Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  It’s just as vital for dogs and cats to see a dentist on a regular basis as it is for humans. The oral health of your pet is linked to their overall wellness.
• Vaccination
  Vaccinations: While dogs and cats have some of the same vaccinations like rabies and distemper, they also have different vaccination needs based on the diseases that can affect their species. Our veterinarians will work with you to set up a comprehensive vaccination schedule to protect your pet.
• Nutritional Counseling
  We recognize the importance of your pet to your family, which is why we strive to provide the best services possible to keep your pet healthy. Find out more about our pet nutrition services in the sections below.
• Comprehensive Examination
  Wellness exams are important throughout every stage of your pet’s life but are most important in their golden years.

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  Parasite prevention: Ridding a pet and home from fleas can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars and can be nearly impossible to get rid of as flea eggs can survive for a very long time. We will work with you to set up the best flea and tick preventive plan for your pets.
• Pain Management
  The therapeutic or cold laser emits low-level light that penetrates tissues and produces biochemical reactions within the cells. These reactions promote cell regeneration and healing and can decrease inflammation and pain. Laser therapy is used for a variety of conditions including post-operative pain management and healing, chronic wounds, traumatic injuries, sprains and strains, arthritis, etc.
• Upper Respiratory Illness Treatment
  Outbreaks of canine infectious respiratory disease are not uncommon and happen from time to time in the dog population. It can be difficult to isolate the pathogen causing outbreaks. Symptoms can include coughing, difficulty breathing, sneezing, nasal and/or eye discharge, loss of appetite, and lethargy.
• Injury Treatment

Surgery

• Veterinary Surgery
  We recognize the importance of your pet to your family, which is why we strive to provide the best services possible to keep your pet healthy. Find out more about our pet surgery services in the section below.
• Laser Surgery
• Declawing

Lab and X-Rays

• Laboratory Services
  We recognize the importance of your pet to your family, which is why we strive to provide the best services possible to keep your pet healthy. Find out more about our pet in-house laboratory services in the section below.
• X-Ray
• Dental Radiology
  We are proud that we have the most up-to-date equipment to treat dental disease, including digital dental x-rays. This allows us to detect if there is any disease beneath the gum line that we would not be able to see otherwise. We are often able to see undetected abscesses, broken teeth, resorbed roots, retained roots, and more thanks to dental radiographs.
• Microchipping
  We recognize the importance of your pet to your family, which is why we strive to provide the best services possible to keep your pet healthy. Find out more about our pet microchipping services in the sections below.

General Pet Care

• Boarding
  Selsa moved to Alamogordo from Michigan in March 2021. She has fallen in love with not only the beautiful mountains but also the heat. Selsa’s passion for animals began when she was a young girl and was the neighborhood dog walker. As she got older, she started working in dog boarding kennels and gradually moved on to assist in the veterinary medical field. Selsa has been working as a veterinary technician for nearly 18 years, and she truly cares about all the animals she comes into contact with, big or small. Selsa has a 19-year-old (human) daughter named Nevaeh and two large orange kitties, Miles and Davis. She also has two dogs, Ell and Lola, whom she absolutely adores.
• Senior Pet Care
  At Alamogordo Animal Hospital, we will care for your senior pets and the ailments that come with age such as arthritis and chronic disease management.

Specialty

• Small Animal Vet
  Dr. Byrnes-Wood has been a small animal veterinarian in practice since 1996. She is a Massachusetts native, living in the southwest United States and loving it! Her passion for veterinary medicine is promoting the human-animal bond by providing life-long veterinary care. Dr. Byrnes-Wood enjoys fostering long-term relationships with her clients and helping them give their beloved pets the best life possible. When she is not in the veterinary hospital, she can be found outside in nature, tinkering in he garden, or in the kitchen.