- Dental CareWest Caldwell Animal Hospital is an AAHA-accredited, full-service veterinary medical facility located in West Caldwell, New Jersey. Our professional staff seeks to provide the best possible medical, surgical and dental care for their highly valued patients.
- VaccinationWe are pleased to offer boarding to client pets only. Reservations can be made via the reception desk. Boarding animals must be current patients (have been seen within the past year) and up-to-date on all core vaccinations (for dogs-Rabies, Distemper and Bordetella; for cats-Rabies and Distemper).
- Comprehensive ExaminationWe strive to make your experiences at our animal hospital as comprehensive and efficient as possible. If you are bringing your pet in for the first time, please bring any pertinent previous medical information (vaccine history, medical records from previous veterinarians) so that we can determine what services, if any, are due. For routine wellness exams, please bring in a fecal specimen (obtained the day of the exam) and for dogs over six years old, it may be helpful to collect a first morning urine sample the morning of the exam (hold shallow pan under dog and then pour into clean container).
- Pain ManagementWest Caldwell Animal Hospital is one of 3200 animal hospitals throughout the US and Canada that is accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). We have maintained continuous accreditation since 1964. Accreditation is an entirely voluntary evaluation process whereby our medical standards and practices are scrutinized by representatives of AAHA to ensure we are providing a consistent and high quality of care for our patients. The accreditation inspection occurs every 3 years and evaluates 900 standards in the areas of medical care (anesthesia, contagious diseases, dentistry, pain management, patient care, surgery and emergency care), diagnostics and pharmacy, management, medical records and facility. It is not required for any veterinary practice to be accredited – West Caldwell Animal Hospital submits itself for this rigorous process to make sure we are keeping up to date with the latest current standards of medical practice and providing the very best for our patients and clients.
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Hip Dysplasia Treatment
- Diabetes Treatment
- Dental SurgeryDental care-routine dental prophylaxis as well as minor dental surgery, extractions and intraoral radiography with intraoperative monitoring as above
- Veterinary Surgery
- X-Ray
- MicrochippingDrop-off is between 8:00-8:20 a.m. the day of the procedure. A veterinary technician will review the estimate for surgery as well as any recommended procedures that are appropriate at this time (such as microchipping, preoperative blood or cardiac screening, screening for hip dysplasia in large breed dogs, removal of retained baby teeth, removal of unwanted dewclaws, etc.). They will also go over any questions or concerns you may have. You will receive a phone call following your pet’s surgery alerting you of his/her condition.
- Boarding
- GroomingWe do not offer grooming services at this facility. However, any dog that is boarded for more than 2 nights is given a complimentary bath. Sometimes if a pet’s personality and personal grooming habits warrants, we can offer a clipdown and bath under sedation. For animals that are particularly difficult at the groomer, this can be a less stressful alternative. Because it does involve sedation, normal pre-anesthetic recommendations apply which may include pre-procedure bloodwork for older or at-risk pets.