Alabama Veterinary Specialists

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Alabama Veterinary Specialists and Veterinary Eye Care are committed to practicing the highest level of specialty medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, 24-hour emergency medicine and critical care in order to provide outstanding service to our clients.

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Services offered at Veterinary Eye Care and Alabama Veterinary Specialists:

Ophthalmology
- Cataract surgery with lens implants
- Ocular ultrasonography
- Corneal diseases and surgery: ulcers, grafting, transplants
- Congenital ocular anomalies
- Canine Eye Registry Exam (CERF): breeding exam for hereditary diseases
- Infectious ophthalmic diseases
- Immune mediate ophthalmic diseases
- Ocular manifestations of systemic diseases
- Neuro-ophthalmology
- Laser surgery: glaucoma, uveal melanoma, and selected retinal disorders
- Lens luxation management and surgery
- Electroretinography
- Glaucoma diagnosis and management: medical, surgical (laser, shunt)
- Dry eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca): medical and surgical management
- Retinal and optic nerve disease: diagnosis and management
- Eyelid abnormalities and reconstruction: entropion, eyelid tumor, eyelid agenesis, distichia/ectopic cilia
- Prolapsed third eyelid (Cherry Eye) repair
- Sudden blindness: diagnosis and management


Internal Medicine:
- Endoscopy: rhinoscopy, tracheobronchoscopy (bronchoalveolar lavage, BAL), gastroentestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, PEG tube placement
- Endocrine diseases: diabetes, Cushing's, Addison's, thyroid disorders
- Pulmonary/respiratory diseases
- Hematology
- Immune-mediated/Autoimmune diseases
- Infectious diseases
- Gastrointestinal disease
- Cardiovascular disease
- Feeding tube placement
- Ultrasonography/Imaging
- Digital X-rays (CDs available)
- Contrast studies: barium series, excretory urogram, urethro/cystogram, myelogram, fistulogram
- Ultrasonography: echocardiography, abdominal ultrasonography, ocular ultrasonography, thoracic ultrasonography
- Teleradiological consultation
- Emergency/Critical Care/ICU

Appointments:

- Daytime emergencies are seen only by appointment.
- Nighttime/Weekend/Holiday emergencies are seen without an appointment.
ring your pet’s previous and current medications with you
- Do not feed your pet on the day of appointment if surgery is anticipated
- Bring copies (if available) of your pet's medical record (i.e., results of previous blood work, medication history, etc.) and X-rays


Emergency stabilization and diagnostics:

- Advanced critical monitoring: ECG, pulseoximetry, central venous pressure monitoring, blood pressure monitoring
- Oxygen supplementation: ICU Oxygen Therapy Unit (oxygen cage), oxygen mask, nasal oxygen
- Emergency surgery
- Board certified specialists on-call
- Anesthesia Monitoring
- Heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature
- Pulseoximetry
- Capnography (EtCO2 monitoring)
- Electrocardiography
- Blood pressure (Doppler and Oscillometric)


Diagnostic Laboratory In-House:
- CBC
- Biochemistry
- Urinalysis
- Refractometry
- Urine ketones
- Electrolytes
- Glucometer
- Lactate
- Packed cell volume/total solids
- Coagulation testing
- Blood gas
- Cytology with Cytospin technology
- Fecal floatation/cytology
- Infectious disease testing: Heartworm, FeLV/FIV/FeHW, Parvovirus
- Snap cPL (pancreatitis test)