North Idaho Pet Emergency

Address: 2700 East Seltice, Suite 12 Post Falls, ID 83854 United States

Post: 83854

State: Idaho

County: Kootenai

City: Post Falls

Phone: +61 (20) 8777 2707

Fax: +61 (20) 8777 2747

Site: nipe.biz

AAHA-accredited, Board Certified doctors & hospital provide the finest care for your pet: North Idaho Pet Emergency in Post Falls, ID with 3 Vets.

Purpose: The original purpose of the clinic was to provide afterhours care for patients and allow the local clinicians a chance to arrive at the clinic the following day refreshed and at their best so as to provide the best possible care for their patients. This remains the purpose of the emergency clinic. In addition, we have the goal of having equipment available to provide timely diagnosis of conditions and rapid application of treatments to allow rapid relief of suffering. As an emergency clinic, no appointments are needed but patients are seen on a most urgent needs first basis.

History: The clinic has been in operation since 2004. NIPE was started by a group of local clinics that were looking to provide better after hours care for their patients. The business changed ownership in 2006 and has remained under the current ownership since. The clinic has expanded from its humble beginnings of 1600 sq ft to a modest 3500 sq ft. We continually add new equipment and medications to remain at the cutting edge of veterinary medicine.

Mission Statement: We will provide rapid diagnosis and timely treatments of our patients in a compassionate manner. Above all, the care of our patients is our most important concern.

Vision: The clinic will continue to add new equipment and new treatments to provide the most up to date care for our patients. We will continue to grow to meet the needs of our referring vets, our clients and our patients. As an emergency clinic, we will concentrate on just that. As emergency medicine becomes more complicated and involved, we will strive to keep up to date on the most modern treatment modalities. We will focus on emergency medicine and leave routine care such as vaccines, dentals and neuters to those who know that the best, the local practitioners. We will continue to pursue the use of specialists such as radiologists to provide more advanced care for our patients.

Services

Ultrasound
Ultrasound uses sound to look at soft tissue in real time
Ultrasounds can be used to monitor fetal heart rates

The Medical Definition
Using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs.

Digital Radiography
Digital radiography is a method of taking xrays that provides a faster, clearer image where minute details are easily seen.

The Medical Definition
Digital radiography is a form of x-ray imaging, where digital X-ray sensors are used instead of traditional photographic film. Advantages include time efficiency through bypassing chemical processing and the ability to digitally transfer and enhance images. Also less radiation can be used to produce an image of similar contrast to conventional radiography.

Endoscopy
Endoscope is using a fiber optic camera to look into the animals esophagus and stomach. It allows the doctor to see things without surgery and in some cases, foreign objects can be removed without surgery.

The Medical Definition
A medical instrument used for visual examination of the interior of a body cavity or a hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach. It is a rigid or flexible tube fitted with lenses, a fiber-optic light source, and often a probe, forceps, suction device, or other apparatus for examination or retrieval of tissue or foreign objects.

Soft Tissue Surgery
This clinic does not perform spays, neuters, or de-claws.

We do perform surgeries of the urgent nature, such as cuts, lacerations, splenectomies, intestinal surgery, etc....

All surgeries are monitored with the latest monitoring equipment available today.

Lab
We offer a full range of labortory services for emegency service

Idexx Lasercyte
Counts blood cells so we can check for infections or anemias

Abaxis Chemical Analyzer and Vet Test Chemical Analyzer
Checks blood chemistry so we can monitor kidney, liver and other organ functions

I-Stat
Checks blood chemistry and gases within the blood such as CO²

Snap tests
Checks for Parvo, Leukemia, Pancreatitis

We also offer Cytology
This is where we take material and place it onto a slide to be looked at under a microscope.

The Medical Definition of Cytology
The study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.

Transfusion Medicine
Placing blood products into your pet to buy time till the patient's body can be healed.

We DO have *antigen FREE donors

The Medical Definition
*An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. An antigen may be a foreign substance from the environment such as chemicals, bacteria, viruses, or pollen.

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