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The lobby is spacious and well lit by skylights and is divided
into several seating areas to allow separation of species.
A cast, recycled glass panel divides the lobby. The grass motif
was selected by the artist as grasses are at the bottom of the food
chain yet provide shelter and bedding. A turtle and 3 butterflies
can be seen.
Casts of actual sized animal tracks representing 22 species are
embedded in the terrazzo floor of the lobby.
SMALL ANIMAL
There are nine examination rooms for
small animal patients. One exam room is equipped with a one way
mirror. The intent is to observe animals, for example, during
breeding.
Small animal intensive care contains a
unique design of cages with "service stations" to supply medical
gases and house fluid pumps located adjacent to the cages. ICU is
well equipped with monitoring equipment and is staffed by trained
technicians.
The small animal medicine diagnostics
room is used for collecting samples and performing a multitude of
diagnostic procedures
There are also specialized
exam rooms for performance of specific procedures such as
endoscopy...
...and an electrically shielded room for performing neuro
diagnostic tests such as electroencephalograpy (EEG)
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The small animal nurses station is centrally
located in relationship to the intensive care unit and the
diagnostic rooms.
The dog kennel
rooms have a baffle system in the ceiling to reduce noise in
adjacent rooms. The cats are in a separate room from the dogs.
Specialized wards are designed to house
infectious patients, immune suppressed patients and those which are
radioactive.
The small animal surgery suites are spacious
to allow room for patient monitoring equipment and personnel. They
can accommodate a large group to observe a complicated surgery such
as this open-heart procedure.
The grooming and physical therapy room
contains a shower, deep tubs for swimming (patients) and a
whirlpool.
EXOTICS
The exotics ward has specialized cages to maintain a temperature
appropriate for the species and to prevent escape of those unique
patients including Napoleon the Merlin....
and Iggy the iguana
and a resident ferret.
LARGE ANIMAL
The barns are light by several skylights.
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EQUINE
The stall fronts are a heavy wire mesh for improved ventilation.
Mare-foal stalls allow for a separate, but close enclosure for
the foal (bottom right). The entire stall is warmed with a radiant
heater. The foal enclosure has a padded couch for recumbent foals.
ICU (intensive care unit) allows for treatment of critical
patients.
There are several rooms in which to perform diagnostic tests
including laparoscopy.
The induction stalls have padded walls. A ceiling mounted hoist
is used to move the anesthetized horse to the surgery suite.
Following orthopedic surgery, horses are hoisted into this whirl
pool. Water blunts limb movement to reduce damage to the repaired
limb as the horse recovers. As the horse recovers a grated floor is
slowly raised for gradual weight bearing.
FOOD ANIMAL
An extensive system of chutes, gates and squeeze devices, assist
in the directed movement of animals.
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