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Useful information for a visit day
When a visit is booked, we give an estimated time of arrival. Please be aware that this is subject to change depending on factors outside of our control such as difficult patients, sudden emergencies or unexpected traffic. We do however always communicate an updated ETA for significant delays.
We ideally require a quiet and relatively dark room to perform our exams, but we work around the practice needs and are able to adapt to different situations.
For abdominal ultrasounds, lightly sedated patients will have a more relaxed abdomen improving image quality however we are happy to perform our exams with patients conscious, but we recommend that consent for sedation or general anaesthesia is obtained at the time of admission anyway, in order to avoid unnecessary delays, should the patient become uncooperative, excessively stressed or sampling required.
An assistant is kindly required for patient restraint. Care assistants and student nurses are perfectly acceptable if no chemical restraint is required, otherwise we are happy to follow your practice policies.
We will give you our report(s) before we leave the premises and endeavour to discuss each case with their attending clinician; when this is not possible we remain available for contact at later time for any discussion or clarification.
Ultrasound guided sampling:
We are happy to take samples under ultrasound guidance from any organ (as long as it is visible!), however it is important that relative risks are discussed with pets’ owner; we expect the host practice team to have done this prior to the procedure, but we are happy to advise as required.
For fine needle aspirates a coagulation assessment is generally not required, unless a coagulation dysfunction (or severe and diffused liver disease) is suspected.
For liver and kidneys core biopsies a coagulation assessment is generally recommended, unless the sample is taken from a mass lesion, in which case systemic coagulation is unlikely to be affected and even a normal coagulation function would not preclude haemorrhage.
Core biopsies from mass lesions or enlarged lymph nodes do not generally require coagulation