Ultrasound Procedures
If this diagnostic has been prescribed by your veterinarian, we can arrange it with a boarded veterinary radiologist who is scheduled to come in once monthly. Ultrasound admission time is between 8:00 and 9:00 am. Our fasting protocol is no food or treats after 8 pm the night before, but be sure to have fresh water available at all times. If your pet is on medication, check with his or her veterinarian whether those medications should be given the morning of the procedure. Patients receiving an abdominal ultrasound must have the hair on their belly shaved - the ultrasound probe cannot see through hair. Cardiac ultrasound patients will be shaved in two smaller spots on the left and right sides of their chest. Sedation may be necessary to safely perform your pet’s ultrasound, especially if any ultrasound guided sampling of abnormal tissue is required. If abnormalities are found that require sampling, your veterinarian will call to discuss. Be sure that we can reach you at the number you have provided us.
Ultrasounds are performed on multiple patients throughout the day, including your pet. The order in which ultrasounds occur is solely up to the radiologist. Once the procedure is complete, and the veterinarian has had an opportunity to review the findings, you will receive a phone call to discuss and arrange a discharge time.
We ask that clients not wait at the hospital for their pet’s ultrasound procedure to be complete. Our veterinarians are still attending to their busy caseload, and we cannot comfortably accommodate you.
Please call the hospital (604) 734-7744 if you have any questions. Thank you.