Referring Vets
At Nutgrove Vets, we recognise that it is a very worrying time when your pet is unwell or injured. We accept veterinary referrals from your primary practice in Cardiology (heart disease), Dermatology (skin diseases), and a variety of areas of internal medicine (coughing, vomiting, diarrhoea or further investigation of many cancers.
We aim to make the referral process as smooth as possible for you and your primary practice. We request a formal referral from your vet before we can offer you an appointment. Once this has been received, we will liaise with our clinical team to make a plan of action and compose an approximate estimate of the costs involved, so you will have all the information you need to move forward. Our admin team will contact you to arrange an appointment.
If you have any questions about your referral, please get in touch with us on [email protected]
Cardiology
Heart disease is unfortunately present in some of our pets in Dublin. At Nutgrove Vets we are proud to be able to offer our clients a wide range of diagnostic facilities including ECG recording and monitoring, 24 Holter Recording, echocardiogram, including specialized techniques for the detection of congenital conditions.
We also offer additional diagnostic imaging techniques such as radiology and fluoroscopy. Fluoroscopy is a type of medical imaging that shows a continuous X-ray image on a monitor, much like an X-ray movie. During a fluoroscopy procedure, an X-ray beam is passed through the body. The image is transmitted to a monitor so the movement of a body part or of an instrument or contrast agent (“X-ray dye”) through the body can be seen in detail.
Here in Nutgrove Veterinary Hospital, we have a team of visiting specialists who use this type of imaging is used in the treatment of several conditions such as conditions of the heart valves, implanting external pacemakers and correction of certain congenital cardiac conditions.
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Dermatology
Our colleague Darragh is one of only a handful of veterinary surgeons in Ireland with advanced qualifications in the field of Veterinary Dermatology.
As well as providing the highest levels of investigation and care for patients with conditions of the skin from our own practice, Darragh is frequently asked to accept referrals from colleagues to allow more advanced investigations and treatment for patients with challenging dermatological conditions.
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Internal Medicine / Diagnostic Imaging
Our Internal Medicine/Imaging team is led by William Hayden together with Rebecca Rennick who is currently working towards her Imaging Certificate.
At Nutgrove Vets we take referrals in a number of areas including
- Gastrointestinal diseases (acute or chronic vomiting and / or diarrhoea)
- Respiratory diseases (Coughing, nasal disease)
- Urinary tract diseases (renal failure, haematuria, polyuria/polydipsia)
- Endocrine disorders (Diabetes mellitus, hyperadrenocorticism, hypoadrenocorticism)
- Hepatatic diseases
- Pancreatic conditions
- Cases with clinical signs of systemic illness (Fever of unknown origin, anorexia, weight loss)
- Oncology – diagnosis, staging and chemotherapy
- Laparoscopic Surgery
On site facilities include state of the art Ultrasound, High Definition DR Radiography, Flouroscopy, and a full suite of HD flexible and rigid endoscopes and laparoscopy.
We have ready access to CT and specialist surgeons where required.
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