Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!
We are a firm believer that collaboration between veterinarians and their teams gives our patients the best care.
Each member of the team brings valuable expertise and insights to the table,
and by working together, we can achieve optimal outcomes for our beloved patients.
Please Send Us Your Referral and/or Your Patient’s Medical Records to [email protected]
Pre-Anesthesia Diagnostics Assessment General Guidelines:
Healthy Patients:
- Adult Patient with No Co-Morbidities: CBC/Chemistry with SDMA within 6 months of the procedure.
- Senior Patient with No Co-Morbidities: CBC/Chemistry with SDMA and Urinalysis within 6 months of the procedure.
Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease:
- Cats with CKD Stage ≥3: CBC/Chemistry with SDMA and Urinalysis within 1 month of the procedure.
- Dogs with CKD Stage ≥2: CBC/Chemistry with SDMA and Urinalysis within 1 month of the procedure.
Patients with Heart Murmurs:
- Cats with Heart Murmur:
- Healthy Patient Guidelines; and,
- SNAP ProBNP (Idexx) or Quantitative ProBNP (Idexx) or Echocardiogram. (Please note if the SNAP ProBNP or Quantitative ProBNP are elevated, an Echocardiogram will be required.)
- Cats with Gallop Sound:
- Healthy Patient Guidelines; and,
- Echocardiogram.
- Dogs with Heart Murmur:
- Healthy Patient Guidelines; and,
- 3-View Thoracic Radiographs, Quantitative ProBNP (Idexx), and/or Echocardiogram.
Other Co-Morbidities:
- Case dependent; severity of condition and clinical response to medical management will be considered.
We reserve the right to adjust our recommendations on an individual basis as needed to better serve our clients and patients, with the goal of enhancing patient care and minimizing anesthetic risk.
Thank You for Your Referral!
Veterinary Dentistry Nomenclature
General Dentistry Tutoring
If you are just coming out of school or if you are looking to hone your dental radiograph skills and/or sharpen your extraction skills, please feel free to reach out to H.VDOS and we can coordinate one-on-one tutoring on skulls and cadavers at your facility. Dr. GG wants you to not only feel confident about your dentistry, but she also wants you to enjoy performing dentistry too!
