The Large Animal Internal Medicine Service at the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre provides out-patient and in-patient internal medicine services to animals (horses, cattle, small ruminants, llamas and alpacas) of hospital clients and to clients who have been referred to the WCVM by their local veterinarians.

Our clinical team includes board-certified large animal internal medicine specialists, residents, clinical interns and registered veterinary technologists.

Our large animal internal medicine service sees scheduled out- and in-patient cases, as well as emergencies, with internal medicine problems.

These problems include:

• respiratory disease
• neonatal care
• metabolic disease and obesity (equine)
• gastroscopy (equine)
• non-surgical (medical) colic and colitis (equine)
• other medical conditions of horses
• calf scours (bovine)
• other medical conditions of cattle
• medical conditions of small ruminants
• medical conditions of North American camelids

Our team also offers extensive consulting services in our area of specialty. 

The WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre's clinical team members are dedicated, compassionate people with specialized training and a diverse range of experiences. In addition to providing our patients with high-quality care and support, we are helping to train Western Canada's next generation of veterinary professionals.

• Our Team

While the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre shares many similarities to other veterinary hospitals, there are some differences that may have an impact on your appointment.

• What to Expect in General

Equine Patients

Additional information about what to expect for equine patients' appointments for the following:

• Equine colic
• Equine colitis (acute diarrhea)
• Equine gastroscopy
• Equine respiratory examination (work-up)
• Sick foals (ambulatory or critically-ill foals)
• Endocrine testing in horses: PPID (previously known as Cushing's disease)
• Endocrine testing in horses: equine metabolic syndrome