In the event of a sudden illness or accident, Peoria Area Veteriary Group is fully staffed and equipped to offer your pet instant veterinary care, diagnostic work-up and a treatment plan. We have up to date diagnostic equipment such as blood chemistry, hematology, radiology, ultrasound, blood pressure, tonometry and ECG. Our staff are highly trained to be able to assist the doctor in whatever circumstance may arise in your pet. We offer the highest standard of intensive care should it be required to aid in the recovery process. Should your pet require surgery, we offer modern surgical techniques that include induction, general anesthesia, anesthetic monitoring, intravenous fluid therapy, pain management, and recovery.
For your convenience we offer early morning check-in times for day hospitalization patients, dental prophylactic care and surgical procedures. Having your pet here between 7:30 and 7:50 a.m. allows us time to discuss relavent facts to your case and collect any further information we may need. All outpatient appointments start at 10:00 a.m. on days with surgical procedures and 8:00 a.m. with no inpatient procedures scheduled. All patients are seen on an appointment basis unless it is an emergency when they will be seen immediately.
If an emergency arises outside of our normal business hours, please contact the Tri-County Emergency Clinic at (309) 672-1565 and they will be able to either give you advice over the telephone or have you bring your pet immediately to their facility located at 1800 North Sterling Ave in Peoria. Please give them as much information as possible regarding any past medical problems your pet may have had or continues to have and what your emergency entails. Also let them know you are a client of Peoria Area Veterinary Group and they will contact us with any necessary follow up care.
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When your pet is not feeling well, there may be many different explanations. Further diagnostics enable your veterinarian determine the nature and circumstances that may be causing your pets symptoms. Often we have to perform further diagnostics in order to rule out or confirm potential diagnosis since your pet cannot always communicate how they are feeling. Contact us to schedule an appointment if you have any concerns and are considering further diagnostics.
Below are some of the main diagnostics we utilize in our practices:
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Rountine Diagnostic Procedures
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It is highly recommended that at least once a year we perform a fecal flotation examination of your pet's feces in order to make sure they are free from any intestinal parasites that may cause them harm and are also transmissible to humans, especially children. We ask that you bring a small piece of feces with you at your yearly check-ups. We are able to perform this test in-house for instant results.
Routine yearly blood screening is also recommended in order to make sure your pet is not showing any signs of disease, such as liver or kidney. If we are able to catch certain diseases in their early stages we can begin to take steps to either reverse or prevent them from progressing. We offer a full in-house blood chemistry and hematology service. Occasionally tests require sending to an outside laboratory for testing.
Certain symptoms may require obtaining a urine sample from your pet in order to rule out medical or behavioral problems. This simple test is completed in-house and can be done in about 10 minutes. A freshly collected sample is required for accurate results. If further information is required for a definite diagnosis, we may need to obtain a sterile sample to send to an outside laboratory.
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Radiology
Radiology is a great way to diagnose fractures, bone deformaties, arthritis and other issues your pet may have. These 2-D images also enable the veterinarian to visualize the various organs located in the thorax and abdomen of your pet. The information obtained from these images often confirm or rule out a diagnosis. If further information is required to confirm a foreign body or bladder stone, it may be necessary to use a contrast medium in order to complete this process.
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Ultrasonography
Ultrasound screening has become a vital tool in veterinary medicine. With this diagnostic procedure we can visualize organs in fine detail, outlining the actual organ or vessel for blood supply, size, shape and irregularities. The information obtained aids us in determining or confirming a diagnosis without invasive surgery. Biopsies are usually taken but are non-invasive and may only require a mild sedative or can sometimes be done with the patient awake. If a biopsy is going to be taken, then we will draw a small sample of blood from your pet a day or two prior to the ultrasound and send it to an outside laboratory for testing of clotting factors. Your pet will have an area of their body shaved depending on where we are focusing the ultrasound as hair interferes with the ultrasound probe and has to be removed.
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Electrocardiography
Electrocardiograms or ECG are sometimes recommended when your pet is found to have an irregular heartbeat or other symptoms leading the veterinarian to believe that there may be a concern regarding your pet’s heart. This test does not require sedation and can be done during a regular examination. The results are sent to an outside laboratory and will be read by a board certified cardiologist in order to obtain a diagnosis and medical plan for your pet.
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Tonometry
This non-invasive procedure is done by using an electronic device called a Tonovet® and is used to determine the ocular pressure of your pet’s eyes. Abnormal eye pressure can be an indication of disease such as Glaucoma or Uveitis. Certain breeds are more predisposed to certain eye problems and it may be recommended by the veterinarian that you have your pet’s eye pressures monitored yearly as a precaution or more frequently if needed.
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