Services

1. Examinations - thorough and compassionate examinations with attentive listening to our client's concerns and our patient's problems are what we take pride in providing as our BEST service.

2. General Anesthesia - when needed we provide general anesthesia usually with an injectable drug for induction followed with Isoflurane gas. Anesthetic monitoring is done with a stethoscope, EKG, and pulse oximeter.

3. Teeth Cleaning (Dentistry) - general anesthesia is needed to do a thorough and complete teeth cleaning. We hand scale and use an ultrasonic scaler to remove all the tartar from all sides of the teeth. Each tooth is then probed to look for any periodontal pockets to indicate the tooth is unhealthy. A dental x-ray machine is used to take x-rays if needed. All teeth are then polished.

4. Acupuncture - is the act of placing a needle into the body at specific points.  Many people think acupuncture is so mysterious in how it works but the reality is it really is not.  The acupuncture point locations are usually in one of three areas:  where nerve bundles penetrate fascia (tissue), in close proximity to major blood vessels, surrounded by small nerve bundles, at major points, where nerves enter or exit the muscle and trigger points.  Placing needles in these strategic areas sends signals back to the brain through the spinal cord to help the body balance itself.  It is very helpful in spinal cord, nerve, and inflammatory conditions.  It helps control pain by releasing endogenous (within the body) opiods, improves circulation via vasodilatation, and pain inhibition.  The body is amazing at healing but it is also amazing at overreacting and holding a grudge when it has been irritated, which leads to chronic pain that keeps putting layer after layer of angry tissue on the small original problem.  Then when acupuncture is initiated we have to peel back the layers of inflammation and pain like an onion.  When there are several layers of inflammation it may take four to six acupuncture treatments before improvement is seen.  Many times painful problems, like arthritis, can be managed synergistically with pain medications, joint supplements, and acupuncture.

5.  X-rays of great quality can be taken of any part of the body.

6.  In-hospital labwork such as bloodwork to check kidney and liver values, urine and fecal testing.

7.  An outside laboratory, Antech, is used for all cytology, histopathology, and extensive bloodwork.

8.  Heartworm testing for dogs, according to the American Heartworm Society (http://www.heartwormsociety.org), should be done annually.

9.  Follow-up calls - we routinely call to check on how treatment plans are going.

10. Surgery - we have a dedicated surgery suite that we perform spays, neuters, bladder surgery, intestinal surgery, eye surgery, tumor removals, and more.

11. Pain management - is provided for each patient that may experience pain.

12. Declawing - While declawing is a very controversial subject, if things are done well the cat should not have any long-term side effects. The most important thing about declawing is what is done after the declaw. Too much activity too soon after the declaw bruises the end of the bone and therefore causes long-term favoring of the paw(s). Pain management and cage rest, for 7-14 days post-declaw, are the MOST important things for a successful declaw.

13. Client education on their pet's health is very important to us. We spend anywhere from 30-90 minutes with our clients and patients depending on the depth of the problem.

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