Shreveport Veterinary Internal Medicine

Shreveport Veterinary Internal Medicine Dr. Treadwell treats complicated medical conditions of dogs and cats. Mobile ultrasound and consults SVIM is a practice limited to veterinary internal medicine.

Initial appointments are made by rererral from your family veterinarian. We treat diseases such as Diabetes, heart problems, intestine and liver abnormalities, kidney failure, breathing problems, and blood disorders. Blood transfusions, chemotherapy, ultrasound, endoscopy, and biopsies are just some of the treatments and diagnostic testing performed at SVIM. Please see our website for more information www.svimvet.com.

04/11/2025
04/07/2025
04/07/2025

PAWS FOR A CAUSE AT THE LSUS SPRING FEST!
We are partnering with the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at the LSUS campus for their "Paws for a Cause" spring fest event this Friday, April 11th, from 10AM-1PM. There will be dogs available for adoption, so stop by and check them out! You can also stop by to drop off donations for our shelter animals! Our adoption fee is $50, which includes the spay/neuter, microchip, and vaccinations. šŸ¾Save a life---ADOPT, DON'T SHOP! And remember, a pet if a lifetime commitment so please be sure before you adoptšŸ¾

LOCATION:
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
One University Place
Shreveport, LA 71115

I had to say good bye to my sweet kitty boy Gabriel. He had restrictive cardiomyopathy and had been responding very wel...
03/31/2025

I had to say good bye to my sweet kitty boy Gabriel. He had restrictive cardiomyopathy and had been responding very well to medications.

He suddenly couldn't walk on his right front leg and he was in distress. He must have "thrown a clot" from his large left atrium into the artery of his leg.

Treatment was not improving his pain and he kept going in and out of congestive heart failure over a 36 hour period.

He did not have the classic right atrial changes of "smoke" or a visible clot on his last ultrasound. But any large atrial chamber increases the risk of clot formation.

HCM kitties are at risk of clots that can cause sudden death, paralysis of any single leg and commonly both back legs.

Medications like clopidogrel or very low dose aspirin may decrease the risk of embolism (clot) formation. But there is not way to eliminate the risk.

He lived over a year since I found his heart murmur and he lived 4 months after his first bout of CHF. every moment was precious. I love ya and miss ya Gaby the baby.

FNA of canine spleen. 2cm hypoechoic to mixed echogenic mass. Lymphoma vs lymphoid hyperplasia?
03/31/2025

FNA of canine spleen. 2cm hypoechoic to mixed echogenic mass. Lymphoma vs lymphoid hyperplasia?

Attention NWLA Veterinarians. Mark your calendar for the NWLVMA meeting May 20th 2025. Dinner and CE sponsored by Zoetis...
03/31/2025

Attention NWLA Veterinarians. Mark your calendar for the NWLVMA meeting May 20th 2025. Dinner and CE sponsored by Zoetis .

03/31/2025

The Krewe of Barkus & Meoux ā€œEgg my Yard is Backā€

Whether itā€™s for your kids, pets, or even yourself (yes, adults can join the fun too!), weā€™ll fill your yard with eggs for an unforgettable Easter surprise.

Book now before spots fill up! Link: https://form.jotform.com/240464288205153

03/31/2025

During the upcoming Easter Season, please remember Easter Lilies can kill cats, even the pollen from them can cause kidney failure! From PreventativeVet.com!




03/31/2025

SSNIP Voucher Assistance Day Thursday, April 17th, 4PM-6PM, for Caddo & Bossier Parish residents:
You MUST bring:
ID and a COPY of your income for us to keep!
For more information please go to: www.robinsonsrescue.org

03/31/2025

The effects of rodenticides on pets. The MRIs below are all cross sections at roughly the same location of the brain with a normal brain on the right for comparison. The image on the left is a postmortem MRI from a dog that got into an anticoagulant rodenticide, which prevents blood clotting and causes spontaneous hemorrhage. This dog was non-responsive with seizures and epistaxis (nose bleed). Given the severity of clinical signs, the dog was humanely euthanized. This is the type of rodenticide that's also killing wildlife (eagles, hawks, owls, etc.) that eat poisoned rats and other animals. If treated early and aggressively with vitamin K, blood transfusions, and other supportive measures, this type of toxicity is potentially reversible. The middle MRI is from a dog that got into another type of rodenticide that contained bromethalin. This is a neurotoxin that decouples energy production in the brain leading to marked cerebral edema. It causes hyperexcitability, muscle tremors, grand mal seizures, hind limb hyperreflexia, CNS depression, hyperthermia, and death. It is nearly 100% fatal after the onset of neurological signs. Both of these types of toxin exposure occurs in wildlife and humans (accidental ingestion by kids or intentional ingestion by adults). Please consider carefully before using bait traps around your homes and businesses.

03/24/2025
03/24/2025

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Peripheral Blood Cytology helps confirm automated CBC findings and gives more information about cellular characteristics, cell numbers, blood parasites, and much more. We should not allow it to become a lost art, even with the amazing AI we now have in veterinary diagnostics.

Ultrasound of a mass in the urinary bladder of a dog. It is blocking the flow of urine through the ureter from the right kidney. A normal ureter is not visible on ultrasound, this one is a large black tube. Bladder cancers in dogs are usually Transitional Cell Carcinomas. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, stents and laser ablation can help depending on the location and size of the mass.

Ultrasound of a canine urinary bladder mass (transitional cell carcinoma) blocking the ureter. a normal ureter is not seen on US. but the mass does not allow urine from the kidney to pass into the bladder. the large black tube at the bottom of the video is the greatly dilated ureter. chemotherapy and stents can be used with variable success to unblock the urine flow.

Heartworms in the right atrium and ventricle. When heartworms move from the pulmonary arteries into the right heart, a condition called caval syndrome can developed. It is fatal if the worms are not physically or medically removed. A medical protocol with IV fluids, pimobendan, sildenafil, and corticosteroids can be life saving. JVECC 2020 has a great article "Resolution of caval syndrome during initial hemodynamic stabilization in dogs with heartworm disease. And JVIM 2020 describes 72 cases "Intracardiac heartworms in dogs: Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics in 72 cases (2010-2019) Heartworm prevention is a must on most parts of the United States.

Heartworms filling the right atrium and ventricle of a dogs heart. The worms break apart red blood cells, creating a life-threatening condition called caval syndrome.

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SVIM is a practice limited to veterinary internal medicine. Dr. Treadwell can come to your primary care veterinarianā€™s hospital or make arrangements to evaluate your pet elsewhere.

Dr. Treadwell treats diseases such as Diabetes, heart problems, intestine and liver abnormalities, kidney failure, breathing problems, and blood disorders. Ultrasound of the abdomen and heart, taking samples of organs, chemotherapy, and diagnosis and management of complicated medical problems are just some of the treatments and diagnostic testing performed through SVIM. Please see our website for more information www.svimvet.com.

If you have a sick pet that is not getting better with current treatment, consider consultation with Dr. Treadwell. She can help determine if anything else can be done to improve the quality of life of your furry family members.