VVS - Virtual Veterinary Specialists 📷🖥️
We are lucky at our hospital that we are able to offer specialist Cardiology and Abdominal ultrasound and work ups via virtual veterinary specialists.
This service allows us to access the knowledge of vets who have undergone many years of additional training and gained the highest advanced qualifications in their specialist subject.
Our practice at ware has a VVS workstation which has sophisticated video sharing software which allows our vets to complete diagnostics in collaboration with the VVS team.
This means that you and your pets have access to world-class specialist care from the comfort of your familiar practice, under the care of your trusted team of veterinary professionals 🐾 💕
Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month💚
Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month💚
Urinalysis 🧪🦠
One of the many tests our nurse carry out includes urinalysis.
Urinalysis is a routine test which is used mainly to assess the health of the kidneys and urinary system, but it can also reveal problems in other organ systems, and is important for diagnosing metabolic disease such as diabetes mellitus.
It is a valuable test in both healthy and sick animals, when we test urine we look at:
- colour
- odour
- clarity
- specific gravity
- pH
- glucose
- protein
- ketones
- bilirubin
- urobilinogen
- leukocytes
- blood
We will then look at the urine under a microscope or using our machine like in this video to look for bacteria, crystals and cells. 🦠🧫🔬
#whatvnsdo #20yearsofvnam #vnam2024
Veterinary Nurse awareness month 👩🏻⚕️💚
Fluid therapy 💉💧
Intravenous fluid therapy will be prescribed by the veterinary surgeon however it will be the nurses that set up the fluids, connect and monitor the patient.
The nurses will gain intravenous access where the fluids will be administered at a calculated rate per hour.
Fluid therapy can be prescribed for various different reasons including:
- Treating shock
- Intoxication
- Blood loss
- Dehydration and preventing dehydration;
- Treating systemic disease
- Providing supportive care during anaesthesia
- Kidney failure
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Veterinary Nurse Awareness Day 2💚
Blood smears🩸🔬
Nurses will perform blood smears which are used to examine different cells under the microscope. This includes different types of white blood cells, red blood cells and a platelet count.
When examining a blood smear different parts of the smear are looked at - The feathered edge, the monolayer, and the body and base of the of the smear.
The vet can then confirm what has been identified on the smear to help diagnose different conditions such as:
- Anaemia - low red blood cell count
- Thrombocytopenia - low platelet count
- Toxins
- Infectious diseases
- Neoplasia
#20YearsOfVNAM #VNAM2024 #WhatVNsDo
🤪 Fun Fact Friday 🤪
Did you know rabbits perform an athletic leap, known as a ‘binky‘, when they’re happy — performing twists and kicks in mid air! 🐇🐰
⚒️ Theatre Thursday ⚒️
Intravenous Catheters💉🩸
For every patients we put under sedation or anaesthetic we place an intravenous catheter into one of their veins. This allows us to have emergency access in case of an emergency.
Placing an IV catheter can be placed in various locations but the most common being the cephalic vein.
Wellness Wednesday🐾🐶🐈
Wellness screening⛑️🐾🐈🐶
What is it?🧐❓
A wellness screening is a comprehensive medical MOT for cats and dogs that can detect health issues and help to give pet owners peace of mind about their pet’s health and wellbeing.
It allows early detection and prevention of sub clinical disease such as kidney disease, diabetes, hyper/hypothyroidism and high blood pressure.
Can my pet have this?🧐❓
Wellness Screening is suitable for healthy adult cats and dogs – if your pet is showing any signs or symptoms of disease, or any abnormal behaviour you should have a check up with a vet first.
Adult pets are:
- Cats over 7 years old
- Dogs over 5 years old
- Giant breeds of dog (Great Dane, Mastiff, St. Bernard, etc.) over 3
What is included?🧐
A physical exam, a complete clinical history, urine testing, a blood pressure measurement and blood testing for all common organ function-related diseases.
How much is it? 💰
It is £85 for non pet health club members but £63.75 for pet health club members.🩷🐾
🌊🐾🐶Saturday Swimming🐶🐾🦆
Did you know just one minute of swimming equates to four minutes of running ?!
Swimming is great for you dogs overall health and has many benefits:
- it is joint friendly, low impact and non weight bearing
- it can aid in the recovery process by strengthening joints, facilitating circulation, and helping strengthen muscles
- can help overweight dogs lose weight as it doesn’t put extra strain onto the joints
🐾🌊🐶
Wellness screening⛑️🐾🐈🐶
What is it?🧐❓
A wellness screening is a comprehensive medical MOT for cats and dogs that can detect health issues and help to give pet owners peace of mind about their pet’s health and wellbeing.
It allows early detection and prevention of sub clinical disease such as kidney disease, diabetes, hyper/hypothyroidism and high blood pressure.
Can my pet have this?🧐❓
Wellness Screening is suitable for healthy adult cats and dogs – if your pet is showing any signs or symptoms of disease, or any abnormal behaviour you should have a check up with a vet first.
Adult pets are:
- Cats over 7 years old
- Dogs over 5 years old
- Giant breeds of dog (Great Dane, Mastiff, St. Bernard, etc.) over 3
What is included?🧐
A physical exam, a complete clinical history, urine testing, a blood pressure measurement and blood testing for all common organ function-related diseases.
How much is it? 💰
It is £85 for non pet health club members but £63.75 for pet health club members.🩷🐾
