SERVICES OVERVIEW

Alief Animal Hospital uses the latest technology and techniques to correctly diagnose and cure your pet’s ailments.

RADIOGRAPHY

Alief Animal Hospital uses the state-of-the-art Digital Imaging System capable of 300mA output at 125 kVp, with exposure times of 1/120th to 1 second, giving it more than adequate penetrating power for any size patient.

Laboratory

Alief Animal Hospital has a in-house laboratory facility. It boasts a Vettest® 8008 Chemistry Analyzer, Serum Chemistry Analyzer, an Automated Blood Analyzer, three centrifuges, a microscope, a glucometer, a clinical refractometer, reagents and test strips for a variety of procedures and access to an outside lab for more specialized testing.

Surgery

Safety is our primary concern at Alief Animal Hospital. We recommend pre-anesthesia bloodwork on all surgeries, and use only state-of-the-art anesthetics. All surgeries are monitored by a technician and a pulse oximeter. We practice strict aseptic technique on all surgeries.

DENTAL SERVICES

Alief Animal Hospital offers dental cleaning services to our patients with tartar buildup. We use a Spartan Prophy Plus dental cleaner to remove the tartar, and then polish the teeth to prolong the effect of the cleaning. Tartar buildup does damage the enamel of the teeth, so the tartar builds up again faster than it did originally, but brushing the teeth can slow its progress significantly. We must anesthetize the patient to perform a dental cleaning, but they are usually able to go home the same day.

SURGICAL MONITORING

All animals undergoing anesthetic procedures at Alief Animal Hospital can have their vitals monitored with our VetSpecs® VSM8 vital statistics monitoring system. The VSM8 can monitor: