5 Essential Medical Supplies in a Veterinary Clinic

by Vaishnavi Murali / inAnimal Therapy, Equipments, IV Cannula, IV-Therapy, medical equipment, Medical-Supplies, online medical suppliers, Veterinary,

Opening a new practice can be a daunting task, especially purchasing all the veterinary equipment necessary to ensure you provide high-quality care. Although the following list is by no means comprehensive, it covers essential items you need when furnishing your veterinary hospital.

Furniture: In order to examine and treat your animals, veterinary tables are a must in each treatment room. Depending on the clinic’s unique needs and requirements, one can choose from v-top tables, electric & hydraulic tables, or lift tables, all of which enable stability, mobility and versatility while in use. The surface of these exam and procedure tables can be flexibly adjusted to accommodate each animal’s size and girth. They can be positioned for optimal access to the area under examination. And unlike standard surfaces, these tables are designed for routine cleaning and disinfecting. Furniture also includes trolleys, cabinets, stools and chairs.
Cleanliness and Hygiene: Maintaining a sterile environment in the clinic is crucial to avoid spreading infections and other diseases. An animal clinic must have tons of alcohol swabs, handy disinfectants, and sterilization equipment. It is also critical to have an efficient waste management system. Vets must always ensure proper sterilization of their medical tools. This is essential for safe, contamination-free work but also has the added benefit of extending the life of commonly used instruments, which can otherwise be worn down by organic fluids and harsh chemicals, solvents, and cleaners.
Weighing Scale: A walk-on scale in the lobby will help weigh all the patients as soon as they walk through the door. Many pets are fussy about getting onto the scale, so one may consider one built into the floor to help disguise this piece of equipment.
IV Pumps: Almost all veterinary clinics use IV pumps to administer fluids, drugs and other supplements during surgeries and other treatments. IV pumps are the preferred method for controlling the delivery of a Constant Rate Infusion (CRI) of the substance to be provided to the patient for a consistent or time-dependent effect. This is particularly critical when the medication administered has potentially potent or adverse clinical effects. And while there are cheaper IV flow-control devices on the market, pumps are multi-use, non-disposable, readily available and more cost-effective in the long term.
Veterinary Ultrasounds: Diagnostic imaging is used by veterinarians to see precise images inside their pet patient’s body and make accurate diagnoses, which leads to speedy, effective treatment. As such, vets need top-tier diagnostic imaging equipment, such as veterinary ultrasounds, which use sound waves to scan and present internal images of an animal’s body at all times. New, innovative, real-time ultrasound equipment with external cameras significantly reduces exam time. They also produce deeper, wider and crisp images of abdominal, cardiac, musculoskeletal, vascular and other bodily systems. These images can even be shared live via telemedicine with a sonographer, for richer real-time guidance, with far less diagnostic guesswork involved.