Archive for July, 2010
Advanced Ultrasound Procedures Now Offered at VetMed
Dr. Nicole Harris has taken a special interest in ultrasound examination. Her interest began during her time at Auburn University while receiving her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. Abdominal ultrasound studies have been available in-house since VetMed Animal Health first opened in May of 2009. Ultrasound evaluation is a non-invasive examination, typically of the abdominal area. It is a useful tool to diagnose problems such as tumors, kidney disease, bladder stones, pregnancy and gastrointestinal obstruction.
In 2010, Dr. Harris chose to focus her study on ultrasound evaluation of the heart, the echocardiogram. Heart disease is a common problem in both dogs and cats. An echocardiogram allows the heart muscle, valves and blood flow to be evaluated. This non-invasive study aids in diagnosis and staging of heart disease. It is often used to determine medical therapy for patients.
Dr. Harris traveled to Dallas, Texas to train at the Academy of Veterinary Imaging sponsored by Sound-Eklin. She received 58 hours of special training in Advanced Echocardiography and Doppler/Hemodynamic Studies. These courses were instructed by renowned board-certified Cardiologists from Texas A & M University, Matthew W. Miller, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM and Sonya G. Gordon, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM. Dr. Harris also received training in advanced soft tissue studies during her time in Dallas.
If you are interesting in learning more about these procedures and how they could benefit your pet, please contact us or schedule a consultation appointment.
ID Photo Cards
The blog isn’t usually this up to date, but I just got off the phone with our Pet Portal provider. We will be turning on the ability for you all to order pet ID cards for your pets. Be patient with us, the first few people that order them as we work through the process.
We’re really excited to be able to offer all of these things to you. Thank you for choosing our clinic and we appreciate your business!
Online purchasing of goods
Just a quick update on this. We’re going to be finalizing the prices for online products this weekend. We hope to have this section launched by middle to late next week.
Changes to website
Hi all,
Sorry it’s been a while but I’m back, Jack Nicholson style. Well, maybe not that crazy. I wanted to let you all know that we’re going to be posting some of the prices for our services online. This will allow you to see what we charge for a service. You should see some changes by the middle of next week.
New staff member at VetMed
Stephanie Lauer has joined our staff at VetMed. You’ll be seeing her in the bio section on the website soon. Stay tuned!
Appointments and Boarding Requests
You can now make appointment and boarding requests for VetMed Animal Health through the Pet Portal. They must be least 3 days in the future. Let us know how you like it and how it works!
Online prescriptions through Pet Portal
Just wanted to give an update on this. The store has been approved, and we’re in the process of setting prices and deciding what products to offer. We should have something up by the beginning of August. Stay Tuned!