Infectious diseases

Mon 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Kleintier.Infektion@lmu.de

Services

The following are considered to be particularly common infectious diseases in dogs and cats:

dog

  • parvovirus
  • distemper
  • leptospirosis
  • babesiosis
  • leishmaniasis
  • ehrlichiosis
  • Dirofilariasis (heartworm disease)
  • anaplasmosis
  • hepatitis

cat

We perform the following examinations and treatments, for example

  • special rapid infection tests and/or confirmation tests
  • Virological or bacteriological pathogen detection in cooperation with specialist laboratories
  • Round-the-clock monitoring and treatment of intensive care patients with infectious diseases in our isolated infection wards
  • Medical care and counseling for chronically infected patients in our infection consultation hours
  • Highly infectious ward with its own airlock, specially equipped for highly contagious infectious diseases that can be transmitted to humans
  • Prevention and screening in our healthcare service

Our diagnostic equipment is state-of-the-art and highly accurate:

  • ultrasound
  • digital X-ray
  • MRI
  • CT
  • echocardiography
  • Endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, and respiratory tract
  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Electroencephalography (EEG)
  • Whole-body plethysmography for lung function diagnostics

We work with state-of-the-art intensive care, e.g.:

  • Extracorporeal blood purification procedures such as hemodialysis, hemoperfusion, plasmapheresis, and immunoadsorption
  • intensive care ventilation
  • Continuous ECG monitoring