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Any visit to AER begins with a complete Physical Examination. This is vital to properly assess the treatment recommended for your pet. The physical exam consists of the doctor evaluating the condition of the patient, assessing the vital signs, overall attitude, internal palpation, and cardiac function. After conducting an exam, the doctor will be able to provide recommendations to further treat the specific needs of your pet. |
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In the unfortunate event your pet is injured or becomes ill, our treatment area consists of an in-house laboratory with the necessary equipment to perform complete internal diagnostic evaluations of your pet. This state of the art equipment helps our doctors diagnose and monitor the most difficult health problems including,
but not limited to: |
- Heart Disease
- Liver and Kidney Disease
- Diabetes
- Organ Failure
- Infection
- Dehydration
- Anemia
- Pancreatitis
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| To compliment our laboratory and further assist our doctors with internal visibility, we have expanded our diagnostic capabilities with a number of other resources. AER has the ability to perform in-house radiography, ultrasonography, and endoscopy. As well, we can evaluate our critical patients utilizing equipment to asses a variety of the same information human emergency rooms calculate including: |
- Oxygen saturation (SPO2)
- Heart performance (ECG)
- Two Types of blood pressure
- Heart rate
- Body temperature
- End tidal CO2
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| This important information aids our staff in diagnosing and monitoring the stability and progressing of the patients. |
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An important part of emergency care is the ability to perform surgery when necessary. AER has a fully equipped surgical suite, which allows us to treat both soft tissue and minor orthopedic conditions. Our surgical suite is equipped with a dedicated multi-parameter vital signs monitor to greatly reduce the risk of anesthetic procedures. |
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As an emergency room, a big part of what we do is intensive care and supportive therapy. Our highly trained staff utilizes both the laboratory and diagnostic capabilities of the practice to monitor changes in the patients treatment(s). To improve our supportive and ICU care, the Animal Emergency Room uses a combination of currently available medications, oxygen and ventilator therapy, temperature control, vital signs monitoring, blood products, and controlled IV fluid therapy. This allows us to offer the very best care available to our patients. |
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An important treatment tool for supportive therapy is the use and availability of blood products. These products are necessary for treatment of conditions such as shock, anemia, parvo, and even trauma. Fortunately, AER is able to stock the following blood
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- Packed Red Blood Cells
- Fresh Frozen Plasma
- Whole Blood
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In the event that your beloved companion is terminally ill or terminally injured, the |
| Animal Emergency does work with BlueBonnet Pet Crematory to provide necessary services to help ease the difficult loss. BlueBonnet offers a variety of options to help honor the memory of your lost loved one. Please contact the Animal Emergency Room for additional and/or detailed information (210) 737-7380.
Many have found some comfort in this special poem:
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to the Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and fields for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who are hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams and time gone by. The animals are happy and content except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; his eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carry him faster and faster.
You have been spotted and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together… |
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