Equipment and Diagnostic Tools
Blood Work- In-house Blood Work and Urine Tests:
Including CBC, chemistries, blood gas, urinalysis, thyroid, cortisol, drug screens, & an array of SNAP tests for various diseases
Cytology:
Used for looking for parasites, infection, and changes within blood and fluids
Digital Cytology:
Allows cytology samples to be sent to a specialist for review
Diagnostic Imaging
Digital Radiology:
X-Ray imaging of bones, chest, and abdomen
Ultrasound:
Imaging of organs such as the liver, gallbladder, GI tract, kidneys, urinary, bladder and heart
Endoscope:
Imaging of the esophagus and stomach to retrieve some foreign bodies and capable of taking biopsies
C-Arm Digital Radiology:
X-ray imaging used during surgery and for specialized studies such as swallowing contrast material
ICU Care and Monitoring
- Snyder ICU Oxygen Cage
- Fluid Therapy
- Cubex
- Isolation Ward
- Transfusions
- Telemetry
- Incubator
- Hi-Flo O2
- Digital Whiteboard Patient Sheet
- Cold Laser Therapy
Snyder ICU Oxygen Cage
Provides oxygen, temperature & humidity control, with CO2 monitoring used for animals with respiratory and cardiac disease
Fluid Therapy:
Pumps used to administer IV fluids, transfusions, and other medications
Cubex:
Storage and control of controlled drugs
Isolation Ward:
Used to isolate animals for treatment that have infectious diseases such as parvo
Transfusions:
Packed red blood cells, plasma, albumin, vetstarch, antivenin, transfusions
Telemetry:
Monitor patients’ vitals when in critical condition and/or recovering from anesthesia
Incubator:
Provides oxygen, temperature & humidity control used for animals with respiratory and cardiac disease and for newborn animals
Hi-Flo O2:
Provided oxygen at a high rate while controlling temperature and humidity for patients with respiratory diseases
Use of High-Flow Oxygen TherapyOxygen Therapy in Veterinary Practice
Digital Whiteboard Patient Sheet:
Patient treatment orders that can be accessed remotely and allow for accurate and prompt patient care
Cold Laser Therapy:
Allows light energy to reach target tissue and results in decreased inflammation, decreased pain, and accelerated healing
Surgery
Anesthesia Machine:
Maintaining a patient under anesthesia for surgery and other procedures
Ligasure:
Allows for sutureless ligation of vessels without suture and decreased surgery time
Electro-cautery:
Allows for surgical procedures with reduced bleeding and decreased surgery time
Advanced Heat Support:
Intra-op heat support of patients
C-Arm Digital Radiology:
Used to monitor a patient’s ECG (EKG), blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, SpO2, EtCO2, etc during surgery
