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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Pets

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March 19, 2013 / (6) comments

I am on vacation this week. Rather than leave you hanging while I’m catching up on some much needed R & R, I thought I’d channel Linda Richman of Saturday Night Live "Coffee Talk" fame.

"Talk amongst yourselves. I’ll give you a [link to a] topic. Discuss!"

 

Today’s Link:

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Used to Treat Pets

Have you tried it? Would you try it, even considering the 2012 hyperbaric chamber tragedy in Florida?

 

 

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COMMENTS (6)
1
Injured
by TheOldBroad on 03/19/2013 05:42pm

I don't know about anyone else, but my critters would have to be awfully sick to tolerate being put in a chamber such as this. It would seem that many critters would panic and become frantic trying to get out.

by Teri Swanson on 03/20/2013 06:29pm

Here at All Creatures Hyperbaric Care we have been in trusted with many types of beloved companion and working animals. We have only had one dog not lay down and go to sleep. She was a Chow mix suffering with a sever stroke. We covered the chamber and made it dark and she relaxed. She had 10 treatments and we used no drugs for sedation. Please check out our website www.hbottogo.com. On You Tube our channel is animalhyperbarics .HBOT is an important and safe treatment tool in both human and animal medicine
Teri Swanson CEO All Creatures Hyperbaric Care
1-254-913-7476 24/7
www.hbottogo.com

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Questionable?
by oh holland on 03/19/2013 10:40pm

Last year's explosion in a chamber was a ghastly way for that poor horse and attendant to die. O2 may or may not help with healing, but we d*mn well know it's dangerous explosive. I do wonder at the risk v reward.

Aside from easing the bends, are there measurable results from human patients in hyperbaric chambers? Or are results on the level of correlation?

And can animals be sedated before being shut into hyperbaric chambers? Lots of questions I'd need answered before I'd allow the treatment on one of my pets.

by Teri Swanson on 03/20/2013 06:51pm

Yes, Last years accident in Florida, was a terrible tragedy. Hopefully new guidelines will be set just as they are in the Human Hyperbaric Industry. Until that time yes the Good HBOT can do is amazing. We at All Creatures Hyperbaric Care are fully committed to safety as we save and change animals lives daily. We have spent years on this project and are trained by one of the Worlds best Hyperbaric Safety Experts. Not just the manufacture.

We have great out comes using HBO in a number of animal cases, that include edema,hypoxia,ischemia, or infection . We work in conjunction with Veterinarians to support the total animal until conventional medicine can go to work. Hyperbaric Oxygen goes to work immediately and potentates what your Veterinary is hoping to achieve.

Severely injured animals can and are sedated as part of pain control.

Please check out our You Tube channel to see amazing results from HBOT and Veterinary Medicine " animalhyperbarics "
Teri Swanson CEO All Creatures Hyperbaric Care
www.hbottogo.com
1-254-913-7476 24/7

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Hyperbaric Oxygen
by Teri Swanson on 03/20/2013 06:18pm

Please check out our website www.hbottogo.com. We are a Hyperbaric service providers for Veterinarians. HBOT To Go # 1 has well over 600 treatments. This is a very safe treatment modality . As an adjunct therapy we work under Your Veterinary. We are highly trained and experienced Hyperbaric Providers with several years of studying . We are not trained by a manufacture , but by one of the top safety instructors in the World. Safety and Training is the key. We have set our own standards to follow the human industry for the safety of all involved. All Creatures Hyperbaric Care is committed to safety, not numbers.
Teri Swanson CEO All Creatures Hyperbaric Care
254-913-7476

4
Possibilities
by ualagirl on 03/22/2013 07:42pm

I'm for it -- for humans, anyway. My 80+ year-old dad had a wound that just would not heal, even after being looked at by specialists and multiple antiobiotic treatments. Luckily, his gerontologist and Medicare okayed the hyperbaric treatments and it has made MEASURABLE difference.

I would definitely be careful. HBO is not without its costs. There can be side effects: ear pain, vision problems, even oxygen toxicity. And I would definitely want highly trained personnel. My father went to a treatment center that has been around since the 80s (when hyperbaric was primarily used for the bends). He took treatment in a large chamber with several other people, and there was ALWAYS an attendant in there with them.

So I think it can definitely be useful for animals. But a lot of care needs to be taken and questions asked.

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...graduated with honors from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1999. In the years since, she has practiced veterinary medicine in Virginia, Wyoming, and Colorado. She is the author of several books about veterinary medicine and animal care, including the Dictionary of Veterinary Terms: Vet-Speak Deciphered for the Non-Veterinarian. Dr. Coates also writes short stories that focus on the strength and importance of the human-animal bond, and freelance articles relating to a variety of animal care and veterinary topics. Dr. Coates lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with her husband, daughter, and various species of pets.

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