In-patient hospital — hospitalisation stations
Separate stations for dogs and cats, infusion pumps, oxygen therapy, an observation chart with parameters at fixed intervals.
In-patient area
Infusion pumpWhat it is and how it works
The in-patient area consists of hospitalisation kennels with access to oxygen, infusion pumps for precise dosing of fluids and medicines, patient warming, and a cat zone separated from dogs. Every patient has an observation chart: temperature, pulse, breathing, pain score and food intake, recorded at set intervals. After a procedure under anaesthesia the patient does not go home straight from the operating table. It stays in the in-patient hospital until it has fully woken up from the anaesthetic, under constant observation: we monitor body temperature, pain level and the stability of the parameters until the animal regains consciousness, can hold itself upright unaided and is ready to go home safely. The owner collects an animal that is awake, with its wound dressed, and stable, not one that is unconscious straight after the procedure.
What it offers
The owner knows the status of their animal (stable / under observation / critical) and receives information according to a plan, not “if something changes”. We remain responsible for patients after invasive procedures outside the practice's opening hours too: when an animal may need post-procedure assistance, we answer the contact telephone at night as well. We agree this with the owner when the animal is handed back.
Systematic recording of the parameters makes it possible to catch a deterioration earlier than it can be seen with the naked eye, and to adjust the treatment in time.