Services We Offer
Dentistry
Prevention is the key and we can help! Having your cat's teeth evaluated annually, during their regular examination, is important for detecting dental disease as it starts. Despite this, oral disease is the most frequently diagnosed health problem in pets. Common signs of oral disease include tartar buildup, red and swollen gums and bad breath. In later stages you may notice changes in eating or chewing habits, pawing at the face and generalized lethargy or depression.
Simply scraping the tartar off the surface of the tooth does little to correct periodontitis. To truly address the problem we must remove the tartar and bacteria under the gums. This is done under a general anesthetic as cleaning below the gum line is uncomfortable and takes time to do well. In many cases, we find diseased teeth on x-rays too, and can address this during the same appointment.
Radiology
Radiology is routinely used to provide valuable information about a pet’s bones, gastrointestinal tract (stomach, intestines, colon), respiratory tract (lungs, trachea), heart, and urogential system. It can be used alone or in conjunction with other diagnostic tools to provide a list of possible causes for a pet’s condition, identify the exact cause of a problem or rule out possible problems.
It is important that the pet stays still while the radiographs are being taken and in some cases it is necessary to use sedation or a general anesthetic to ensure this happens. We are able to develop the radiographs immediately on the premises and discuss the results with you the same day.
In-House Laboratory Services
Pets are not able to communicate their symptoms to us and in fact often try to hide signs of illness from us so we rely on blood testing and urine testing. Collecting a small amount of blood and urine is generally quite simple and the results give us a lot of information about what is going on internally in your pet at that moment. Our in-house laboratory is equipped to run a wide range of tests and the reults are available to us within 24 hours. In emergency situations we can have certain results within minutes. Some tests need to be run at our outside laboratory and these results may take longer to return.
Surgical Services
We provide surgery services including spay, neuter, and many soft tissue surgeries. Great attention is paid to controlling any pain, and our highly trained staff will monitor your cat closely while under anesthesia. After the procedure, you will received detailed instructions for what to expect once you get your feline companion home.
Health & Wellness Services
We offer nutritional and behavioural counselling and carry a wide variety of specialty and therapeutic diets for all life stages and disease conditions. We also provide quality supplements for general wellness and for acute and chronic disease conditions.
