We added a color, doppler Ultrasound last fall. We are using it almost
daily to perform pregnancy diagnosis and for abdominal organ scans. We
can do full abdominal or single organ scans, and can take needle aspirates
using the ultrasound. The main advantage for a needle aspirate, is that
it can many times give us a diagnosis of a disease condition in the the
liver or other organ without having to put your pet under general anesthesia
for a surgical biopsy.
It is a safe an effective tool to diagnose pregnancy in your pet, as early
as day 20.
We also added a surgical laser in April. We have been using this on all
routine procedures since then, and have been very pleased. The main advantages
of surgical laser is a very precise incision, less pain, less swelling
and less bleeding at the surgical site. It has wonderful specialized uses,
such as for declawing procedures, stenotic nares repair and elongated
soft palate surgeries. The laser greatly reduces complications from pain
and hemorrhage for these procedures. We can also use it to make incisions
and cuts on all our routine protocols. Please ask us if you have any questions. |