You are the most important member of your pet’s health care team, since you know your pet best. For us to provide you with the best available treatment plan, we need to fully and completely understand the medical history of your pet.
If your primary veterinarian has not forwarded these prior to your appointment, please bring the following items to your appointment:
The teaching hospital trains professional veterinary students, interns and residents in clinical practice by immersing them in the hospital environment. As such, you will interact with veterinary clinical students, interns and residents much as you would at a human teaching hospital. Below is an overview of who may take care of your pet while at the hospital. As a teaching hospital the faculty, house officers and students rotate on and off clinics. Therefore, it is not always possible to see the same doctor every appointment. For appointments, you will meet with a fourth-year veterinary student, a cardiology resident and/or a faculty clinician. Veterinary technicians care for your pet behind the scenes, but you may or may not meet them in person.
Definitions of veterinary specialists, residents, interns, house officers, students and technicians.
The estimate for the initial cardiology workup with our cardiology service is approximately $500-$1000. This includes a physical exam, echocardiogram, and chest radiographs (X-rays). There may be additional costs associated with further diagnostics and emergencies. If additional/different diagnostics are recommended, costs may vary. You will be provided with a detailed estimate at the time of your appointment.
Please ask reception for a flier on pet friendly hotels in the area, options for grocery stores, restaurants and a map of the Corvallis area. Campus maps are also available.
Please contact the cardiology service if you have any questions following your appointment with us. Our service provide a high-level of information and detail in the discharge letter, so please refer to that document as well. When you call or email the cardiology service with a question, please allow one to two business days for a reply on non-urgent matters.