Making Cardiology More Accessible
Bringing echocardiography to your practice, allowing you to deliver cardiology care to your clients without the need for external referral.
Why a visiting cardiology service?
Do you have clients who would like to be doing the best for their pets but are limited, for example by financial concerns, may not be insured or have difficulties travelling?
You don’t have the facility to perform echocardiography in your practice?
Would you like an alternative option to referral that you could offer your clients?
Would you like to enhance the in-house diagnostic services you can offer?
Would you like an experienced cardiologist to give you a second opinion on a more complex case?
You like to maintain the relationship you have with your clients and would appreciate being the person to communicate with them
I can help you with all of this.
Flexible scheduling options to meet your needs
Regular visits
Regular scheduled visits - monthly or tailored to your practice’s needs.
Book two to four scans per visit.
This ensures you have a dedicated cardiology day that you’ll know in advance.
One-Off Visits
I can attend your clinic on an ad-hoc basis if you have one or more cases that need echocardiography.
Suitable for practices that see cardiac cases more infrequently.
Urgent/Short-Notice Visits
For cases that require a scan within 24 hours.
I’m happy to accommodate these cases where possible.
Ways my service can support your practice
Pre-anaesthetic risk assessment. Owners can often be concerned that a heart murmur is a reason to avoid a surgical procedure or dentistry. However, echocardiographic assessment of heart disease aids anaesthesia planning and allows for better informed discussion of risks.
Assessment of new or progressing heart murmurs.
Puppy and kitten murmur evaluation.
Assessing presence or absence of cardiomyopathy in cats with a murmur, gallop sound or arrhythmia.
Staging of heart disease to better inform your treatment decisions.
Echocardiography
I will bring:
A mobile cardiac ultrasound machine
Cardiac and abdominal probes.
An echo table.
Following The Scan:
I will supply an echocardiography report including images, diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
Discussion with the practice vet if required.
I ask you to:
Admit and discharge the animals and communicate with your clients.
Provide me with information about each patient and the reasons the scan is requested.
Ensure there is a suitable room that can be darkened.
Provide a nurse to hold the patients for echocardiography
Advice:
In-person discussion with the practice vets during my practice visits.
Support via phone and email.
Echocardiography Costs:
I will normally charge 70% of the fee you charge the client for the scan, with a minimum fee to be arranged with the practice.
Please contact me for further pricing information.
How to work with me
We can discuss your practice needs by phone or online.
Schedule an initial practice visit where we can discuss the service I could offer face to face. This can include a free scan demo. Agree upon an arrangement that is suitable for you.
I understand, there will be times when this advance planning isn’t possible, in which case I’m happy to be flexible and book a clinical visit straight away - so don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Please email me, phone me or use the contact form on the website.
