What We Do
Our team is on site during all hours providing complete diagnostic and therapeutic services via our:
- 4 exam rooms
- Central triage and treatment areas
- In-house laboratory
- Radiology Services
- Intensive Care Unit
- Surgical suite equipped to handle everything from simple laceration repairs to GVD, foreign body removals, and c-section deliveries
- Isolation ward for contagious conditions
- Feline conscious facility, emphasizing on stress free handling and compassionate care
Therapeutic Methods
Our therapeutic methods include:
- Oxygen Therapy – SMAEC is equipped with three Snyder Oxygen Units which accommodate pets up to 150 pounds.
- Plasma Transfusions
- Whole Blood and PRBC transfusions
- Intravenous fluid delivery and monitoring
- Enteral Feeding Support
- Anesthesia and advanced patient monitoring
- Surgical procedures
- Pain Management
- Urinary Catheter placement and maintenance
- Thermal Support
Hospitalization
South Metro Animal Emergency Care provides after-hours hospitalization and observation for clinics that do not have staff on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In these situations, patients are transferred to SMAEC at the end of the day and returned to their primary veterinarian in the morning. If significant changes occur in status or treatment needs, SMAEC will notify the client and, if requested, the referring veterinarian.
Diagnostic Tools
Our diagnostic tools include:
- In-house CBC, Blood chemistry, and Electrolyte analysis
- Blood Gas analysis
- Coagulation status analysis
- ECG analysis and monitoring
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Radiography
- Ultrasound
- Toxicity Screening
- Urinalysis
- ELISA Technology
- Fecal Analysis
- Board Certified Radiologist interpretation available