Six Things Specialists Should Know About Your Patient When it comes to referring a case to a specialist, conveying the reason for their visit and the right information can be tricky. After all, regular veterinarians are most familiar with the pet—especially geriatric patients that have been coming to them for many years—and […]

      Dear Colleagues, With the close of the NIH fully funded prostatic carcinoma study this month, I want to thank everyone for making it such a huge success. Both animals and humans stand to benefit from this collaborative project, as many canine and human diseases show similar characteristics. Prostate carcinoma is one such […]

      Open-Source DICOM Viewers and Servers Are you considering a picture archiving and communication system (aka PACS) but are apprehensive due to the investment required?  Just to clarify, PACS is an economical and automated system that makes it easy to store and retrieve images from pretty much anywhere.  Thanks to the open source […]

      2011 CVC – Kansas City: Dr. Seth Wallack Recaps His Digital Radiography Lecture Speaking at CVC in Kansas City this year was an incredible experience. Educating—and often being educated—about veterinary radiology was priceless. Digital radiography still seems to be the buzz word, as I especially learned from the feedback I received following my […]

Did you know VICSD offers a “Pet Taxi” service to and from our hospital? Pets can ride to VICSD in style with our convenient, door-to-door Pet Taxi option. Pet owners drop their pet off at your hospital, and one of our trained Personal Pet Chauffeurs will pick up the pet and bring them to VICSD […]

We are pleased to announce that we now have Saturday Mobile Ultrasound service! We hope that this allows for more convenience for pet owners who have hectic work weeks. To book an appointment, simply give our office a call at (858) 634-5430, and be sure to send in your referral form via email or fax.

We just wanted to post a special thank you to everyone who attended our I-131 Radiation Therapy Seminar last Wednesday. This event was a huge success, and we are thankful for your attendance and questions. If you have any additional questions about feline hyperthyroidism or I-131 therapy, please do not hesitate to give us a […]

Highlights of Our Services “Know Before You Go” Outpatient imaging allows pet owners and veterinarians to take a segmented, step-wise approach to advanced care.  Utilizing our services gives you the option to “know before you go” any further in treatment.  After imaging is performed and recommendations are made from one of our radiologists, you and […]

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      For several years now, veterinary specialists have made a strong case for I-131 (radioiodine) therapy over surgery to treat feline hyperthyroidism. Recently, Jennifer Newton, DVM, MS, DACVS, consulting surgical specialist for DVM360, was recently asked why veterinarians are now more reluctant than ever to go the surgical route (thyroidectomies) for treating this […]