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Cleaning to preserve teeth/ extraction of painful abcessed teeth/dental radiographs. Cats have some species specific dental problems. Dental x-rays allow the veterinarian to make a diagnosis and choose between procedures that can determine if a tooth has normal ligament structure and can be left in place, should be extracted, or a less invasive crown amputation done. |
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(left) Kelly reviews a radiograph. |
(right) Specialist, Dr. Diana Stuckey of Veterinary Imaging Specialists, performs a cardiac ultrasound to determine which type of cardiomyopathy is present. This will provide the information necessary to prescribe medication to prolong life and allow the patient to enjoy a good quality of life. |
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| Isoflurane inhalant anesthesia is used because of the great safety level for animals as wells as humans. All patients are monitored with a pulse oximeter (heart rate and oxygen saturation) during anesthesia and surgery. Warmers are used to prevent the patient’s body temperature from dropping during surgery and ensure safer surgery and recovery. Laser surgery technology is used for many procedures. Lasers seal blood vessels and nerves as it makes incisions thus greatly reducing bleeding and post surgical pain. Pain medication is given to all patients to ensure a comfortable recovery and healing process. |
 Spay surgery by laser |
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 Dr. Freesh scrubs for surgery. |
 Dr. Freesh gowns for surgery. |
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A clean and well lit boarding area houses many of our patients when their humans are away. Special needs cat patients who have diabetes, kidney failure, and other chronic illnesses stay frequently and quickly become extended cat clinic family members. Cats are supplied with toys and there is always a lot of activity for the cats to observe including the antics of our clinic house cats.
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A hand held ECG machine that just rests against a cat’s chest allows a screening electrocardiogram for a common cat hereditary heart problem to be done during yearly exams. The clinic has on site blood testing equipment that allows screening tests to be run quickly with a very small amount of blood for many common cat diseases. Advanced Veterinary Laboratory is a few blocks from the clinic and provides excellent and rapid service when more extensive testing procedures are needed for our patients. (right) Kelly and Kristin, a technician intern, perform a screening ECG on a patient. |
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Dr. Donna Vicini is a veterinary internal medicine specialist and provides endoscopy services at St. Louis Cat Clinic. Cats with chronic vomiting and diarrhea benefit greatly by this procedure to establish a definitive diagnosis for their symptoms via endoscopy and biopsy of the intestinal tract. An endoscope provides visualization of the internal stomach, some parts of the intestines and colon without major surgery. The procedure is done with no or minimal discomfort for the patient. It is done under general anesthesia. Intestinal cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Disease can be differentiated to allow specific treatment protocols. Cultures can also be taken directly from the intestinal tract which will result in very accurate results. Many other abnormalities can be visualized and accurately diagnosed when blood test, radiographs, stool tests, and ultrasound do not lead to a specific diagnosis. |
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Download These Forms and bring them with you to our clinic as needed. New Patient / Client Registration |
