Pet Critical Care - Vet in Hardeeville | New River Veterinary Specialists

Critical Care is a diverse specialty requiring round-the-clock monitoring, a dedicated nursing staff, and doctors with training and expertise focused on treating the most compromised pets. A Criticalist is dedicated to dealing with life-threatening emergencies as well as diagnosing and managing sick pets. Our Criticalist's expertise compliments that of your primary veterinarian and our other specialty services. You may be referred to a Criticalist if your veterinarian determines that your pet requires advanced diagnostics, specialized treatments, or intensive care.

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Our hospital offers a fully staffed intensive care unit, specially constructed oxygen cages, full stat labs, fluoroscopy, advanced imaging, and a blood bank available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to manage pets that are rapidly changing. We are proud to offer mechanical ventilation services for pets with severe respiratory distress secondary to trauma, lung disease, cardiac disease, and neurologic disease.

Critical Care in Hardeeville

Patients following major surgeries
Trauma patients with large wounds, chest injuries, or fractures
Patients with severe metabolic or endocrine disturbances such as complicated diabetes, organ failure, adrenal diseases
Seizuring or paralyzed patients
Pets with difficulties breathing
Cardiac emergencies
Patients requiring blood transfusions
Pets which are unable to eat and require feeding tubes or intravenous nutrition
Critical anesthesia patients may also be overseen by Critical Care before, during, and after anesthesia

Typical patients who are transferred to ICU / Critical Care may include:

In addition to being dedicated to the care of our sickest patients, our Criticalist’s have immediate access to colleagues in other specialties such as internal medicine, surgery, and other specialists. Patients treated in our ICU benefit from these integrated and collaborative resources, whether their condition requires a short visit to the emergency service or several days in the intensive care unit.

In addition to being dedicated to the care of our sickest patients, our critical care specialists have immediate access to colleagues in other specialties such as internal medicine, surgery and other specialists. Patients treated in our ICU benefit from these integrated and collaborative resources whether their condition requires a short visit to the emergency service or several days in the intensive care unit.