- Dental CareThe acronym “COHAT” has gained popularity in the veterinary community as it better describes the procedure. It stands for Comprehensive Oral Health Assessment and Treatment. Some owners have trouble understanding why their pet needs to be put under general anesthesia for a dental. Some owners even believe that their pets “have their teeth done” at the groomer. The truth is, it is absolutely impossible to assess the true health of an animal’s mouth while he/she is awake. The following will explain why...
- VaccinationWhat does this mean? ONE person per will be allowed in the building to accompany their pet to a scheduled appointment. Masks are not "required" but CDC recommends everyone wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, especially in high transmission areas or for persons considered "at-risk".
- Parasites Treatment and Control
- Pain ManagementAs with any procedure that requires anesthesia, we run bloodwork. This is to ensure the liver and kidneys are healthy enough to clear the body of anesthesia, as well as to ensure there is no underlying anemia or serious infection present. The patient is given an injection of a combination of pain control and sedatives to prepare for the procedure. As the procedure begins an IV catheter placed and put on IV fluids to ensure the patient stays hydrated as well as to ensure venous access in the unlikely case of resuscitative emergency. (Trying to find a vein on a crashing patient is extremely difficult). This catheter is also used to administer the anesthetic drugs. When the patient falls asleep a tube is placed in their trachea or windpipe to deliver the anesthetic gas and oxygen during the entire procedure.
- Diabetes Treatment
- Thyroid Disease TreatmentGeneral Internal Medicine includes what most people would consider the bulk of veterinary practice. This includes such topics as wellness plans and vaccine protocols, diagnosis of sick patients, and treatment of even major illness such as diabetes, hyperthyroidism, or cancer. We are able to provide advanced care for your pet at any level.
- Heart Disease TreatmentHaving a pet undergo anesthesia is a stressful and worrisome situation for most pet owners. Our intra-operative monitoring system monitors all of your pet's vital signs and can transmit them to any computer in the hospital via bluetooth! This system helps ensure that your pet has a safe surgery and recovery. Should there be any abnormal readings we can also trasmit ECG readings to a cardiologist for evaluation.
- Wound and Fracture Care
- Dental SurgeryRadiosurgery is the use of radiowaves to affect tissue. Its uses and applications are similar to laser without many of the hazards and side effects. It was originally developed for dentistry and dental surgery but has unlimited uses in veterinary medicine. This technique can be life saving for small animals as it stops bleeding extremely well. It can also seal nerve endings, which decreases pain.
- Veterinary SurgeryDr. Feinsod is an experienced general surgeon with extensive orthopedic surgery experience. He has had great success with knee surgeries. He also performs hip and elbow surgeries and can repair fractures as well.
- Laboratory ServicesOur in-house lab equipment is capable of giving us answers in 2-15 minutes. From yearly heartworm/lyme disease tests and FELV/FIV, to blood chemistries, blood cell counts, thyroid levels and basic urinalysis, we can give you answers today when needed. In addition, to eliminate multiple trips to our office we also run our stool samples in house so if your pet needs medicine you walk out with it that day. No more waiting for samples to come back from the lab when your pet is very sick! This is especially important for exotic pet species that tend to hide illness until they are in critical condition.
- X-Ray
- Dental RadiologyAn initial observation is made as to the severity of the tartar and plaque as well as the health of the gums. Dental x-rays are taken to look for any trouble below the gumline that we cannot see. The tartar and plaque is scaled off with an ultrasonic scaler just like human dentists use. Once the debris is removed a probe is used to measure the depth of the pockets around the teeth to check for root exposure. The teeth are also examined for mobility. Teeth with root exposure, significant mobility, fractures, decay or those worn down enough for pulp or root exposure should be removed. We have the same tools and drills for tooth extraction as human dentists do. A common misconception is that veterinarians like to pull a lot of teeth, however, pulling teeth is not an easy task and our goal is to leave as many teeth as possible. Nobody enjoys pulling teeth! The sad truth is that most of the time a patient is only brought to us for a dentistry when the teeth are bad enough that many teeth need to be pulled. The goal in veterinary medicine is for dentistry to become more of a preventative measure as in human dentistry rather than a treatment for disease. Absorbable suture may be used to close the gum after an extraction. However, if there was a lot of infection or an abscess present the gum is often left open to drain.
- Grooming