Emergency Care Emergency care involves stabilizing the patient and may include placing intravenous catheters, administering IV fluids, administering medications, oxygen therapy, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.  Our in-house laboratory, radiology and ultrasound capabilities enable us to get crucial diagnostic information very quickly.  Our Blood Bank program guarantees that patients will have access to a safe and adequate blood supply.  CVES has a dedicated, fully-equipped surgical suite, should your pet’s condition require immediate surgical intervention. Critical Care CVES is fully equipped and staffed to provide state-of-the-art intensive care medicine. Critical patients are closely monitored by our specially trained doctors, technicians and assistants.  We offer continuous EKGs, oxygen support, fluid therapy, blood pressure and blood gases monitoring and other advanced procedures.

CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS AND PROCEDURES

• Blood pressure monitoring
• Capnography
• Central line placement
• Central venous pressure monitoring
• Contrast (Barium) studies
• Electrocardiogram
• Enteral feeding tube placement
• Nasal oxygen cannula placement
• Ocular tonometry
• Pericardiocentesis
• Pulse oximetry
• Radiographs
• Thoracocentesis
• Thoracotomy tube placement
• Transfusions (blood , plasma, oxyglobin)
• Ultrasound

LABORATORY TESTS

• Cardiac Troponin levels
• Ethylene Glycol (anti-freeze exposure)
• Lactate levels
• Organo-Phosphate levels
• Snap tests:
  • cPL (canine pancreatic-specific lipase)
  • Giardia
  • FIV/Feline Leukemia
  • Heartworm, Lyme, and Erlichia (mosquito- and tick-borne diseases)
  • Parvovirus

• Blood Chemistries
  • CBC (Complete blood count)
  • Electrolytes
  • Organ/system function profiles
• Microscopic Analysis (Cytologies, Blood and Fluid smear analysis)
• Urinalysis and Fecal analysis
• Blood Typing and Crossmatching
• Coagulation Panels (blood clotting times)
• In-house Canine Blood Bank

EMERGENCY SURGICAL PROCEDURES