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Animals with respiratory problems usually require supplemental oxygen. This is
accomplished with an environmentally controlled suite. While housed in the suite, the
animal is constantly monitored and continues to receive intravenous drugs or fluids. The
suite is so comfortable, most animals sleep soundly as extraneous noises are screened out
by the suite walls.
Occasionally dogs and cats need nebulization for treatment of their respiratory
diseases. This is easily accomplished while being housed in the environmental suite where
temperature, oxygen levels, and humidity are carefully controlled.
Larger dogs in the Critical Care Unit are housed in large, well-padded, comfortable
suites. Each animal is carefully monitored throughout the day and night.
Patient comfort and excellent monitoring are hallmark characteristics of the Critical
Care Unit at Colorado State University.
For the large and giant breeds of dogs, there are indoor, temperature-controlled
suites.
Occasionally it is important to monitor urine output or to collect specimens from dogs
or cats. Metabolic suites are available for the comfort of the animal and the ease of
collecting specimens for diagnostic testing.
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For more information please contact Wayne E. Wingfield
Revised August 24, 1998