VETERINARY NEURO SERVICES ADDS 24-HOUR CRITICAL CARE SERVICES

Veterinary neurology and neurosurgery services will continue to be offered, but the name will change to Critical Care & Veterinary Specialists of Sarasota to reflect the additional monitored care for critically ill dogs and cats.


SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 30, 2010 – With the addition of a board-eligible  emergency and critical care specialist to its staff, Veterinary Neuro Services now will offer 24-hour critical care services and is changing its name to Critical Care & Veterinary Specialists of Sarasota LLC (CCVSS) effective Oct. 15.           

            Joining the staff is Dr. Melissa Anne Claus, a board-eligible veterinary specialist in the areas of emergency and critical care, said Dr. Anne Chauvet, founder of Veterinary Neuro Services LLC.  Claus joins the practice after finishing a three-year residency at the University of California Davis.  CCVSS will continue to offer veterinary neurology and neurosurgery services.

            Effective Oct. 15, CCVSS will offer 24-hour care under Claus’ direction and supervision for patients that are critically ill, have suffered a trauma or need monitored medical treatments like feeding tubes or mechanical ventilation, Chauvet said.  The clinic is located at 4937 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

            “Critical care goes beyond basic emergency care,” she said.  “It is the same as a human patient who is transferred to the intensive care unit for continuous monitoring after being treated in the emergency room following a heart attack or car accident.”

            Claus is a diplomate candidate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care with 10 years of experience in critical and emergency care, small animal medicine and surgery.  She began her veterinary career at age 17 working as a veterinary technician.  After graduation from the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, she completed post graduate training in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital and in small animal emergency and critical care at the University of California Davis. 

About Veterinary Neuro Services:
            Dr. Anne Chauvet, one of fewer than 200 veterinary neurologists and neurosurgeons in North America, is the founder of Veterinary Neuro Services in Sarasota, Fla.  Veterinary Neuro Services treats brain, spinal cord and neuromuscular conditions in animals.  It is located at 4937 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Fla.  More information is available by calling 941-929-1818 or online at www.PetNeuro.com.