Sparta Animal Clinic PC

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!
We wish you and your pets a safe, fun and love-filled Thanksgiving.

11/21/2025

🦃🍗With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it is important to know what your pet can and can’t have.
As always, quantity is also important. Even safe foods given in large quantities can pose risks!
It’s always best to use the safe foods as small treats rather than full meals.

11/13/2025

🐾 Happy Guinness World Records Day! 🏆

If your pet were to be in the Guinness World Records, what would it be for?
Fastest tail wagger? Loudest purr? Longest napper? Cutest puppy eyes? 👀💖
Tell us your pet’s record-worthy talent in the comments below!

11/11/2025

🦮Have you heard about the new dog park coming?

Dog parks are a great way to get your dogs extra energy out. It is important to have your dog up-to-date on necessary vaccines and diagnostics to make sure they stay safe and keep other dogs safe too!
Not sure if your dog is caught up on vaccines? Call your veterinarian to find out. 📞

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day to all who served. Thank you!

11/06/2025

And for the pet costume contest…. 🥁🥁

Mighlo the dragon and Tater the hotdog were our winners! Congrats to these two cuties 😍

11/06/2025

Thank you everyone who submitted a picture to our contest!
All of the pictures were so wonderfully done and we absolutely loved seeing them. They brightened our days!
Here are the winning submissions. Congrats to Teegan, Harper and Kaylynn! 🥳🎉

10/31/2025

Finley Oberg says happy Halloween 🎃👻

10/23/2025

We’ve had some great submissions, come by and pick up the coloring page to color! While you’re here, check out the current submissions that are hung up in our lobby. 🎨✍🏽

🎨🐾 Coloring Contest Time! 🐾🎨

Calling all young artists! We're excited to kick off our Coloring Contest - open to all ages and no appointment necessary to join in on the fun!

🖍️ How to Participate:

Stop by our clinic during business hours to pick up your coloring page (there are two to choose from for each age bracket).

Choose the age group that fits you:
🐣 Ages 0–6
🐾 Ages 7–11
🐶 Ages 11+

🏆 Each age group will have its own winner(and prize!), announced the week of November 3rd!

📅 Deadline: Return your completed masterpiece to the clinic by October 30th to be entered.

We can’t wait to see your creativity come to life! Stop in today and grab your coloring page - and don't forget to tell your friends! 💚

10/23/2025

Don’t forget about our pet costume contest - It ends next week!

🎃🐾 PET COSTUME CONTEST TIME! 🐾🎃

Get ready for some tail-wagging cuteness! We're hosting a Halloween Pet Costume Contest, and we want to see your furry, scaly and feathered friends dressed in their spookiest, silliest, or most creative costumes! 👻🧙‍♂️🦇

🗓 Deadline to enter: October 31st

📸 To enter:

Dress up your pet in their best costume.

Snap a photo.

Post it in the comments below THIS POST.

🏆 The pet(s) with the most ❤️ likes on their photo wins a special prize and bragging rights as the best-dressed pet of 2025!

📣 So share this post, rally your friends and family, and let the voting begin! Voting closes shortly after Halloween, so don’t wait to get those votes in.

Let the cuteness overload begin! 🐶🐱🎩✨

10/20/2025

We might not treat them at our clinic, but we sure do root for them! 🦁💙
LVT Hannah and her dog Hutch (as in Aidan ‘Hutch’inson) wore their Honolulu blue today to show their support. Go lions! 🏈

10/16/2025

🩺What Veterinary Technicians Do

They’re not “just” vet techs

Veterinary technicians work spans medical, technical, surgical, and emotional care — often all in the same day!

😷Surgical Care

• Prepare the operating room and surgical instruments for procedures
• Sterilize surgical tools and maintain aseptic technique
• Assist veterinarians during orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries
• Monitor anesthesia and patient vitals before, during, and after surgery
• Operate and maintain anesthesia machines and monitoring equipment
• Place IV catheters and administer fluids or medications
• Handle surgical draping and instrument passing
• Maintain sterile fields throughout surgery
• Take and position radiographs (X-rays) — including post-op films
• Manage surgical records and maintain accurate patient charts
• Change bandages, splints, or casts and monitor wound healing

🥰🦴Patient Care & Nursing

• Perform physical exams and record patient vitals
• Administer medications, vaccines, and treatments
• Monitor hospitalized patients — including pain levels, appetite, mobility, and comfort
• Provide post-operative care and pain management
• Clean and maintain kennels and recovery areas
• Feed and medicate patients according to doctor’s orders
• Assist with mobility support for orthopedic patients (slings, harnesses, carts)
• Monitor for complications after surgery and alert the veterinarian if changes occur

🩸💉Diagnostics & Lab Work

• Draw blood, collect urine, f***l, or cytology samples
• Perform in-house lab tests (CBCs, chemistry panels, urinalysis, etc.)
• Prepare and stain microscope slides for cytology or f***l exams
• Run and interpret diagnostic equipment and lab analyzers
• Take and process radiographs, including positioning challenging orthopedic cases
• Assist in ultrasound or advanced imaging as needed

🦷🪥Dental Care

• Scale and polish teeth
• Monitor anesthesia during dental procedures
• Document dental findings and assist in extractions

💊💉Anesthesia & Pain Management

• Pre-anesthetic assessments and medication administration
• Induce, monitor, and recover patients from anesthesia
• Adjust anesthetic depth and support airway management
• Provide pain control through medication and comfort measures
• Monitor ECG, pulse oximetry, capnography, and blood pressure

👥📞Client Communication & Education

• Communicate discharge instructions and home care to clients
• Educate owners about surgery prep, recovery, and long-term care
• Demonstrate medication administration or bandage care
• Provide updates to owners on hospitalized patients
• Offer emotional support and compassion during stressful times

📝🧼Hospital Operations

• Maintain medical records accurately and efficiently
• Clean, disinfect, and restock treatment and surgical areas
• Order and inventory medical supplies
• Maintain and calibrate medical equipment
• Uphold patient safety and infection control standards
• Assist in training new staff, interns, or vet tech students

🚨Emergency & Critical Care

• Triage emergency cases and assist with stabilization
• Administer CPR and emergency medications
• Monitor and care for critical patients
• Assist with wound management, splinting, and trauma care

❤️🐾Emotional Support & Compassion

• Comfort patients pre- and post-surgery
• Provide gentle handling
• Offer reassurance to clients and pets alike
• Advocate for patient well-being at all times

Veterinary technicians are nurses, anesthetists, lab techs, surgical assistants, radiology techs, educators, and caretakers all rolled into one — and they do it all with compassion, precision, and heart. 💙🐾