Sportfamed:
Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences
The Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences is committed to excellence in the diagnosis, treatment and management of animal health. We give our patients access to exceptional expertise and advanced equipment.
In addition to teaching and our clinical work at The Animal Hospital, the department is dedicated to a wide range of clinical research projects.
About Sportfamed
We offer primary and specialised medical and surgical care to companion animals, and our experts are the best in their fields in Norway. Our employees have years of experience and speciality training in their chosen fields of expertise. We also have specialists who have undergone international residency programs and are qualified Diplomates.
The goal of our research is to ensure a progression and advancement in companion animal diagnosis and treatment. We also strive for influential research with a comparative aspect to human medicine.
Our staff is involved in the educational programs at the Faculty and the Department. The University Animal Hospital is open all hours ensuring ample emergency case loads for all students (vet and vet nursing students), interns, specialist veterinarian candidates, surgeons and anaesthesiologists.
We accept sick animals from all over the country at our Animal Hospital. High competence and advanced equipment ensure optimal treatment for patients.
The Animal Hospital is central to our student teaching. It is the only is the only veterinary teaching hospital in Norway. The employees have many years of experience and further education in their areas of expertise, and many also have international specialist training.
The Small Animal Hospital has highly qualified veterinarians with specialties in surgery, emergency medicine and oncology. We have international specialists within areas such as internal medicine, neurology, ophthalmology, anaesthesia, dermatology, rehabilitation, reproduction and obstetrics.
The majority of our research projects are aimed at neurological diseases, cancer, skeletal diseases, and urinary tract disorders. Our veterinary nurses assist during the examination and treatment. They ensure high quality care and nursing for all our patients. Many of the veterinary nurses also have further education in various areas, such as rehabilitation, anaesthesia, surgical assistance, intensive care, nutrition and odontology.
The Equine Hospital is unique nationally, as it has specialists in surgery, internal medicine, and anaesthesiology. Five of the seven employees in the Equine Hospital have internationally recognised specialists. The Clinic’s research projects are primarily focused on skeletal disorders, gastro-intestinal diseases, airway disorders, neurology and pain therapy. The veterinary nurses at the Equine Hospital assist during examination and treatment and ensure high quality care for all our patients.
The department has equipment for digital X-ray, computer tomography (CT), ultrasound and scintigraphy. There is an Intensive Care Unit at the small animal clinic where patients are monitored around the clock.
We also have operating microscopes, modern anaesthesiology equipment with respirators and surveillance options, endoscopes for airway examination of horses during exertion with and without a treadmill as some examples of our equipment.We educate veterinarians and veterinary nurses. We also educate international specialists in several disciplines and contribute to the education of national specialists.
THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine's Animal Hospital for small animals and horses accepts sick animals from all over the country. High competence and advanced equipment ensure optimal treatment for the patients at the Equine Clinic and the Small Animal Hospital.
We have some of the country's leading experts in veterinary medicine and accept referrals in a number of specialist areas.