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Canine |
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Yearly physical
exams: We recommend yearly exams for the young pets and 6
monthly exams on seniors and pets with chronic illnesses. |
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Regular
Vaccinations: We provide all vaccinations for the puppies
and tailor the protocols based on individual pet's needs. Pets
staying indoors require different vaccines compared to ones who are
outdoor and hunting pets. |
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Feline |
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Yearly physical
exams: In cats,
we do recommend yearly physical exams on all the young pets and
every 6 month exams on the senior and patients with chronic
diseases. |
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Regular
vaccinations: We use the best available and tested vaccines
in the market for the safety of the pets. We do recommend testing
all the cats for feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency
viruses. All outdoor cats are recommended to have leukemia
vaccination along with other regular vaccination. |
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Common Services |
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Heartworm testing
and preventative: Heartworm prevention is recommended year
round for all pets. Based on American Heartworm Society
recommendations, Every pet should be tested for heartworm on yearly
basis and that is what we recommend. |
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Flea & Tick
preventatives: We recommend all the pets to be on the flea
and tick preventative at least during summer. But in some areas
especially in suburbs and country side areas or proximity to woods,
Pets may need year round preventatives. Flea do carry some worms
which can be transferred to the pet if the pet ingests the flea.
Ticks carry some of the worst diseases. Some of the common ones are
Lyme disease, Rocky mountain spotted fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasmosis
etc. |
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Senior Care:
We recommend senior blood work for all the pets above seven years
of age to check pets for liver, kidney, and thyroid problems. We do
recommend some special diets based on the pet's needs e.g. J/D diet,
K/D diet, DM diet, HA diet, ZD ultra as and if needed. |
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Spay/Neuter:
We do spaying and neutering at or around 6 months of age. We
recommend pre-anesthetic blood work on all the pets that undergo the
anesthesia. Spaying and Neutering does prevent some of the problems
in the later life of pet i.e. prostate tumors or hypertrophy,
mammary gland tumors etc. |
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Other Surgeries:
Our doctors have experience in other surgeries as Cruciate repair,
Patellar luxation repair, Entropion corrective surgery, Pyometra,
Caesarian sections, Foreign body retraction, all other soft tissue
surgeries. Please give us a call to ask us about the surgeries if
your pet needs any surgery. |
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Radiology: We do provide radiological services on
premises for diagnostic purposes in serious and critical cases.
Radiographs are also done for the OFA certifications. |
| Anesthesia: We use the
safest and best protocols based on the age and blood work results of the
pet. We do monitor all the pets undergoing anesthesia for heart rate,
Oxygenation levels and also the blood pressure. Every pet undergoing surgery
is recommended to have intravenous catheter and to be on intravenous fluids. |
| Prophylactic Dental: At
Potomac Valley Veterinary Hospital, we do provide prophylactic dental
cleaning, fluoride treatment under the anesthesia. Ask us for written
estimates for dentals and February is celebrated as dental month every year
and we do provide dental discounts (not combinable with other discounts) in February. |
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Hospital Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 3:00pm
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