Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  Acton Veterinary Clinic is a well-established, full-service, small animal veterinary hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical and dental care.
• Vaccination
  There is not one age that applies to all pets when it comes to spaying and neutering. For cats, we recommend 5-6 months. For small and medium breed dogs, 6-7 months. For large and giant breed dogs, 10-12 months or more. Your pet is given an exam prior to surgery to help determine whether your pet is healthy enough to undergo the surgical procedure. Current vaccinations are required at the time of surgery. Also a pre-anesthetic blood screen is recommended prior to undergoing anesthesia and surgery.
• Behavioral Counseling
  Behavioral Counseling: We can provide advice regarding the correction of problems such as excessive barking, chewing, spraying, scratching, digging, house soiling and aggression.
• Nutritional Counseling
  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.
• Comprehensive Examination
  We are scheduling annual wellness exams 6-8 weeks out. For sick patients and emergencies during regular business hours we will make every attempt to evaluate your pet but you may be referred to an urgent care or emergency facility if we cannot provide your pet with same day care.

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  Pharmacy: We maintain a complete inventory of pharmaceuticals, vitamins, shampoos, flea and tick control products and heartworm preventatives to meet the needs of your pet. We also carry a full line of prescription diets. Medication can also b compounded into a more pet acceptable form through our online compounding pharmacy.
• Pain Management
  Anything that causes pain in people can be expected to cause pain in animals. Pets may not show the same symptoms of pain as people do; they usually don't whine or cry, but you can be sure they feel it. Pain medications needed will depend on the surgery performed. Major procedures require more pain relief than things like minor lacerations.
• Vomiting Treatment

Chronic Condition Treatment

• Arthritis Treatment
  Arthritis, also known as osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease (DJD), is a degenerative, progressive, and irreversible condition of the joints. It is cha...
• Thyroid Disease Treatment
  Every 12 months - same as above plus Health Profile (a blood test checking red and white blood cell counts a more comprehensive internal organ screen, a thyroid test and urine screening)
• Knee Problems Treatment
  The medial luxating patella, commonly called a trick knee, is an extremely common problem in toy-breed dogs. An owner typically notices a little skip in the dog...
• Heart Disease Treatment
  Hello! We have had many questions regarding Grain free diets. So here are a couple of links from 3 reputable veterinary websites. The concern for dogs is the lack of Taurine in these diets and the risk of heart disease. Until more research has been done we recommend avoiding grain free.

Emergency Care

• Wound and Fracture Care

Surgery

• Dental Surgery
• Veterinary Surgery
• Spaying and Neutering
  No, there is no advantage to letting your pet have one litter. However there are plenty of advantages to having you pet spayed or neutered early in life. These advantages include decreasing the chances of mammary tumors later in life, decreasing the chance of cystic ovaries and uterine infections later in life, decreasing the incidence of prostate infections and cancer later in life. Spaying and Neutering can also decrease roaming beahavior in male dogs, helps to reduce or prevent urine spraying and marking, may reduce the risk of aggressive behavior in some dogs, and also decreases the surplus of unwanted puppies and kittens.

Lab and X-Rays

• Laboratory Services
  We offer two levels of in-house blood testing before surgery, which we will go over with you when you bring your pet in. Our doctors prefer the more comprehensive screen, because it gives them the most information to ensure the safety of your pet. For geriatric or ill pets, additional blood tests, electrocardiograms, or x-rays may be required before surgery as well.
• X-Ray
• Microchipping

General Pet Care

• Boarding