Services 

Because of the shorter lifespan of our pets, we stress the importance of an annual physical examination. Thorough check-ups and preventive care can help alleviate serious health problems. We offer a wide range of veterinary services to keep your companions feeling their best:

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services:  Our hospital is equipped to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to care for your pets' complete health care needs.  
      
Surgical Services:  We offer a variety of surgical services including routine spay/neuter, fracture repair, ACL repair ( extracapsular and TPLO), cancer surgery, ano-rectal and urogenital surgery. Preoperative blood screening is available. 

Anesthesia and Pain Management:  We utilize the safest available anesthetics to provide an extra margin of safety, especially for our older or high-risk patients. Using the most modern equipment, the patient's vital signs are monitored during all anesthetic procedures.

Your pet's comfort and safety is our primary concern.  We know that anesthesia and surgery are stressful for both you and your pet.  We understand that cost is often a factor in choosing your pet's health care, and want to be sure that you understand how our  policies can make a real difference to you and your pet. At our hospital, we do everything we can to minimize every pet's stress or discomfort by using the safest procedures possible.

We require a blood profile prior to general anesthesia for your pet. This gives us a picture of the general health of your pet and is designed to pick up problems not evident on an external physical examination. If there is some internal problem that may pose a threat to your pet during anesthesia, we want to know about it before the anesthetic is given, not after!

Scientific evidence proves that pets experience pain the same way we do. Proper pain control involves not only anesthesia, but additional medications given for the sole purpose of relieving surgical and post-surgical pain. We average four medications for pain for most procedures. We always send home pain medication after surgery. CAUTION:  Do not give "people pain medicine" to your pet following surgery. Human pain medication can be poisonous or can cause fatal bleeding in your pet! If your pet is on any pain medication, such as medication for arthritic pain, please let one of our veterinarians know before the surgery.

Our patients receiving general anesthesia have an intravenous catheter inserted prior to the induction of anesthesia. The catheter also provides access to a vein, should a need for additional medication arise. Through this catheter, your pet will also receive IV fluid support from specialized pumps that deliver precise amounts of fluids and change the rate of flow as needed. Intravenous fluids help maintain blood pressure, provide internal organ support and keep your pet from becoming dehydrated

These details may or may not seem important to you, but they are essential to your pet's health.  Your pets comfort and safety is of great importance to our staff.

Radiology Services:  Our on-site, modern X-ray equipment provides high quality radiographs to aid in the quick diagnosis of many disorders.
   
Electrocardiography Services:  We provide ECG services on-site.
   
Dentistry:  Our dental services include teeth cleaning and polishing, dental X-rays, tooth extractions and oral surgery.
   
Laboratory:  Our in-house laboratory facilities provide for serum chemistry, hematology, serology, urinalysis and parasite testing. We also utilize commercial veterinary laboratories for specialized diagnostics and consultations.
    
Permanent identification: We offer microchip identification.
    
Pharmacy:  We maintain a complete inventory of pharmaceuticals, shampoos, flea and tick control products and heartworm preventatives to meet the needs of your pet. We also carry a full line of prescription diets.
   
Individualized Flea Control Programs:  We develop programs for the specific needs of your pet and your own particular environmental situation. We will review with you the best ways to control fleas in your house, in your yard and on your pet.

Dietary Counseling:  We will provide guidance regarding your pet's nutritional needs for each life stage, including dietary requirements for growth, weight maintenance and performance.  We reccomend and maintain an inventory of Purina Veterinary Diets, Royal Canin Veterinary Diets and Hill's Prescription Diet® foods for our patients.  Please call us in advance to order your special foods so we can be sure to have what you need on hand.
    
Behavioral Counseling:  We can provide advice regarding the correction of problems such as excessive barking, chewing, spraying, scratching, digging, house soiling and aggression.