The MSPCA-Angell’s Emergency and Critical Care service is staffed by highly trained veterinarians available 24/7 to treat pets with life-threatening trauma and disease. The Critical Care Unit (CCU) has advanced monitoring devices and techniques such as blood component therapy, peritoneal dialysis, and ventilator therapy to provide the best care possible for critical patients.

Services

Angell’s 24 x 7 Emergency Critical Care service is available in our Boston location. Please call 617-522-7282 for more details.

• A dedicated critical care team of senior staff doctors, residents, interns, and nurses
• Drug infusions
• Emergency blood transfusions and blood products
• Oxygen administration
• Mechanical ventilation
• Management of severe pancreatitis
• Management of diabetic ketoacidosis
• Management of sepsis
• Management of poly-trauma
• Use of enteral and parenteral nutrition techniques

• Point-of-care, 24-hour monitoring capabilities include
  • Direct and indirect arterial blood pressure
  • Coagulation parameters
  • Blood chemistries and blood gases
  • Lactate
  • Co-oximetry when acetaminophen or carbon monoxide poisonings are suspected.
  • Blood osmolality
  • Pulse oximetry
  • Capnography
  • Blood pressure monitoring
  • Electrocardiography (EKG)
• Consultations with specialists throughout the hospital
• Daily cage-side rounds for repeated case re-evaluation