Emergency and Critical Care Department
(ECCD)
Our Emergency Department is classified as a Level One Trauma Center
by the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society. Our Department actually functions as 2 separate but linked areas in that we diagnose, stabilize and manage emergent
patients through advanced emergency care as well as provide ongoing care for critically ill patients in our Intensive Care
Unit. Our expertly trained and certified staff provides care to dogs and cats, small mammals and exotics on a referral or
walk-in basis. Our team also treats a wide range of medical problems, including those resulting from:
- Motor vehicular trauma
- Bites and Lacerations
- Shock
- Toxicities
- Infections
- Respiratory problems
- Neurological problems
What’s New?
First Aid Classes for Pets
We
offer First Aid classes for your clients and the public through out the year at Vetcision. These classes have been very successful
in the past when conducted for breed clubs as well as local Search and Rescue organizations. We will be covering basic first
aid topics such as initial assessment, muzzling, transport, bandaging, hemostasis, first aid kits, basic CPR, and an overall
discussion of common emergency situations with both dogs and cats. Clients can bring their pets, as this will be an interactive
session, with refreshments and bandage material provided!
We will be sending you a list of dates soon!
Vetcision Emergency Response Team
The ECCD will be forming an Emergency
Response Team along with the Waltham Emergency Response Service to assist the town of Waltham and surrounding communities
in sheltering and treating pets in the event of natural disaster or threat that will require evacuation. Using the Humane
Society Guidelines and the First Aid classes, we will hope to put together at plan for pet owners to follow as well as have
Vetcision be a resource for the community in the event of such as crisis. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Association
(MEMA) has met with area veterinarians to start to form a veterinary team for each town in Massachusetts.
