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The Difference Between Clinics And Animal Hospitals In Chicago

2016/5/3 17:26:14
  It can sometimes be a bit confusing to understand the various terms used by different veterinary practices in and around the city. It can sometimes be a bit confusing to understand the various terms used by different veterinary practices in and around the city. There is, in most instances at least, a difference between a vet clinic and animal hospitals in Chicago. Knowing the variations on the terms will assist you in deciding which one is right for you and your pets.

If you stop and think about what a clinic and a hospital mean for humans then you have a fairly good idea of the basic concept in the difference between vet clinics and animal hospitals in Chicago. Both are staffed with fully licensed and approved veterinarians and are managed under state regulations for the services they provide.

Overnight, Longer or Not At All

In the not too distant pass only animal hospitals in Chicago had the facilities to actually care for an animal long term. If your cat, dog or pet required some type of surgical procedure that required a day or two of observation you would only have the option of treatment at animal hospitals in Chicago.

Likewise if you took your pet in for emergency treatment for a serious accident your vet clinic may provide immediate medical care and then the pet would be transferred to the animal hospital.

Today this is less clear as some vet clinics provide short term care for pets and some even have limited space for longer care. It is still more typical for significant emergency or surgical care and post-operative care to be completed by an animal hospital.

Services Offered

You will find that animal hospitals in Chicago tend to be large facilities that have multiple operating theaters, provide specialized types of imaging, dental services, laser surgeries and also tend to have laboratory testing and analysis on site.

Other features that you may find in a hospital over clinic are intensive care units that are staffed 24/7 which is not common with clinics even if they provide overnights after procedures.

Often animal hospitals in Chicago may also have advanced treatment options such as alternative therapies, hydrotherapy, ultrasounds, oxygen therapy, stem cell therapy and they tend to perform more complex types of treatments such as cancer treatment or orthopedic surgeries for pets.