Patient preparation
Prior to the study we recommend to:
01
Fast the patient for 6-12 hours (water should be removed in the morning before the scan)
* Diabetic patients if fasting, will require half of the insulin doses in the morning.
*Pregnant patients does not require fasting.​
*Rabbits and Guinea Pigs do not require fasting
*Ferrets usually fasting of 3 to 4 hours should be sufficient
02
Full urinary bladder is ideal (for abdominal studies)
03
Clip the patient in the region to be evaluated
(abdominal studies require a wide clipping)
* Please help us having patients ready upon arrival specially large dogs over 40kg.
04
If tru-cut biopsy is required a full coagulation profile is required prior to procedure.
05
Placing an IV cathether prior to our arrival in case sedation
is required
​* DO NOT sedate with MEDETOMIDINE (Domitor) for Echocardiograms
(See sedation information below).
Clipping Patients for Abdominal ultrasound and Echocardiogram:
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We ask all patients be clipped prior to our teams arrival.
For a full tutorial on how to clip a patient for these procedures please click the links below:
