Imaging

Ultrasound alongside Imaging Specialists

At East Kent Veterinary Referrals, we understand the importance of providing clients and their beloved pets with access to specialist care in a compassionate and understanding environment. That's why we've partnered with Virtual Veterinary Specialists to bring a range of specialist services directly to our clinic, sparing clients the inconvenience of travelling to a distant and unfamiliar referral centre.

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The Perfect Partnership

VVS boasts a team of experienced specialists across multiple disciplines. These specialists bring a wealth of knowledge to assist with even the most complex medical issues facing our animal companions. Through our close collaboration with VVS, we offer a comprehensive suite of services, including advanced procedures such as specialist cardiology work-ups and specialist abdominal ultrasound with internal medicine support. We are very excited to open this exciting new service to our wider veterinary colleagues and their patients.

During a specialist consultation with VVS at EKVR, our clinical team work alongside a VVS specialist using their ground-breaking equipment. The specialist can see the live ultrasound image and work in partnership with our specially trained team through a complete and thorough work-up and together establish a suitable management plan. Each patient receives a detailed written report featuring tailored treatment recommendations.

With VVS at our side, we ensure that every pet receives the care they deserve, all within the familiar and caring environment of EKVR.

If you are a vet and would like to refer a case to us for VVS specialist support, please complete a referral form here, or contact us for advice.

Cardiology

Cardiac problems can be wide ranging and quite a concern for pet owners. We know that early investigation and correctly identifying the cause of cardiac disease is crucial to pet health. Heart issues either require close monitoring with regular check ups or treatment with a range of medication to support the heart as much as possible, ensuring your pet maintains a great quality of life for a long as possible. Our aim is to maximise the quality time that people have with their pets.

A long journey to a specialist referral centre is much more costly and also unsuitable for many pets with heart problems. Working alongside Diploma-holding European Specialists we are able to offer a full cardiology diagnostic service. A typical cardiology investigation includes a consultation with one of our vets and then ECG and echocardiogram alongside the cardiology specialist who then ensures that we are offering the best possible treatment plan for your pet, all without needing to leave Kent.

Cardiology investigations and treatment

Common cardiac issues that we investigate and treat are:

  • Heart murmurs in puppies
  • Heart murmurs, new or progressive
  • Congenital heart defects
  • Mitral valve disease
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Cardiac arrhythmias
  • Pericardial effusions

Specialist Abdominal Ultrasound

Ultrasound scanning is a non-invasive, painless diagnostic test used to look at various parts of the body, in particular the abdominal organs, heart and other soft tissues. Unlike radiography (x-rays), ultrasonography uses soundwaves rather than radiation to obtain an image.

Abdominal ultrasound provides superb detail of all of the abdominal organs, their size and position. Our state of the art ultrasound machine provides high resolution images and also features pulse wave and continuous wave features so that we can fully assess blood flow and pressures. Our vets perform a full abdominal ultrasound alongside veterinary imaging specialists who also provide a full written report and internal medicine input.

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