What does VECC mean in VETERINARY

Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care are uniquely designed to provide life-saving treatments for animals in emergency or critical situations. This type of care focuses on stabilizing the patient and providing support through management of pain, fluid therapy, nutrition, respiratory support, and other interventions as needed. This type of care is often needed for more serious illnesses, injuries, or problems that require rapid intervention.

Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care can help with a variety of medical emergencies including trauma from accidents or attacks, ingestion of toxins, heatstroke and other potential environmental dangers, breathing difficulty due to snorting/asthma/pneumonia, bloat (gastric dilatation volvulus), ingestion of foreign objects like toys/rocks/string etc., seizures due to possible organ issues/toxicity/injuries or infection, vomiting/diarrhea due to bacterial or viral infections as well as sudden abdominal pain that could indicate a rupture in organs.

If your pet is experiencing difficulty breathing, having seizures or is experiencing trauma after an accident then they may need immediate veterinary attention. Other symptoms that indicate the need for immediate veterinary assistance include excessive bleeding along with signs of extreme pain such as yelping when touched or sudden changes in behavior like agitation or reluctance to move. If you notice any signs of distress in your pet it is best to call your veterinarian right away for advice. In some cases you may be advised to bring your pet in immediately while in other cases you will be instructed on how to monitor them at home closely before consulting with a specialist.

A Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care facility should be considered when seeking urgent treatment for your pet’s condition such as severe injury resulting from an accident or attack, the presence of multiple injury sites at once (such as deep burns) which can’t be treated successfully at home, difficulty breathing due to asthma or snorting caused by allergies/foreign body obstruction in the airway and severe dehydration especially combined with vomiting/diarrhea which can cause electrolyte imbalances leading to cardiac arrest. These conditions can sometimes require life-saving interventions that only specialized facilities offering 24-7 services are equipped to provide.

Once you arrive at the emergency center one of our veterinarians will meet up with you right away where they will get all relevant information about your pet’s current condition including their medical history if provided by yourself. After assessing them we will prioritize any needed treatments such as fluid therapy for shock prevention/treatment; blood transfusions if necessary; performing radiographs; administering medications; assisted ventilation treatment if required etc.. Usually vital signs such us heart rate blood pressure temperature oxygen saturation levels etc., will also be monitored every 15 minutes until the patient is stabilized throughout recovery.

Our emergency centers offer analgesic medications that vary depending on the size and species of animal being treated – these range from injectable non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) used mainly short term such as Rimadyl, Metacam etc.,to stronger opioid narcotics such morphine derived derivatives such Fentanyl patches used mostly long term depending on the severity level experienced by each respective patient.

During your pets stay at one our centers we offer continuous monitoring by our team consisting off trained technicians who are capable providing all necessary assessments related but not limited IV catheter placement; administration off fluids; vital signs collection; assisted ventilation treatments etc., All these services are available 24 hours during your pets stay ensuring their comfortability throughout.