Mobile Services

Please contact Dr. Porzio at vet@vetinternalmed.com to schedule a procedure at your Hospital. Procedures are performed Monday-Saturday.

Please consult the list of available mobile procedures and general guidelines below in order to maximize preparedness:

Abdominal Ultrasound

Shaving is necessary in most cases. Bladder must be full when investigating urinary tract disease.

Thoracic Ultrasound

Shaving is necessary in most cases.

Echocardiogram

Shaving is necessary in most cases.

Color-flow Doppler

Shaving is necessary in most cases.

Ocular Ultrasound

Sedation may be required.

Interventional Ultrasound

Fees are in addition to diagnostic ultrasound fees.

Tru-cut Tissue Biopsy, Ultrasound Guided

Sedation is always required. A coagulation profile is strongly recommended. Must have formaldehyde jars and tissue glue in hospital.

Please note that patients undergoing liver biopsies should be fed a small meal 1 hr before the procedure in order to contract the gallbladder.

Fine Needle Aspirate, Ultrasound Guided

Sedation may be required.

Pericardiocentesis, Ultrasound Guided

Sedation is seldom required.

Thoracocentesis, Ultrasound Guided

Sedation is seldom required. 

Endoscopic Procedures

All endoscopic procedures require general anesthesia. Induction, intubation and anesthesia monitoring will be performed by your staff. Must have mouth gag.

Upper GI Endoscopy with biopsies

No food 12 hours before the procedure. 

Colonoscopy & Proctoscopy with biopsies

No food 24 hours before the procedure. Give warm water enemas at least three times @ 12-6-3 hours before the procedure (10-15 ml/Kg).

Gastric/Esophageal Foreign Body Retrieval

No barium if possible.

Gastrostomy Tube Placement

No food 18 hours before the procedure. Must have catheter-tip syringe for feeding.

Esophagostomy Tube Placement

Only available for cats.

Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage

Retroflex Pharyngoscopy & Rhinoscopy with biopsies

A coagulation profile is required.

Bone Marrow Aspirate

Sedation is always required. A coagulation profile is strongly recommended.

Bone Marrow Core Biopsy

Sedation is always required. A coagulation profile is strongly recommended.

Arthrocentesis

Sedation is always required. Sampling includes 4-6 joints. 

FEE SCHEDULE FAXED OR EMAILED UPON REQUEST

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