Having an Emergency or Urgent Situation?
If your pet is experiencing a life-threatening injury or illness, stop and call now to see an emergency vet in Omaha today.
High Flow Oxygen Therapy
We are the only emergency clinic in the area who can offer High Flow Oxygen Therapy
Urgent Pet Care staff is highly trained in delivering this specialized method of care to pets.
What is High Flow Oxygen Therapy?
High flow oxygen therapy is a specialized type of treatment meant to ensure that patients are receiving a high amount of oxygen. This therapy can provide an additional treatment option to patients who may need more oxygen than what is possible in an oxygen cage without needing to use a ventilator.
Benefits of High Flow Oxygen Therapy
- Humidifies and warms the air, improving patient comfort
- Decreases respiratory effort
- Helps keep inflamed airways from closing with positive air pressure
Our high flow oxygen unit is not appropriate for all patient cases. Patients who are in respiratory distress from CHF or pneumonia, are on palliative care for pulmonary hypertension, or are recovering brachycephalic breeds after extubation may benefit greatly from high flow oxygen.
Cats, some small dog breeds, pneumothorax patients, or patients with possible tracheal trauma are not good candidates for high flow oxygen therapy at this time.
