This autumn we welcome Shacko to AniMed. She is a licensed veterinarian and a Step 2 specialist in cardiology for dogs and cats. Step 2 is the highest level in the Swedish specialist system, and it is unusual for an animal hospital to have a cardiologist with that competence on site.
Shacko graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2009, became a specialist in diseases of dogs and cats in 2015 and a Step 2 specialist in cardiology in 2024. She is also approved for HCM and PKD screening under PawPeds guidelines, which is valuable if you breed cats.
Heart disease is common in both dogs and cats, and the signs are not always easy to read. Coughing, tiredness, laboured breathing or less stamina on a walk can have causes that have nothing to do with the heart. With Shacko in the building we can carry out a thorough investigation using cardiac ultrasound, ECG and blood pressure measurement, and then follow your pet over time.
Having this competence with us also means you avoid being sent elsewhere. Investigation, treatment and follow-up happen at the same address, with the same team.