Electrocardiography Services: 

We provide ECG services on-site as well as consultations with cardiology specialists.

Laboratory: 

Laboratory tests are a vital part of the process of diagnosing your pet's medical problems. Without them we would very often just be guessing as to what disease sick pets were suffering from.

Some veterinary facilities have only very basic laboratory facilities. This very severely limits their ability to arrive at a diagnosis for your pet's medical problem.

We have the equipment and trained, licensed staff to do the following tests in-house (that means we do the tests here in Portville and you and your pet don't need to wait a day or so for results to come back from an outside lab.)

·         Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity - This first tells us if there is a bacterial infection and second, what that bacteria is and which antibiotic has the best chance of wiping it out.

·         Bile acid liver tests - Up until recently Bile Acid test could only be done at outside labs which often means waiting several days for the results to come back. Now we can do these tests here in Portville. Bile acids tell us how well the liver is functioning.

·        Complete automated CBC (Complete Blood Count) including Platelets, Reticulocytes, Eosinophils and nucleated RBCs. Automated CBC equipment has been available for 15 or so years. Equipment that can give reliable counts on all the important cells has only recently become available. We have the latest equipment.

·         Complete Urinalysis. This is a pretty simple test that gives very important information IF done correctly. We have the equipment and trained, licensed staff to do it right!

·         Fecal flotation via centrifugation, the absolutely best way of diagnosing infections with intestinal parasites.

·         Manual evaluation of a blood smear for every CBC. Many veterinarians have automated CBC equipment. Unfortunately, that equipment alone provides only a partial view of the true picture of a pet's blood cells. Automated equipment often gets confused and spits out numbers that end up meaning nothing. Unless every automated CBC is couple with a trained professional reading the "smear", the results of the CBC are sometimes misleading.

·         Routine blood chemistries such as liver, kidney and blood glucose tests.

·         Serum electrolytes. These are especially important with cases of vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration and urinary obsturciton.

·         T4 thyroid tests. The results of this test are especially important to older sick cats. Hyperthyroidism is a common disease that hits that group of pets. Our laboratory equipment allows us to get T4 results in less than an hour. What would you rather do, find out what's wrong with your pet in an hour or sit around for a day or two to get the results from an outside lab?

Radiology Services: 

Our on-site, modern X-ray equipment provides high quality radiographs to aid in the diagnosis of many disorders. We have many of our radiographs read by a veterinary radiologist.

Ultrasound Services: 

Our on-site ultrasound equipment gives us another tool to aid in the diagnosis of many disorders. Having this equipment and expertise can often save our clients time and money over a trip to a specialist in Cornell or Buffalo. It can also help out patients get vital care more quickly.

 

Treatment Services:

Anesthesia: 

We utilize the safest available anesthetics to provide that extra margin of safety, especially for our older or high risk patients. Using the most modern equipment, the patient's vital signs are monitored during all anesthetic procedures. We work on preventing pain, starting from even before surgery and continuing when your pet returns home with you.

Class IV Laser Therapy: We're the only facility in this area to offer this new and exicting way to relieve pain, inflammation and speed healing in our patients! Click here to get more information!

Dentistry: 

Our dental services include teeth cleaning and polishing, dental X-rays, tooth extractions and oral surgery.

Surgical Services: 

Our state-of-the-art surgical suite provides for the performance of a wide variety of surgical procedures in a sterile environment that reduces the chances of post-surgical complications.

Our surgical equipment includes:

• Human quality Electrosurgery equipment. We use this equipment when needed to speed up surgery and reduce blood loss both of which make the surgery easier on your pet.
• Liquid Nitrogen Cryosurgery equipment. Cyrosurgery is a "kinder" way for us to surgical remove some small skin growths from pets. With this equipment we can "freeze" these growths which then are rejected by the body. This is less invasive, less painful and less costly than removing them by cutting them out with a scalpel blade.
• Human-quality Suction equipment. Suction isn't needed very often during surgery but when it is pets' lives can depend on it working right. Out equipment is the same that is used in many human hospitals.

Pharmacy: 

We maintain a complete inventory of pharmaceuticals, vitamins, shampoos and heartworm preventatives to meet the needs of your pet.

Individualized Flea Control Programs: 

We develop programs for the specific needs of your pet and your own particular environmental situation. We will review with you the best ways to control fleas in your house, in your yard and on your pet.

Dietary Counseling: 

We will provide guidance regarding your pet's nutritional needs for each life stage, including dietary requirements for growth, weight maintenance and performance.

Behavioral Counseling: 

We can provide advice regarding the correction of problems such as excessive barking, chewing, spraying, scratching, digging, house soiling and aggression.

Bathing: 

Routine and therapeutic bathing services are available.