Critical Care

Critical Care Department

Monday - Thursday 8 am - 5 pm


Our criticalist works closely with our 24/7/365 emergency team of experienced veterinarians and support staff to provide both emergency and critical care for your pets' sensitive needs.

 

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Meet Our Team

Christina Whitley

DVM, DACVECC

Criticalist

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ABOUT US

 Critical care specialists focus on providing intensive, short-term, life-saving care and utilizing all avenues of treatment to give an acutely ill patient the best chance of survival. Our criticalist works carefully with our emergency team and other specialty services to ensure that each patient receives a whole-systems approach to diagnostics and care.

Critical Care Services and Procedures 

  • Sepsis & shock 
  • Severe intoxication
  • Unstable patients in need of or recovering from major surgeries 
  • Patients with life-threatening electrolyte derangements 
  • Infectious disease management/isolation
  • Advanced pain management
  • Point of care ultrasound
  • Blood Disorders 
  • Trauma 
  • Acute Abdomens - hemoabdomen, GDV, uroabdomen, bile peritonitis

  • Respiratory failure 
  • Standard oxygen supplementation (high-flow oxygen is coming soon and will be available at our new facility)
  • Pleural Space Disease - pneumothorax, pyothorax
  • Chest tube placement
  • Pneumonia

  • Disorders associated with abnormal behavoir and weakness
  • Status Epilepticus
  • Head trauma 

  • Feeding tube placement and nutritional support
  • Management of protien losing enterpathoy 
  • Acute hemorrhage diharrea syndrome 
  • Infectious diseases
  • Pancreatitis 
  • Galbladder disorders 

  • Addisonian Crisis 
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis

  • Cardiac tamponade / pericardial effusion
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Continuous ECG/telemetry monitoring
  • Blood and plasma transfusions
  • Direct and indirect blood pressure monitoring
  • Blood pressure support, including vasopressor therapy 
  • Arterial and venous blood gas analysis
  • Congestive heart failure 

  • Acute renal failure
  • Leptospirosis
  • Pyelonephritis 
  • Urinary bloackage 
  • Urinary output monitoring