Echocardiography

An echocardiogram (ultrasound) is performed to non-invasively "look" inside the heart. With this modality we can watch the heart work, see chambers and enlargements, watch blood flow to see leaks across heart valves, and measure pressures inside the heart. We have a non-portable, very sensitive, cardiac-dedicated ultrasound machine with color flow and spectral Doppler. The same kind of machine is in use in many human hospitals. Almost every pet we examine will have an echocardiogram performed.

We have the ability to support critical animals with oxygen in a variety of ways during an exam.