Appointment Booking: Call 808-683-6868 or email Dr. Zikes to schedule an appointment. Appointments are currently available Monday - Thursday 9 am - 5 pm. Learn more about the services available to your patients. 

Referral Form: Complete a WAVES referral form for your patient. Either complete and submit the WAVES electronic referral form or download a hard copy of the WAVES referral form and email to Dr. Zikes prior to the scheduled appointment. 

Medical Records: Email all pertinent medical records with the referral form to copetdoc@gmail.com.

Consent Form: Print the WAVES consent form for your client to review and sign at the time of their appointment. The completed form must be available for Dr. Zikes at the time of the appointment.

Radiograph Images: Email radiograph images (if digital) to Dr. Zikes.If digital radiographs are not available, please make them available for viewing at the time of appointment.

Required/Recommended Labwork: Please perform pre-anesthetic labwork prior to any scheduled procedure requiring sedation or anesthesia. A CBC and platelet count is required to be performed within 0-30 days (case-dependent) of a scheduled procedure that will require fine needle aspirates or biopsies. Provide a copy of the labwork for Dr. Zikes prior to (ideally) or at the time of the appointment. 

Sedation/Anesthesia: Please pre-approve the use of sedation and/or anesthesia and the performance of biopsies or aspirates with the pet owner. Any sedation/anesthesia required will need to be provided by the veterinary clinic. A veterinary assistant or technician from your clinic will need to be made available to assist with restraint and sedation/anesthesia if necessary. 

Fasting Instructions: Instruct the pet owner to withhold food (water is ok) from their pet for 12 hours prior to their appointment as medically appropriate. Please call Dr. Zikes regarding any concerns about fasting a patient.

Urination: Instruct the owner to prevent their pet from urinating immediately before their scheduled abdominal ultrasound. A full bladder allows for a more complete evaluation of the bladder wall and for collection of urine if needed.

Hair Shaving: For patients receiving an ultrasound, please inform the pet owners that hair will need to be shaved and a water-based, non-toxic gel will need to be applied to improve contact with the skin.

Sampling: Diagnostic samples collected during the procedure with Dr. Zikes can be submitted by the primary veterinarian to the laboratory of their choosing; Please forward results  to Dr. Zikes so that they may be integrated into the final medical plan.

Final Report: All findings and results will be discussed between Dr. Zikes and the referring veterinarian. A detailed report, including findings, differentials and recommedations will be provided to the referring veterinarian within 24 hours of the schduled procedure. 

Service Fees/Billing/Payment Terms: Please contact Dr. Zikes to receive a copy of the service fees. Clinics will be billed directly for these services, and the clinics themselves are responsible for establishing the final fees to be charged to their clients. Billing will be sent to your practice within 24 hours of the provided service. Payment is net 14 days from date of invoice. Payment is accepted in the form of cash or clinic-issued check. Payment will not be accepted directly from pet owners.