 Surgery
- Can I watch the surgery? |
Sometimes the Doctor will allow people to watch depending on the surgery. Please ask
the Doctor.
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| Visiting
- Can my pet have visitors in the hospital? |
We do allow visits for the hospital patients if doing so won't upset the patient or if
the visits aren't disruptive to our routine. We would be happy to put in some familiar
object from home. We do not allow other food if it is not a balanced diet. We don't mind
special things to eat if the Doctor doesn't feel it is harmful to the animals condition.
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| Toxo
- Do I have to get rid of my cat if I get pregnant? |
NO! The main concern that you hear about is a disease called Toxoplasmosis. It is
fairly rare in the cat but is very dangerous to the unborn fetus if the mother gets the
disease. The cat can be tested with a blood test to rule out the condition. Normally, just
taking ordinary sanitary precautions when handling the cat's stool and litter is enough.
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| Hours
- Do I have to have an appointment? |
Appointments are recommended, but if you have an emergency, we will work you in as
quickly as possible, usually the same day.
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| Tonsils
- Do pets get tonsillitis? |
Yes, pets do have tonsils and can get tonsillitis. Most cases can be treated with
medicine, but surgery can be done if medicine does not work.
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| Walks
- Do pets get walked while in the hospital? |
If the dogs stay longer than one day. Cats do not get walked.
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| Boarding
- Do you board pets? How big are the runs? |
No, not routinely. We only have room for 10 animals and that space is used for the
surgical, sick, and injured. Two of the runs are 4' by 8'. They have a ceramic tile floor
and are air conditioned and heated.
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| Lost
Pet - I lost my pet, how can I find it? |
We refer people to lost and found at AZ Humane Society or Rabies Animal Control (Dog
Pound). Leave your phone number and we'll put a note on our bulletin board.
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| Tapeworm
- I saw little moving grains of rice in the stool? |
Normally, if they are flat, they are tapeworms. Occasionally people find maggots in the
dogs stool in the yard and mistake them for parasites. Maggots are just fly larvae and are
not a problem for the animal directly.
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| Dysplasia
- Is hip dysplasia fatal? |
No, this is a hereditary disease causing poorly formed hip joints that lead to
arthritis. Sometimes it gets so bad that occasionally a dog has to be put to sleep over
it. Usually some help can be had from medicine or as a last resort, surgery.
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| Bones
- Is it okay to feed bones? |
No, we prefer alternatives: rawhide chews, Kong chew toys, or nylabones. If you must,
then get a "knuckle bone" - this is a big leg bone from a cow.
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| Nursing
- What if my female doesn't have enough milk for her pups? |
You should bring her in for a checkup. Sometimes the milk is okay, sometimes there is
something wrong with the mother that is causing reduced milk. Sometimes the puppies are
the ones that are sick.
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| Whelping
- My female just had puppies and is in convulsions. |
This dog should be seen by the Doctor. Many times when a dog is nursing puppies and has
a seizure or is very weak or wobbly, it may be the result of a low blood calcium level.
This is called "milk fever" by some breeders, but the correct term is
"eclampsia". It can be treated by the Doctor giving the animal an injection of
calcium. This can become an emergency situation.
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| Poison
- My dog ate some roach/rat poison. What do I do? |
This may be an emergency. Try to find the box of whatever and bring the box and the dog
in A.S.A.P. The treatment varies with the chemical. If it just happened, we will probably
induce vomiting.
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