Small Animal Medicine

Referral Medicine Service

Our Internal Medicine team includes our four veterinarians and two veterinary nurses.  Our doctors are  Dr. Erika Meler  Dr. Aaron Herndon, and Dr. Caitlin Mack.  Our Internal Medicine nurses are Katrina Honeyman and Jayne Murphy

For Clients:

Consultations with the UQ VETS Small Animal Hospital Internal Medicine Service is by referral from your veterinarian.

For Veterinarians:

Referrals to the UQ VETS Internal Medicine Service by telephone, email or electronically from the UQ VETS Small Animal Hospital website is welcomed. If you have any questions regarding a referral please feel free to contact us.

Our Internal Medicine service sees cases by appointment Monday to Friday.

Why does my animal need to see a Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist? 

Commonly called internists, these specialists focus on diagnosing and treating diseases of the internal systems. Where the diagnosis is known, an internist may confirm the diagnosis and treatment, providing piece of mind. If a diagnosis is proving elusive or therapy is not proving effective, the internist may be better able to find the diagnosis or adjust treatment plans to get your animal back to health. Examples of conditions for which your family veterinarian might refer your animal to an internist are:

• Anaemia or other bleeding disorders
• Chronic vomiting or diarrhoea
• Complicated pancreatic disease
• Coughing & other breathing problems
• Endocrine disease (adrenal tumours, complicated diabetes, thyroid disorders)
• Infectious disease
• Kidney or bladder disease
• Liver inflammation
• Unexplained weight loss
• Weakness/collapse
• Diseases of the nose and throat
• Diseases of the immune system

The Internal Medicine team has experience in all areas of referral medicine. Our special interests include endocrinology (especially diabetes in dogs and cats), urinary tract disease, and all aspects of endoscopy.

Procedures and advanced diagnostics available from the UQ Vets Small Animal Internal Medicine Service include:

• Endoscopy:
  • Gastroduodenoscopy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Rhinoscopy
  • Tracheoscopy / Bronchoscopy
  • Cystoscopy
  • Endoscopic assisted foreign body retrieval (GI, nasal, pulmonary)
• Continuous glucose monitoring in complicated diabetics
• Intensive care hospitalisation
• Management of complicated or chronic cases in conjunction with a patient’s primary care veterinarian
• Bone Marrow aspirate and biopsy
• Placement of feeding tubes and nutritional management
• Administration of chemotherapy for oncology patients
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection
• Ultrasound Guided Organ Fine Needle Aspiration / Biopsy
• Coordination and interpretation of specialized diagnostic imaging studies (Ultrasound, CT, Fluoroscopy and access to MRI)