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At BrightCare Animal Emergency, our team of veterinarians offers wound & laceration repair for animals who have suffered from physical injuries, such as bruises, wounds, & cuts. If your pet has been involved in an accident, it’s important to visit a nearby veterinarian for an examination and treatment. Physical trauma is not always visible – beneath a harmless cut could be a sprained ligament or infection. Emergency vets are trained to properly evaluate the damage for prompt treatment before it’s too late.
A laceration is a cut in the skin. It can be superficial, only affecting the top layer of skin, or it can be more severe, even going so far as to damage muscles or internal organs. We encourage pet owners to take their animals to the vet as soon as possible. Leaving open wounds can lead to abscesses, hemorrhaging, or worse.
Our team of veterinarians at BrightCare Animal Emergency offers endoscopy and foreign body removal services for small animals that may have accidentally swallowed something they should’ve have. If you notice trouble breathing, loss of appetite, lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, dehydration, or bowel problems with your pet, alert your local veterinarian or animal emergency center immediately. An ingested foreign body can cause serious complications in cats and dogs, so it needs to be removed as soon as possible.
When an animal consumes an object that cannot pass through the gastrointestinal tract, that object is a foreign body. This can result in systemic toxicity, inflammation of the abdominal lining, infection, or obstruction of the intestinal tract if it stays lodged inside the animal.
Our state-of-the-art animal emergency care facility offers oxygen therapy for our furry family members who are struggling and having difficulty breathing. Oxygen is extremely important, and depending on the severity of the case, an animal with an oxygen deficiency can suffer other life-threatening issues as well.
Oxygen therapy is the act of giving oxygen to a struggling animal and increasing the amount of oxygen the animal breathes. Normally, dry air only contains about 21% oxygen, but with oxygen therapy, your pet will be receiving increased oxygen in a pressurized chamber. This method is similar to giving oxygen to humans struggling to breathe and can be given to animals who are recovering from a major injury or having a difficult time breathing. It requires special equipment that allows animals to receive oxygen in a controlled oxygen-rich environment.
A blood transfusion is the process of giving one patient blood from a donor. Situations that could necessitate blood transfusions include trauma, ruptured blood vessels, surgery, anemia, and more.
Like humans, animals need the red blood cells in blood transport oxygen and nutrients throughout the body to keep it functional. These cells also bring carbon dioxide and other waste to the lungs, kidneys, and digestive system to be expelled from the body. White blood cells, which only comprise of 1% of blood, are responsible for defending the body from foreign invaders and diseases. Prolonged blood loss may lead to a reduction of iron in the body, so the bone marrow is unable to replace lost blood cells with new ones.
Seizures are a medical condition characterized by a series of convulsions or a fit related to an involuntary perturbance in the brain. They are categorized as a neurological condition and they can affect dogs and cats. When seizures occur in sequence, they are referred to as epilepsy.
For humans, ultrasounds are often used to see the growth and development of babies while they are still inside the mother. However, ultrasounds have many other uses as well and one of those is in the veterinary field. Dogs and cats can benefit from ultrasound or cardiography tests to diagnose certain problems. At Bright Care Animal Emergency, we provide a full suite of veterinary equipment and diagnostic tools, including ultrasound/cardiograph, to ensure we’re able to treat our patients to the best of our abilities.
An ultrasound, also known as an echocardiogram, is a non-invasive process used to check an animal’s internal organs. It’s commonly used to evaluate that organs such as the heart, stomach, eyes, and reproductive system are functioning normally. Ultrasounds are often used in conjunction with an x-ray for a comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis.
The heart is an essential organ to survival because it pumps blood through the circulatory system, replenishing nutrients in the body and removing toxins on the way. Serious problems can result when the heart is not functioning correctly. Like humans, pets can experience heart disease, which is why our emergency veterinary team provides cardiac care for patients here at Bright Care Animal Emergency.
Veterinary cardiology is the study of illnesses affecting the heart and cardiovascular system for animals. A veterinary cardiologist must complete extensive specialized residency training for 3 – 5 years with the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine on top of their regular veterinary schooling, licensure, and internship to become board certified. Because the function of the heart and lungs are connected, veterinary cardiologists are well versed in matters of the pulmonary system as well. It’s common for local Orange County veterinarians to refer their patients to a veterinary cardiologist for issues that are are out of their scope. Cardiology specialists have specific tools and resources necessary to ensure that the treatment, surgery, or management of their patients’ condition has the best results possible.
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