News & PressThe Latest from CARE CenterPHYSICAL REHABILITATION COMES TO CARE!December 7, 2009 Care Center's purpose is to increase the quality of life of pets, their human families and veterinarians. Physical Rehabilitation is a newer modality that will allow us to significantly help pets, both with or without surgery. Physical Rehabilitation often offers your pet the very best opportunity for the fullest recovery from injury, chronic pain, or obesity. Please call our main number (513) 530-0911 to schedule an initial appointment with Trisha Busse. Trisha is certified in both Canine and Feline Massage as well as a having a certification in Modalities of the Spine. She is certified in Canine Rehabilitation and has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Nutrition, a Master of Science in Natural Health and is currently pursuing a PhD in Nutrition. ARCHIVED NEWS
September 25, 2008Dayton CARE Center Now Open!!The Cincinnati Animal Referral & Emergency (CARE) Center is very pleased to announce the opening of the Dayton CARE Center, on September 25,2008! The Dayton CARE Center is a 24-hour emergency and critical care facility, offering the same outstanding level of care you’ve come to expect from CARE Center. Only now it’s even more accessible.
CARE Center looks forward to the opportunity to further serve our colleagues and the pets of Dayton! May 25, 2008CARE Center ER makes local news!
11.10.07Case Study !A Critical Care Success Story Louie was a 9 year old neutered male sheltie who came to the CARE Center after he was seen to collapse in the backyard. Other than a few days of diarrhea, nothing unusual was noted by the owner until he fell over. Louie appeared very sick when he came in, but looked even worse over the next 24 hours. Near death, he was steadily, gradually brought back to health over the next 6 days by a stubborn spirit, a committed owner, and aggressive intensive care. Diagnostically, Louie was a challenge simply because his signs were rather vague, and yet he seemed to feel much worse than would be expected from any of these outward symptoms. Initially only dehydrated and weak, after the first 12 hours in the hospital Louie refused to even raise his head, and would barely track anything with his eyes enough to let us know he was conscious. Bloodwork was done to help determine if this was Addison’s disease (a low level of cortisone), leptospirosis (a severe bacterial infection), pancreatitis (an inflammation of the pancreatitis), parvo viral enteritis (a severe viral infection), or something else. While testing was being completed, Louie was admitted to CARE Center’s Critical Care Unit (CCU) where he had a nurse assigned to him around the clock. He was started on intravenous fluids containing dextrose to provide some minimal calories, and broad spectrum antibiotics. As his condition worsened, a special IV catheter was placed in his jugular vein (called a central line catheter), and a urinary catheter was placed both to measure his urine production, and to help keep him clean (he was no longer even getting up to urinate). His case was taken over by Dr. Beth McElravy, one of CARE Center’s Internal Medicine specialists. When bloodwork demonstrated that Louie had severe pancreatitis, he was treated more specifically. Because the pancreatitis patient needs to be fasted for several days, he was started on partial parenteral nutrition (PPN), essentially intravenous nutrition. He was given plasma transfusions because pancreatitis can affect the amount of protein in the body, and plasma contains such proteins. He was given a variety of IV fluid types, designed to help him maintain his blood pressure, electrolyte balance, and hydration. And when the nausea that comes with pancreatitis caused him to vomit, he was treated for aspiration pneumonia (the inflammation in lungs that results when vomitus is aspirated into the airway), by administering breathing treatments 4 times daily. For the next 6 days Louie as in the CCU, with constant monitoring and very frequent tweaking of his treatment regimen (based upon his progress as seen by by laboratory testing and assessment of how he seemed to be feeling). After all of this, Louie was able to go home, wagging his tail and barking at his owners. His case is an example of what very aggressive intensive care can do for a patient. Its care that takes the commitment of the pet’s owner, and not every case has the same outcome. But with the huge advances veterinary medicine is making every year, success stories like Louie’s are ever more common.
5.11.07Cincinnati now has Neurology !The Cincinnati Animal Referral & Emergency (CARE) Center is very pleased to announce the addition of Neurology to our practice! Joli Jarboe, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology) has joined CARE Center. Dr. Jarboe has been practicing in Las Vegas, Nevada prior to moving back to her native Midwest. With her arrival, she will be the only full-time Neurologist in the state of Ohio.CARE Center is very excited to be able to offer Dr. Jarboe’s expertise to our referring veterinarians. She will be seeing appointments by referral only. A partial list of what Dr. Jarboe does: Brain surgerySpinal Surgery Vertebral and spinal cord evaluation Spinal fluid evaluation Brain/spine imaging Seizure treatment If you have any questions, or would like to schedule an appointment, do not hesitate to contact us 11.10.06CARE Center now has MRI capabilities!In addition to our CT scan, fluoroscopy, and digital radiography imaging modalities, CARE Center has access to an MRI for weekly scans. If you have questions about any of our imaging capabilities, do not hesitate to contact us. |
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