Cases that may benefit from an internal medicine referral include:
- Complex or chronic diseases that are not responding to standard treatment
- Cases requiring advanced diagnostics such as ultrasound or endoscopy
- Multi-organ diseases
- Patients with multiple concurrent problems
- Cases where a second opinion is sought
Areas of expertise
- Gastroenterology (stomach and intestinal diseases)
- Hepatology (liver diseases)
- Endocrinology (hormonal diseases)
- Nephrology and urology (kidney and urinary tract diseases)
- Respiratory medicine
- Haematology (blood diseases)
- Infectious diseases
- Immune-mediated diseases