Ultrasound Examinations for Animals: Prolonging the Life of Animals
At Selçuk University Veterinary Faculty Animal Hospital,
diseases and pregnancies in animals are detected in advance using
ultrasonography, a device used for diagnosis and treatment. The hospital, which
covers an area of 11 thousand square meters and serves under the university,
treated 20,750 animals last year. With full examination rooms, imaging units,
laboratory, and radiography units, ultrasonography is used to diagnose and
treat various types of animals, including domestic, farm, exotic, and wild
animals.
The Chief Physician of the Veterinary Faculty Animal
Hospital, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Erdem, stated that the use of ultrasonography does
not cause any harm to animals and it is one of the indispensable devices in
diagnosis.
Dr. Erdem stated that they can make every kind of diagnosis
except for the determination of anomalous offspring in pregnant animals with
ultrasonography and added, "For example, we can detect early pregnancy,
the number of offspring, gender, diagnosis of the mother's genital system
diseases and differential diagnoses."
Dr. Erdem emphasized the importance of using ultrasonography
in farm animals and mentioned that the detection of whether an animal is
pregnant could turn into a significant economic gain or loss.
Erdem emphasized that animal lovers must undergo an
ultrasound examination for their "animal friends" and pointed out
that conscious animal owners bring their animals to the animal hospital for
ultrasound examinations because they know that ultrasound is a reliable device
and that the error rate of the data is very low. He also emphasized that early
diagnosis extends the life span of animals, which can live with humans for
15-20 years. Erdem added that animals can develop fatal chronic diseases such
as breast tumors or uterus tumors if they have pathological problems and are
not treated.
Erdem mentioned that people from places like Aksaray, Karaman,
Niğde, Nevşehir, Antalya and Ankara bring their animals to the animal hospital
for treatment.
