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Westmont, IL —
A veterinary office in Westmont received some new ideas for improving medical care for pets during a rare visit from a professor from one of the top schools of veterinary medicine in the country.
Some of those new ideas include how to obtain blood pressure readings on animals more easily during medical procedures, and other minor procedures that can be done to help doctors and animal patients, veterinarians said.
Nora Matthews, doctor of veterinary medicine and professor at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, visited West Suburban Veterinary Associates May 19 and 20 to observe how doctors and staff at the facility administer care to animals.
The Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine was recently raked in the top 10 veterinary schools in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report magazine.
Dr. Alan Main, owner of WSVA, said it was a big honor to have Matthews come to the facility to work with staff on ways to improve care for the animals.
“Being evaluated by someone like Dr. Matthews is a big opportunity for us,” Main said. “I know we do the best possible job here, but there are things we can always do to improve, and someone like Dr. Matthews can tell us ways we can do that.”
Some of those things included using actual human blood pressure sleeves to help get more accurate readings during medical exams and treatments, especially for large dogs, and to use infant sleeves for small cats, Main said.
“Another tip was a better way to give epidurals,” said Janet Storjohann, practice manager for West Suburban Veterinary Associates. “Dr. Matthews showed us some tips for it that will be a big benefit to our staff. These things can be implemented immediately.”
Matthews visited the facility as part of the veterinary’s partnership With Abbot Laboratories, which supplies the animal hospital with Sevo-Flurane, the anesthesia that they use for surgery, Storjohann said.
Storjohann said a recent tour by Abbott Laboratories to the hospital led to Matthews coming to the facility as a way for her witness how anesthesia is being used on pets.
Matthews, who specializes in small animal anesthesiology, said there has been great strides in just the past few years in technology and doctor specializations when it comes to pet surgery. Some of this is being used in animal hospitals such as WSVA here in Westmont, she said.
A veterinary office in Westmont received some new ideas for improving medical care for pets during a rare visit from a professor from one of the top schools of veterinary medicine in the country.
Some of those new ideas include how to obtain blood pressure readings on animals more easily during medical procedures, and other minor procedures that can be done to help doctors and animal patients, veterinarians said.
Nora Matthews, doctor of veterinary medicine and professor at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, visited West Suburban Veterinary Associates May 19 and 20 to observe how doctors and staff at the facility administer care to animals.
The Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine was recently raked in the top 10 veterinary schools in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report magazine.
Dr. Alan Main, owner of WSVA, said it was a big honor to have Matthews come to the facility to work with staff on ways to improve care for the animals.
“Being evaluated by someone like Dr. Matthews is a big opportunity for us,” Main said. “I know we do the best possible job here, but there are things we can always do to improve, and someone like Dr. Matthews can tell us ways we can do that.”
Some of those things included using actual human blood pressure sleeves to help get more accurate readings during medical exams and treatments, especially for large dogs, and to use infant sleeves for small cats, Main said.
“Another tip was a better way to give epidurals,” said Janet Storjohann, practice manager for West Suburban Veterinary Associates. “Dr. Matthews showed us some tips for it that will be a big benefit to our staff. These things can be implemented immediately.”
Matthews visited the facility as part of the veterinary’s partnership With Abbot Laboratories, which supplies the animal hospital with Sevo-Flurane, the anesthesia that they use for surgery, Storjohann said.
Storjohann said a recent tour by Abbott Laboratories to the hospital led to Matthews coming to the facility as a way for her witness how anesthesia is being used on pets.
Matthews, who specializes in small animal anesthesiology, said there has been great strides in just the past few years in technology and doctor specializations when it comes to pet surgery. Some of this is being used in animal hospitals such as WSVA here in Westmont, she said.
