At Claro Hill, we accept cases on an outpatient basis from other local practices that wish to come for CT imaging only. We would ask your vet to complete a request form specifying the body areas that need to be imaged and the timescale they would like the report back in. The patient will have blood tests prior to anaesthesia to ensure it is safe to proceed. We will then run the scans under sedation or anaesthesia to gain the images as requested. If required, contrast studies will be performed, followed by 4 hours of intravenous fluids. We will not discuss diagnosis or treatment plans with owners in order not to tread on anyone’s toes. The images will be transferred externally to a diagnostic imager and a comprehensive report will be sent back to the vet for ongoing management of the case.
