Top quality care at RI animal hospital

(FOX Providence) - Many of us look at our pets as members of our family, so it's comforting to know that in the event of an emergency, there is a clinic using the most cutting edge technology to care for them.

The Ocean State Veterinary Specialists in East Greenwich looks like a state of the art hospital upon entering, but its not where you'd go for a checkup or a broken bone, it is where your pet will go.

The hospital sees anywhere from 50 to 100 patients a day, and deals with all sorts of injuries to all sorts of animals.

"That can include everything from major surgery to minimally invasive endoscopy to chemotherapy to treating small pocket pets like rabbits and gerbils," said Dr. Gary Block, Small Animal Internist & Co Owner.

The facility has equipment that no other hospital in the state has. Everything from a CT Scanner, and MRI machines, to equipment used for minimally invasive procedures.

With many different specialists at the center its easier for the hospital to cover a wide range of problems.

"I will see patients on a regular basis that may have diabetes, or other hormonal conditions. Our oncologists will see patients with cancer all the time. On emergency, we do see a large number of animals that are hit by a car," added Block.

"So, in these cases we generally fix them using a series of external pins that goes into the bones above the fracture site. And even over time that's going to remodel, and become more thicker and more dense bone," said Forrest Townsend, Small Animal Surgery Resident.

These specialists work with your regular veterinarian. And the doctors work around the clock to handle the health concerns that other animal experts cannot.

"We work together with a patients who has more than one problem, and we'll work with the referring veterinarians who send patients to us as a team to try to give the best care we can," said Block.

And returning a healthy pet to its owner, is the best the part of the job.

"They may have been told there is no hope for their pet, that their is no treatment options. And we can sometimes do things for those animals that perhaps their veterinarians weren't aware of. And we can get those animals home. Not just with additional quantity of life, but with a good quality of life. Those are extremely gratifying," added Block.

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