Cheektowaga Veterinary Hospital offers both abdominal and cardiac (heart) ultrasound services. Ultrasound is a non-invasive modern technique that produces a visual imprint of the interior of the body. Unlike conventional X-rays which can cause harm if used excessively, recent evidence shows that ultrasound is completely free from these side-effects. In addition, ultrasound allows the doctor to achieve a depth of detail that is not possible with X-rays.
Our medical staff is well trained in the field of ultrasound. Cheektowaga Veterinary Hospital has invested heavily in both ultrasound equipment as well as in continuing education.
Cardiac Ultrasound The heart is a very complex organ. It has four valves, an electrical conduction system, and four chambers, all of which are crucial to its function. As in people, animals suffer from a wide variety of heart diseases. In order to correctly diagnose and treat these diseases, it is necessary to see inside the heart, visualize the movement of the chambers, and to look at the valves in motion. This is the area where ultrasound predominates. Using ultrasound, it is possible to watch the heart in motion and to measure each of its' parts. Ultrasound also allows the doctor or technician to measure the actual physical effects of various heart medications and to carefully adjust dosages.
Most heart diseases are very treatable, and in most cases, animals can live normal lives once the nature of their condition is under control.
Abdominal Ultrasound Abdominal ultrasound allows the user to fully examine the liver, gallbladder, spleen, adrenal glands, pancreas, kidneys, urinary bladder, and parts of the stomach and intestines. Ultrasound examination of these organs is crucial when a diagnosis depends upon seeing inside an organ, or when surgery or anesthesia would not be desirable. Abdominal ultrasound is completely painless, and generally can be performed using no anesthesia or sedation. Abdominal ultrasound has revolutionized the study of liver diseases, and is crucial to treating many types of cancer.
Ocular Tonometry Glaucoma is the term that refers to increased pressure in the eyeball. It is an emergency situation, and if not treated immediately, can lead to blindness.
In a healthy eye, an equilibrium exists between the amount of intraocular (within the eyeball) fluid produced and the amount of fluid removed. If fluid cannot be removed, pressure builds up within the eye. This elevated intraocular pressure (glaucoma) can cause permanent damage to the optic nerve, resulting in blindness.
Ocular Tonometry is the measurement of pressure within the eyeball. The tonometer is the device used to measure this pressure.
Laser Surgery Cheektowaga Veterinary Hospital is committed to providing state-of-the-art veterinary care. We are one of the first facilities in our area to offer the benefits of laser surgery for your pet. The Carbon Dioxide Laser produces an invisible beam of light, which heats and vaporizes tissue almost instantaneously without any physical contact. This is done so precisely that the normal surrounding tissues are hardly affected. Pet surgery is made gentler with laser surgery.
The laser does not tear, crush or bruise tissue due to the lack of physical contact. It is able to seal nerve endings and small blood vessels as it "cuts." The combined effect of laser surgery provides the following benefits: • less pain
• less bleeding
• less swelling
• reduced risk of infection
• faster recovery
One of the most remarkable advantages of laser surgery is the ability to perform a Laser Declaw. This new technique is much more humane than the traditional method of declawing as it dramatically decreases the pain involved. Cats return to normal activity soon after the procedure.
Cheektowaga Veterinary Hospital
957 Dick Road
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
716.634.8736
Hospital Hours
Monday - 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday - 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday - 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday - 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday - 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday - 8:00 am - noon
