Veterinary Services
Because of the shorter life span of our pets, we stress the importance of an annual physical examination. Thorough check-ups and preventive care can help alleviate serious health problems. It is always more rewarding and less expensive to treat a condition when we have been able to diagnose it early on, preferably before symptoms even develop. Better yet is to prevent a problem in the first place! We offer a wide range of veterinary services to keep your companions feeling their best, ranging from preventive care to intensive hospital care and surgery. To help with expenses of preventive care, we offer special Preventive Health Care Packages for puppies, kittens. For more information, click on "Other Features," then "Preventive Health Care Packages" from the menu above. Dr Hans' advanced training has made him popular for second opinions; we often receive referrals from other hospitals for difficult case work-ups, ultrasounds, reproductive work, and special surgeries. Rest assured that if a consultation with a specialist is needed, we will advise you -- we often do this over the internet too. We offer a surgical laser for most surgical procedures and we also have a therapy laser that is beneficial for nearly all types of chronic pain and inflammation (such as arthritis) as well as acute injuries, wounds, and surgical pain.
A lifetime of care is our commitment to you and your pets. From puppy or kittenhood to the senior citizen stage of old age, we will be there for you for anything from simple advice to medicine or surgery or simply to share your joy or sorrow. In fact, we can help you with pet selection before you get your next friend and provide grief counseling or support when your old friend passes on.
Click on any of the areas to the left for information on services we offer. For more detailed problems, give us a call! 574-654-3129
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: Our state-of-the-art surgical suite provides for the performance of a wide variety of surgical procedures.
Anesthesia: 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.
Internal medicine consults: We offer in-hospital referrals to an internal medicine specialist who performs ultrasounds, endoscopic procedures and helps us with the diagnosis of more complicated cases.
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 as well as consultations with cardiology specialists.
Dentistry: Our dental services include teeth cleaning and polishing, dental X-rays, tooth extractions and minor 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 tattooing and microchip identification.
Pharmacy: We maintain a complete inventory of pharmaceuticals, vitamins, 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.
Behavioral Counseling: We can provide advice regarding the correction of problems such as excessive barking, chewing, spraying, scratching, digging, house soiling and aggression.
Vaccinations: We follow the UC Davis Vaccination Guidelines for Dogs and Cats in recommending certain “core” vaccines. We may make suggestions for additional vaccines based on an individualized assessment of your pet's risk factors, life stage, and lifestyle.
Boarding: We provide pet boarding as a service to our clients. All boarders receive personal attention from our caring staff. Pets may be dropped off and picked up during regular business hours Monday through Saturday.
Bathing: Routine and therapeutic bathing services are available.
Emergency Care: Please call our main telephone number at (574) 654-3129 for instructions for after-hour emergencies or click here for a listing of emergency facilities.
