{"id":4487,"date":"2015-09-01T20:41:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T20:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/hixson-lied-small-animal-hospital\/specialty-care\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:06:42","slug":"specialty-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialty Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-u-ObjRight\"><\/div>\n<p>The Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital is one of the most advanced animal care facilities in the world. Our multiple services cover the spectrum of veterinary care, from routine vaccinations to cutting-edge surgeries. These service units are led by board-certified veterinarians who are world-renowned in their fields.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--link-block\">\n\t<div class=\"link-block\">\n\t\t<h2>Specialty Services<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/cardiology\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Cardiology\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/critical-care\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Critical Care\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/dentistry\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Dentistry\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/dermatology\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Dermatology\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/internal-medicine\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Internal Medicine\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/oncology\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Oncology\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/ophthalmology\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Ophthalmology\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/orthopedic-surgery\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Orthopedic Surgery\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/canine-rehabilitation-center\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Rehabilitation Clinic\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/reproduction-theriogenology\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Reproduction\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/small-animal\/specialty-care\/soft-tissue-surgery\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Soft Tissue Surgery\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>Referring Veterinarians<\/h2>\n<p>The LVMC has created a unified online portal for requesting referrals and consultations from our specialty services. See links below to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--card-set\">\n\t<div class=\"card-set\">\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card clickable\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"iastate22-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/veterinarians\/referrals\/\">Referrals<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card__body text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are excited to announce the transition to our Cyclone Veterinary Information System (CVIS) for all referral information sharing. The electronic submission process ensures that referral information is promptly and efficiently shared with the relevant services.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/veterinarians\/referrals\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"iastate22-card__cta\">Referral Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card clickable\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"iastate22-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/veterinarians\/consultations\/\">Consultations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card__body text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The consult Portal allows you to submit case information and ask questions to an LVMC clinician about the management of a patient not currently being treated by the LVMC. This includes potential referral cases for which you need medical advice.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/veterinarians\/consultations\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"iastate22-card__cta\">Referring Veterinarian Case Consult Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card clickable\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"iastate22-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/veterinarians\/follow-up-on-mutual-patient\/\">Follow-up<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-card__body text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Timely notification of case summaries and test results from patients you referred to the LVMC<\/li>\n<li>24-hour access to patient records and health information<\/li>\n<li>Streamlines medical records management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/veterinarians\/follow-up-on-mutual-patient\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"iastate22-card__cta\">Follow-up on Mutual Patient<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4468,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4487","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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