Desert Veterinary Clinic

 

 

 

clinic services:

 

your pet deserves the best care!

your pet deserves to be pampered!

 

Desert Veterinary Clinic provides the “first contact” pet veterinary care. Our services include vaccinations and routine pet care, surgical, nutritional counseling, behavior counseling and grooming.

We work hard to ensure that your pet is receiving the best care possible. We are continuously looking to further our knowledge to provide state of the art veterinarian medicine, where you and your pets will receive individual care & compassionate personal attention in a clean, quiet and comfortable environment.

We take pride in getting to know our clients and their families, often having multiple generations trusting us to their pet's health care needs.

We strive to practice high quality medicine for an affordable fees with personal service.

Dr Matt has been treating pets in Dubai since 1988.

 

for emergency call Dr. Matt on : 050 553 56 23

 

When to call the vet:

Sometimes it is hard to know when to call the vet or not. Pet owners are sometimes faced with emergency situations involving their pets without the presence or guidance of their veterinarian. Animals can get sick or require first aid any place at any time. Murphy's Law tells us that this will most likely happen when your veterinarian is unavailable. If you as a pet owner have the knowledge of basic pet first aid, then the care, treatment and prognosis for your pet will improve significantly. Below are some guidelines to help you make that decision. You should also pay close attention to the environment around your pet. If you suspect your pet has been poisoned, contact a veterinarian immediately! Do not try to induce vomiting until you speak with a veterinarian, and be prepared to describe as best as you can the suspected poisonous material.

Call immediately for the following symptoms:

• Burns: Often difficult to assess depth and extent
• Choking: Appears distressed, extends head and neck, salivates, coughs, paws the mouth "
• Collapse Or Loss Of Balance: Depression, staggering, falling over, walking in circles, rigidity, unable to get up
• Breathing Difficulties: Noisy breathing, blue tongue, gasping
• Continual Straining: Attempting to defecate or urinate with little or no result
• Heavy Bleeding: From any part of the body. Apply pressure
• Injury: Puncture wound, exposed bone, lameness, pain " Pain: Severe, continuous or spasmodic
• Itching: Uncontrollable scratching or biting, bleeding
• Vomiting And/Or Diarrhea: Severe for more than two to three days
• Poisoning: Chemical, snake, spider or plant, retain for veterinarian to identify type of poisoning

Call the same day for the following symptoms:

• Breathing Difficulties: Labored, rapid or shallow
• Diarrhea: Fluid and/or putrid
• Eye Problems: Eyelids partially or completely closed, cornea cloudy, tears streaming down cheeks " Itching: Biting, scratching, hair loss, skin red and inflamed
• Frost Bite (Hypothermia): Low body temperature, wrap in blankets to keep warm
• Not Eating: Loss of appetite in conjunction with other signs such as vomiting, diarrhea, pain, depression, labored breathing
• Swelling: Hard and painful
• Vomiting: Vomiting associated with lethargy

Wait 24 hours before calling for the following symptoms:

• Diarrhea: No signs of abdominal pain or blood
• Itching: Moderate, no sign of skin damage
• Odor: Unpleasant odor, other than a soiled coat
• Vomiting: On 2-3 occasions, no other symptoms
• Lameness: Depressed but not affecting eating or other bodily functions

When calling please have the following information ready:

• time of illness
• pet's general appearance
• any physical signs present
• appetite and oral intakes within the past 24 hours
• temerature, if possible
• any remedies or medications already administred