#IVECCS St. Louis. Itβs a wrap. We learned so much. A combined 60+ hours of continuing education for our doctor and technicians, lecture and lab sessions at the International Emergency Critical Care Society Annual Symposium. Thanks to our UPC team members who attended and those UPC teammates that stayed home to cover patient care, so we could attend. Now itβs time to get to work and implement what we learned. πΆππ₯ #urgentpetcarewichita #ictlocalbusiness #ictsmallbusiness #cprbattle #emergencyvet
Guidelines of the treatment for grape / raisin ingestion in canines: Decontamination- induce vomiting if recent ingestion, +\- activated charcoal, bloodwork for kidney failure and in fluid treatment for kidney support for 48 hours. ππΆπ₯
Bladder stones can cause bloody urine, or create an obstruction in the urethra, result in a ruptured bladder, and/or kidney failure. If your pet is straining to urinate, or unable to produce a normal amount of urine, or stream of urine, take them to a veterinarian right away. π¨ #urgentpetcarewichita #vetwichita #emergencyvetwichita #ictsmallbusiness
Pinkie the cat tried to swallow a sewing needle with attached thread. The needle was imbedded in the tongue and was revealed on radiographs. Dr. Hellman was able to remove the needle and thread. Pinkie is expected to make a full recovery. β€οΈβπ©Ή πͺ‘ππ»π #urgentpetcarewichita #ictsmallbusiness
We recently found a random live canine heartworm microfilaria in a patients blood film. Creepy little things. We definitely recommend protecting your pets and advocate seeing your family vet for routine testing and prevention!βπ» πͺ± β₯οΈ πΆ #urgentpetcarewichita
βBellaβ a 10 year old German Shepherd that presented to Urgent Pet Care for GI symptoms and not feeling well. We performed ultrasound with abdominocentesis and determined that she had severe abdominal bleeding from a ruptured spleen. Surgical removal of the spleen was indicated. We utilized Ligasure technology to swiftly remove the spleen and stop the bleeding crisis. βBellaβ is doing well now and we are hopeful for a benign cancer result on her spleen testing. We want to thank our UPC team of technicians worked together to plan and facilitate safe induction of anesthesia, pain management, close monitoring of her vitals before, during surgery and in recovery. #urgentpetcarewichita #veterinarysurgery #ligasure #caninesplenectomy #ictsmallbusiness #ictlocalbusiness
We will be open tomorrow, just earlier hours. π 10 am to 4 pm
πΎπΆπ₯π Erika O working her art at UPC Woofstock. π
Visit our booth #100 to register to win a basket!!! π»π§ΊππΆππ₯ #urgentpetcarewichita #locallyownedandoperated #ictsmallbusiness
Labor Day
We will be closed Monday September 4th to Observe Labor Day. We will reopen Tuesday normal evening business hours. πΎ π₯
We will be closed Monday September 4th to Observe Labor Day. We will reopen Tuesday normal evening business hours. πΎ π₯
Canine Heartworm
At Urgent Pet Care, we see a variety of urgent and emergent patients, we always pay attention and look for other signs of illness in the process of their diagnostic work up. Occasionally, we encounter incidental findings, but sometimes they are serious. Dr. Laura Ferrell Hellman discovered heart worm microfilaria on a dogs blood slide while evaluating for abnormal cells for another condition. Our technicians followed up with an antigen test and confirmed Heartworm infection. Look closely at the videos for the tiny transparent microfilaria. πβ€οΈππ»π₯π©πΌββοΈππ #drhellmanrocks #canineheartworm #urgentpetcarewichita #upcvets #upctechs #heartwormmicrofilaria #thinkoutsidethebox