Mountain Empire Affiliated Hospital

SERVICES

SYCAMORE SHOALS ANIMAL HOSPITAL IS A FULL SERVICE ANIMAL HOSPITAL WHICH STRIVES TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR DOG'S AND CAT'S NEEDS. OUR SERVICES RANGE FROM ROUTINE MEDICAL CARE SUCH AS YEARLY EXAMS AND PREVENTATIVE CARE TO TREATMENT FOR SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND MOST SURGICAL NEEDS. MORE DETAILED EXPLANANTIONS OF SERVICES FOLLOW.

PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE

AT SYCAMORE SHOALS ANIMAL HOSPITAL, WE RECOMMEND YEARLY PHYSICAL EXAMS TO HELP MAINTAIN YOUR PET'S HEALTH STATUS. WE MONITOR WEIGHT AND BODY TEMPERATURE, LOOK FOR POTENTIAL MEDICAL PROBLEMS, AND DISCUSS CURRENT MEDICAL OR SURGICAL PROBLEMS. WE UPDATE ANY VACCINATIONS THAT ARE NEEDED, CHECK FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARASITES (HEARTWORMS, INTESTINAL WORMS, FLEAS AND TICKS, ETC.) AND DISCUSS TREATMENT AND PREVENTATIVE OPTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNOW OFFER AN INJECTION FOR HEARTWORM AND INTESTINAL WORM PREVENTION THAT LASTS FOR 6 MONTHS! WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL OPTIOS AVAILABLE TO CONTROL ALLERGIES IN OUR PATIENTS.

MEDICAL CARE

SHOULD YOUR PET BECOME SICK OR INJURED, OUR DOCTORS HAVE OVER 24 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE TREATMENT. WE USE A COMMERCIAL LABORATORY AND SOME ON-SITE TESTS TO PROVIDE BLOODWORK, CYTOLOGY, AND HISTOPATH RESULTS IMMEDIATELY OR OFTEN IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. WE PROVIDE X-RAY SERVICES AND CAN HAVE RESULTS IN MINUTES.

SOME SIGNIFICANTLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION AT OUR FASCILITY FOR TESTS, TREATMENTS, INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS, INTRAVENOUS MEDICINES, ETC. SOME OF THE MOST COMMON CASES WE TREAT ARE PARVOVIRUS, TRAUMA CASES, PANCREATITIS, KIDNEY FAILURE, DIABETES, ETC.

SURGICAL CARE

AT SYCAMORE SHOALS ANIMAL HOSPITAL, WE USE A VARIETY OF ANESTHESIA PROTOCOLS TO BEST FIT THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS AND THE TYPE OF PROCEDURE TO BE PERFORMED. BLOOD TESTS CAN BE PERFORMED TO RULE OUT MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND TO INCREASE SAFETY BEFORE USE OF SURGICAL ANESTHESIA. PATIENTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED DURING ANESTHESIA BY BOTH A TECHNICIAN AND PULSE OXIMETER MACHINE WHICH MEASURES STRENGTH AND NUMBERS OF HEARTBEATS PLUS THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD. SOFT TISSUE SURGERIES INCLUDE LACERATION REPAIRS, ROUTINE SPAYS AND NEUTERS, DECLAWS, TUMOR REMOVALS, HERNIA REPAIRS, INTESTINAL AND TRAUMA SURGERIES. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES INCLUDE KNEE LIGAMENT REPAIRS, HIP LIGAMENT REPAIRS, AND FRACTURE REPAIRS.

SPECIALIZED PROCEDURES

IN SOME CASES, SPECIAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES OR REFERRALS TO SPECIALISTS MAY BE RECOMMENDED. WITHIN OUR GROUP OF HOSPITALS IN THE TRI-CITIES AREA, WE HAVE DOCTORS WITH MUCH EXPERIENCE IN SPECIAL INTERESTS SUCH AS FRACTURE REPAIRS (WITH PINS, WIRES, PLATES, K-E APPARATUS), ULTRASOUND/ECHO, ENDOSCOPY, LASER SURGERY, BEHAVIOR, AND EXOTIC ANIMALS. WE ALSO HAVE AN EXCELLENT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BOARD CERTIFIED SPECIALIST'S AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE'S VETERINARY TEACHING HOSPITAL WHERE WE REFER CASES WHICH REQUIRE A SPECIALIST'S EXPERTISE.