Archive for the ‘Medical Procedures’ category

I’m ready to do ultrasounds…

April 15th, 2010

I just spent the weekend in an intensive course on ultrasounds.  So, now I’m ready to roll!
All vets get some training in school on how to ultrasound but most will end up calling in a specialist to do their ultrasounds for them.  Now that I have this course under my belt I am excited to [...]

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How is a cat or dog spay done?

February 11th, 2010

Today was another day full of spays!  I thought I would describe for you guys how a spay is done.
Anesthetic
The animal is given a sedative first.  We often use a mixture of drugs called hydromorphone, acepromazine and glycopyrrolate.  After about 10 minutes the animal is usually quite sedate.
We then place an IV catheter.  The IV [...]

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The difference between a fine needle aspirate and a biopsy.

February 10th, 2010

I had a dog in today with a big lump on his toe.  We did something called a fine needle aspirate so I thought this would be a good topic to blog about today.
What is a fine needle aspirate?
This is a procedure where we use a very small needle (usually 22 gauge) and insert it [...]

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