February is #dentalhealthmonth and we are celebrating by offering our clients 10% off the price of our dental. What are you paying for? RVT (registered veterinary technician), Ofelia Araiza, shows you just that. Our schedule is open, call today for your pre-dental assessment!! 580.332.1786
Mister Major posted with owner permission 🐩
WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN THE BACK, episode #2
DO YOU MIND IF WE TAKE HIM TO THE BACK?
#WhatReallyHappensInTheBack Episode #2
Cash 💰 posted with owner permission 🐾
#FrenchieFriday
Today mark's the beginning of a very special week around here. It is officially National Veterinary Technician Week <3 We will start you off with a "Typical day" around here.
Do you know what our credentialed veterinary technicians do every day? We take a national veterinary technician exam and state exam. We are required to maintain hours of CE every year and report them to the Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. We do EVERYTHING, but perform surgery, prescribe medications, prognose disease and diagnose disease.
At AVC, everyone plays a vital part in your pet's health. Let's celebrate our RVTS his week. If you see one of them this week, let them know that you appreciate them. We know our doctor's rock, we hear it from you all the time. These credentialed veterinary technicians deserve it too, they do a lot behind the scenes that keep your kids alive, healthy and score those great outcomes. They also are the ones that are with them, when we don't have great outcomes and love them just as you do <3
Happy #NVTW!!
Happy Friday!! 🐾 💊
#VetMedWeirdSatisfaction
"In The Back"
Words pet owners dread.
“I am going to take your pet In The Back.”
What happens there? Will he be scared? Will she be hurt? I cannot see what happens there.In The Back.
What is back there?
An assistant is snuggling with a fearful dog that took several minutes to coaxing to trust her. Now he sits in her lap as she rubs his ears and murmurs encouragement.
One of the monitors on the wall, meant to show a list of treatments, is playing Bob Ross on mute.
Assistants and vets alike pause as they walk by to smile at a happy little tree.
An emergency patient is being stabilized as careful, competent hands assess his injuries, give pain meds, start fluids, start oxygen.
A puppy is getting her first shot, along with more treats than is probably good for her, but our assistants can’t help themselves and we want our patients to love us as much as we love them. So cookies it is!
An adult dog who has been coming to The Back for his entire life dances and greets the assistants and techs as old friends before they draw his blood, trim his nails, and give him a cookie in exchange for a paw shake.
A patient is crashing.
The Back becomes quiet as a worried knot of helpers gather round, focused on the rhythmic chest compressions and the tense instructions from the doctor: place a catheter, get them intubated, breathe for them, breathe. Another dose of epinephrine. Pausing to search for a heart beat, willing a heart beat. More compressions.(In The Back is not the place the doctors go to cry when they do not succeed. When they cannot bring them back to The Back. They do that at their desks, or in the bathroom, or at home when the house is asleep.)
Music is playing In The Back. Bouncing from Country to classic Billy Joel to new Taylor Swift to Reggae depending on who is near the Alexa hub and how irritated they are with the current soundtrack.
Dogs who were scared and cowering under the bench in the room are suddenly less scared. Maybe they
Don't forget to take advantage of our next rabies clinic opportunity!!
WHEN: June 8th, Saturday, 8 am - noon
WHO: YOU!!
COST: $10
Help us share so we can help as many as PAWSible
#AVCRabiesClinic
Annie says thank goodness it’s Friday!! Owner, Peggy, tells Annie to “tell them hi” and she is so sweet and brings us so much joy.
Annie posted with permission🐾
Ada Veterinary Clinic is a full service mixed animal practice that strives to provide the highest standard of care to all our patients.
