The medical team members at Veterinary Care Specialists have the experience and training to assist other local veterinarians with their patients who need intensive medical services and post-surgical care .
For the patient who presents to the general practice veterinarian or to the emergency veterinary hospital with a disease or traumatic injury that that may benefit from ongoing intensive care services, Veterinary Care Specialists can provide continuous monitoring, ongoing diagnostic procedures, and ongoing therapy.
With some patients who present to the general or emergency veterinarian, it may not be readily apparent that they are critically ill. Exposure to certain toxic substances, for example, may not produce clinical signs until several hours or several days after the exposure. For these patients, Veterinary Care Specialists can provide critical care treatment services to avoid clinical consequences or to monitor the patient for the earliest signs of toxicity and initiate therapy prior to the development of catastrophic consequences.
Additionally, for high-risk surgical patients, anesthesia can be tailored to minimize detrimental effects. For these patients, Veterinary Care Services can provide the extensive monitoring needed during and after the anesthetic event to identify potential complications of the anesthesia and surgical procedure.
If you are a veterinarian in the community who has a patient in need of more intensive medical or post-surgical services than are available in your office, we at Veterinary Care Specialists are ready to help you. We will work closely with you to coordinate your patient’s referral, provide written reports at admission and discharge, update you regularly on your patient’s status, and coordinate your patient’s discharge back into your care for ongoing follow-up.