Services
List Of Offered Services
- Full medical care for sick pets and for prevention of illness in healthy pets
- Full surgical facilities for emergency conditions and elective surgeries, including many orthopedic procedures
- In-house pharmacy for immediate prescriptions
- Routine dental procedures including scaling, polishing, flouride treatments and extractions and dental x-rays
- Non-anesthetic dentistry
- Routine vaccinations, surgical procedures and examinations
- Senior health profiles for our patients 6 years and older
- Puppy and kitten packages for our younger patients
- Year-round flea, tick and heartworm preventative medication
- Medicated and maintenance bathing
- Medical and routine boarding
- Accupuncture
Physical Examination of Your Pet A thorough physical examination of your pet is one of the most important events in keeping your furry friend in his or her best possible health. If your pet is due for vaccines, they will be discussed with your pet’s overall health in mind. There is no “cookie cutter” recommendation for when pets need vaccines. We want to make sure your pet has no underlying problems that may result in severe illness before we administer any vaccines and before little problems become big problems. The doctor will make a "risk assessment" based on recent outbreaks of disease in the area and your pet's lifestyle. We use the latest and safest vaccine technology. There ARE differences in vaccines available in the market place!
So what is the doctor looking for during a complete physical exam?
- Evaluation and discussion of weight, body conformation and condition
- Eye examination including the eye lids, corneas and retinas
- Ear examination including the deep ear canals and external ear flaps
- Oral cavity examination including screening for cancer, dental problems, and periodontal disease
- Evaluation of the skin and fur for infections, tumors, allergies, fleas or other skin parasites, dandruff, and other skin changes.
- Listening to the heart and lungs with a stethoscope to evaluate heart and lungs sounds for abnormalities (heart murmurs or abnormal rhythm)
- Evaluation of bones and joints for pain and evidence of arthritis
- Palpation of lymph nodes which, if enlarged, may indicate infection or cancer
- Abdominal palpation for areas of pain or palpable masses.
- Rectal exam, if indicated, and evaluation of the anal area and the prostate of older male
Topics to be discussed:
- Vaccines appropriate for age, environment and activity
- Flea control
- Intestinal parasite (worms) control
- Heartworm control
- Diet and weight control
- Laboratory recommendations including blood, urine, and/or fecal testing, radiographs, ultrasound, EKG monitoring, and blood pressure measurements
- Zoonotic disease discussion for awareness of diseases transmitted from animals to man
- Oral care recommendations
Non-Anesthetic Dental Cleaning Now Available for Qualified Patients!
Dental care is an essential ingredient in keeping your pet healthy. It is estimated that more than half of our pets have periodontal disease. Plaque and bacteria can invade vital body organs such as the heart and kidneys, and over time can be the cause of severe disease. Even a small amount of staining and plaque will harbor bacteria and over time may result in significant oral disease. Regular cleaning is important to keep your pet’s teeth and gums healthy and help avoid the dreaded “buffalo breath” many owners detect when their special friend gets up close and personal.
For some pets, a Non-Anesthetic Dental may be all that’s needed to clean and polish the teeth. This procedure is performed in our office by the veterinarian but only after a thorough oral exam determines that this type of cleaning would be appropriate. This is NOT just a cosmetic cleaning often performed at pet stores and grooming shops, but an extensive scaling and polishing with the same instruments your own dentist uses. If the dental tartar is too advanced, gums reddened or painful, if teeth are loose or extractions are needed, anesthesia may be necessary. The doctor will determine if your pet would be "cooperative" for this procedure. He may recommend a mild tranquilizer to calm your pet. This lessens the stress of the procedure and allows us to do a thorough job. A Non-Anesthetic Dental is not as thorough as an anesthetic procedure, however it is less traumatic and less expensive than the anesthetic dental procedure.
A non-anesthetic dental is ideal for those pets just starting to show signs of staining or tartar or need a maintenance cleaning. If your pet requires a complete anesthetic dental, many times we can keep those teeth clean with regular follow-up non-anesthetic cleanings.
