VET HBOT gained popularity in the veterinary
field, large animal hyperbaric chambers were developed and placed in many
veterinary practices, rehabilitation facilities, and educational institutions
in multiple countries. HBOT is now routinely used to treat swelling, trauma,
non-healing wounds, and other ailments in animals including dogs, cats,
ferrets, rabbits, and horses.
The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an
exciting adjunctive therapy has provided veterinarians with another option to
significantly improve animal medical care, and has been used in the treatment
of multiple conditions in the past decade.
Treatment
in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber increases pressure around the patient and
causes the body to dissolve more oxygen into the blood, plasma and other body fluids. Higher amount of oxygen reaches the tissues where the blood supply is compromised, thus, improving and
speeding up the healing process.”
During
veterinary hyperbaric oxygen therapy the patient is placed safely and
comfortably in a hyperbaric chamber designed specifically for small animals. At
a maximum of 2 Atmospheric Pressure (ATA), and closely monitored by trained
staff, 100 percent pure oxygen treatments are given.
The VHBOT chamber is designed and
built specifically for veterinary use, has proved to be effective for
nonhealing wounds, burns, deep tissue infections, bone infections, decubital
ulcers, vasculitis, and postsurgical recovery.
Treatments
may last from 60 – 90 minutes, depending on the prescribed therapy. The total
number of treatments necessary varies according to the type of treatment and
the patient’s response. Most patients appear calm and relaxed during hyperbaric
oxygen therapy. Many even fall asleep.
According to publicly available medical
literature, hyperbaric oxygen therapy results in reduction in swelling,
stimulation of new blood vessel formation into the healing/swollen tissue, a
reduction in pressure caused by head or spinal cord injuries, improved would
healing, and improved infection control.
Veterinary Hyperbaric oxygen therapy often called VHBOT can be of
great help to veterinary patients by speeding up the healing process and may
reduce or eliminate the need for more invasive procedures such as surgery,
oftentimes resulting in a net savings of time and cost of treatment for pet
owners.
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