Our Exam Services

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 Through the life of our pets there are distinct stages requiring individualized preventive care for each stage. Our team typically develops your pet’s wellness plan centered around their age, lifestyle, breed, and history. During your pet's wellness examine the DVM performs a complete physical to assess your pet's overall health. Preventive care services offered during wellness exams can include vaccinations, dental care options, parasite control (heartworms, intestinal parasites, fleas, and ticks), microchipping, and general behavioral counseling).

Important Note: We recommend all puppies to have intestinal parasite testing such as fecal float and giardia testing.

 Dental disease is the number one health issue affecting 80% of dogs and 70% of cats over the age of three, according to the American Veterinary Dental Society. A professional dental cleaning is needed to remove tartar buildup and manage dental disease. Symptoms of dental disease include bad breath, a yellow to brown crust on teeth (plaque/tarter), red and swollen gums, loose tooth, or missing teeth, and/or difficulty eating. During a dental cleaning, your pet will be put under anesthesia so that we can remove the tartar from their teeth.  Full mouth x‐rays are taken to look for hidden disease under the gum line.  Once the cleaning, and any needed tooth extractions are completed, your pet’s teeth are polished to help slow daily plaque build‐up. 

 Protecting your pet's health is why we are here. We have an in‐house diagnostic laboratory allowing us to go over the results of the bloodwork the same day often before the appointment is over.  More comprehensive testing of blood samples or biopsied tissues are sent to offsite laboratories such as NDSU, Texas A&M, or a specific laboratory meeting specific needs to your pet’s test. 

 Routine surgical procedures include spaying, neutering, mass removals, gastrointestinal surgery (exploratory of foreign bodies), cystotomy (bladder stone removal), and many more. Whether it is a routine spay, or a gastrostomy, your pet will be carefully monitored by our veterinary technicians. We use advanced monitoring equipment including ECG, pulse oximetry, and blood pressure to help ensure your pets’ safety during anesthesia. When your pet is ready to go home, we will review their postoperative care and new medications. If any questions arise after your pet returns home or at any other time during the postoperative period, call us. We welcome your questions and will do all we can to help your pet recover fully.

 When it comes to deciding what to feed your pet, one thing is for sure, there is no shortage of choices. Every animal is an individual therefore the adage of “one size fits all” does not apply when it comes to pet food.  Your DVM will provide guidance for your pet’s nutritional needs for each stage of life and various medical conditions.  We offer three AAFCO tested brands of therapeutic veterinary diets: Royal Canin, Hill’s Prescription Diets, and Purina Veterinary Diets.  For those pet parents who prefer to feed home cooked diets or raw diets, we can help make sure you are feeding your pet a balanced and nutritionally complete meal. 

 Therapeutic lasers emit a single wavelength of light in the near infrared spectrum which penetrates the skin, muscle, tendons, and ligaments to promote healing. Laser light stimulates healing by increasing circulation, reducing inflammation and pain, thus promoting cell growth.  Laser therapy is non‐invasive and can be used in a variety of conditions such as ear infections, back pain, bladder inflammation, arthritis, and many other conditions.  Owners generally notice pain relief within the first one to three treatments.