Members, partners and friends visited the U-Vet Animal Hospital last week to learn about how sick and injured animals are managed when they are brought in by their owners.
Our host was Lynne Gillies who is a trained vet nurse but she is now involved in administration. The hospital offers a 24 x 7 service. It works in a similar way to a human hospital and consists of many services including:
- General practice
- Emergency and critical care
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Surgery
- Pain management
- Diagnostic imaging
- Pathology
- Dermatology
- Cardiology
The hospital even caters for exotic animals such as snakes, rabbits, rodents and birds. In addition, the U-Vet Equine Centre provides high quality surgical and medical care to horses of all shapes and sizes from thoroughbreds to ponies.
Another interesting service is the canine and feline blood donor program which involves extracting blood from registered pets in order to save the life of another pet. Did you know that 1 donor dog can save the lives of up to 12 other dogs in one year?
Last year, 2500 animals were seen at the hospital.
Click here to see some photos of our visit.