SPECIALTY CARE AT CAT HOSPITAL OF AUSTIN

Advanced Care. Trusted Specialists. Your Cat’s Familiar Veterinary Team.

Specialty care doesn’t always mean leaving Cat Hospital of Austin.

Dr. Kim Leland works closely with trusted mobile veterinary specialists who bring advanced diagnostics, internal medicine, and specialty surgical procedures directly to our hospital.

This collaborative approach gives many of our patients access to specialty-level medicine right here at Cat Hospital of Austin, while Dr. Leland and the CHOA team remain closely involved in their care.

For our patients, that means advanced expertise without unnecessarily starting over at an unfamiliar hospital or with an entirely new veterinary team.

INTERNAL MEDICINE & ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS

Dr. Jennifer Chang

Board-Certified Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist

Dr. Leland works closely with Dr. Jennifer Chang, a board-certified Small Animal Internal Medicine specialist who has provided internal medicine services to the Austin community since 2012.

Dr. Chang has particular interests in gastroenterology, immune-mediated disease, and complex internal medicine cases.

Through our collaboration with Dr. Chang, appropriate CHOA patients have access to specialty services including:

Endoscopy • Echocardiography (Echocardiograms) • Internal Medicine Consultation • Advanced Diagnostic Evaluation • Gastrointestinal Disease Evaluation • Complex & Chronic Disease Management

Dr. Leland and Dr. Chang are able to collaborate directly on cases, combining Dr. Leland’s knowledge of your cat and medical history with the expertise of a board-certified internal medicine specialist.

SPECIALTY SURGERY

Dr. David Allman & Dr. Chase Key

Mobile Veterinary Specialist™

Dr. Leland also works closely with Dr. David Allman and Dr. Chase Key of Mobile Veterinary Specialist™, bringing advanced surgical capabilities directly to Cat Hospital of Austin.

Their services allow many specialty surgical procedures to be performed here at CHOA, with our own team participating in your cat’s care before, during, and after the specialty procedure.

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Specialty orthopedic procedures may include:

Fracture Repair • Femoral Head & Neck Ostectomy (FHO) • Patellar Luxation Repair • Tendon Repair • Joint Procedures & Joint Taps • Carpal & Tarsal Arthrodesis • Bone Biopsy • Corrective Procedures for Limb Deformities • Other Advanced Orthopedic Procedures

ADVANCED SOFT-TISSUE SURGERY

Specialty soft-tissue procedures may include:

Exploratory Abdominal Surgery • Subtotal Colectomy • Cholecystectomy • Splenectomy • Nephrectomy • Cystotomy • Urethrostomy • Hernia Repair • Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair • Mass & Tumor Removal • Limb or Digit Amputation • Salivary Mucocele Surgery • Other Complex Soft-Tissue Procedures

ONCOLOGIC SURGERY

For patients requiring surgical treatment or investigation of cancer, specialty procedures may include:

Mass & Tumor Removal • Liver Lobectomy • Lung Lobectomy • Splenectomy • Mass & Bone Biopsies • Amputation • Other Advanced Oncologic Procedures

SPECIALTY EXPERTISE — WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR VETERINARY HOME

There is a major advantage to bringing specialty medicine to the patient rather than automatically sending the patient somewhere else.

Your cat can remain in a feline-exclusive hospital with the CHOA team they already know. Dr. Leland remains involved in the case and can communicate directly with the specialist. Your cat’s history, diagnostics, medications, and ongoing treatment are already known to us, creating greater continuity throughout the process.

It allows us to combine two important things:

The relationship and continuity of your primary veterinarian with the expertise of veterinary specialists.

When specialty care is needed, Dr. Leland will determine whether your cat is an appropriate candidate for mobile specialty services at CHOA and coordinate that care with the appropriate specialist.

Advanced Medicine. Specialty Expertise. The CHOA Team You Already Know.