Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  Animals can suffer from the same dental problems as humans and need regular dental care. Gum disease causes pain, loss of teeth, bacterial infections, and possibly heart disease. Our dental care includes routine exams, full mouth digital radiographs ultrasonic teeth cleanings, and if necessary tooth extraction. Special diets and at home care products can also be recommended to help keep your pets mouth healthy.
• Vaccination
  We offer a variety of vaccinations to prevent the onset of disease for your pet. We work with our clients to make vaccination recommendations based on their pet’s lifestyle and needs.
• Nutritional Counseling
  Panleukopenia (Feline Distemper) – A highly contagious, often fatal disease. Symptoms include loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, high fever and depression.
• Comprehensive Examination
  At Penobscot Veterinary Services in Bangor, Maine, we believe that regular checkups and wellness exams are critical to your pet’s well-being. These wellness exams give us a chance to evaluate the overall health of your pet while also giving us a baseline for their own unique bodies and tendencies.

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
• Behavioral Disorder Treatment
  Distemper – A highly contagious often fatal virus. The distemper virus generally spreads through saliva, urine and feces.
• Vomiting Treatment
• Diarrhea Treatment
• Skin Condition and Allergy Treatment
• Upper Respiratory Illness Treatment
  Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis – Sneezing, fever, loss of appetite, runny eyes and nose are major symptoms of this sometimes fatal, viral respiratory disease. Kittens and older cats are at greatest risk.

Infection Treatment

• Leptospirosis Treatment
  Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that impairs kidney functions and can lead to kidney failure. It is transmitted by contact with the urine of infected animals. This disease is zoonotic. This is an annual vaccine.
• Parvovirus Infection Treatment
  Parvovirus – A highly contagious viral infection of the intestinal tract that is spread through contact with feces of an infected dog. The disease strikes quickly and is especially dangerous for puppies. This disease is fatal.
• Feline Retro Virus Treatment
  Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Viruses (FeLV) — tests for two of the major causes of illness and death in cats
• Bacterial and Viral Infection Treatment

Chronic Condition Treatment

• Arthritis Treatment
• Hip Dysplasia Treatment
  Penobscot Veterinary Services can perform radiology exams, which can be used for OFA certification. An OFA hip certification should be done on dogs being bred that are susceptible to hip dysplasia, such as Labradors. The X-rays for an OFA hip certification are performed at age two or older, although a preliminary OFA can be done around one year of age. OFA rates passing hips as Excellent, Good, and Fair. These ratings are spelled out on each certificate and an OFA number is assigned. When purchasing a dog, you should request to see an OFA certification which most reputable breeders will have readily available.
• Diabetes Treatment
  GLU (glucose)—increases may indicate diabetes mellitus; decreases may be due to liver disease, pancreatic disease and other conditions and could lead to collapse, seizure or coma
• Thyroid Disease Treatment
  TRIG (triglycerides)— increases may be seen in a variety of conditions including non-fasted samples, in miniature schnauzers, and in patient’s with pancreatitis, diabetes, Cushing’s disease or hypothyroidism
• Heart Disease Treatment
  We perform EKGs using a sophisticated system that is transmitted over phone lines to New York City Animal Medical Center, where board certified cardiologists evaluate the results and make recommendations on treatment protocol. Once we receive the report we initiate treatment and perform ongoing evaluations as needed.
• Kidney Disease Treatment
  PHOS (phosphorus)—elevations are seen with decreased kidney loss through conditions like kidney disease, increased intake through the gastrointestinal tract and increased release from injured tissues; increases in growing puppies and kittens can be normal; decreases may be seen with increased loss or decreased intake
• Cancer Treatment

Surgery

• Veterinary Surgery
  Penobscot Veterinary Services is equipped to perform various surgical procedures in all capacities from simple to complicated. Procedures include spaying, castrating, orthopedic, and soft tissue surgery.
• Declawing

Lab and X-Rays

• Laboratory Services
  Penobscot Veterinary Services contains a complete in-house diagnostic laboratory capable of all immediate laboratory evaluations for critically injured pets, as well as wellness profiles and pre-anesthetic panels for our surgical and senior patients. By doing many diagnostic procedures at the hospital, we can quickly offer the appropriate treatment for animals. Lab work performed inhouse  includes...
• X-Ray
• Dental Radiology
  Penobscot Veterinary Services has a digital dental radiography system that we use for all dental procedures. This allows us to take full mouth radiographs.
• Microchipping
  A microchip ID is a rice-sized identification tag, which is painlessly implanted into an animal just under the skin. The tag is encoded with a unique 10-digit scannable ID. A veterinarian or animal shelter can scan all lost animals with a handheld device to read microchips. If a chip is located, its ID number is traced within a registration database and the owner is notified that the missing animal has been found. The chips are hermetically sealed in a biomedical-grade glass. Microchips are completely inert and will cause no harm, pain or discomfort to your pet. The micro-chipping procedure takes only a few seconds and requires no anesthesia.

General Pet Care

• Senior Pet Care
  Rachel also shares her home with two canine companions, Jade, a lab/hound mix, and Cameo, a standard poodle. Both dogs were adopted from the Bangor Humane Society. When Jade and Cameo were younger pups, they attended many training classes. Now senior pets, they still enjoy an occasional run around their backyard agility course, but mostly they spend their time living the good life, sleeping on the couch and snuggling with their best friend, Nutmeg.
• Dog Training
  Nicole uses skills learned from her Fear Free certification (elite), Low Stress Handling University course, and extensive reading. She also stays current on the science of dog training and medicine through webinars and short courses online. Nicole is a Certified Canine Fitness Trainer thru the University of Tennessee, Karen Pryor Puppy Start Right Instructor, and a Trick Dog Instructor thru Do More With Your Dog.