Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  We offer our core dental treatment, which includes IV catheter, IV fluid, an injected antibiotic, full anesthesia, scale, polish, and fluoride treatments, as well as full-mouth X-rays.
• Vaccination
  Rabies Recommendation: It is critical that you can provide evidence of your pet's rabies vaccination at all times. You were provided a rabies certificate when your pet received his rabies vaccination at Elizabeth Animal Hospital. It has an expiration date. A pet without proof of current vaccination may be quarantined if he bites you or anyone else. A rabies tag is not considered proof of current vaccination.
• Nutritional Counseling
• Comprehensive Examination
  At Elizabeth Animal Hospital we are dedicated to providing high-quality veterinary care. We do this with kindness and compassion. Our hospital is a comprehensive-care facility offering a wide range of veterinary services for dogs and cats. Our veterinarians are highly skilled and our staff is the best around. Whether your visit is for a routine annual wellness exam or for something more advanced, we use the latest technologies to provide the best care possible. If needed, we consult with board certified veterinarians or will put you in touch with one of our trusted referral doctors.

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  Heartworms can only be transmitted from animal to animal by mosquitoes. When a mosquito bites an infected animal, young heartworms, called microfilariae, enter into the mosquito’s system and begin their journey toward infecting unprotected pets with heartworm disease. Here are the steps in the journey...
• Pain Management
  Prevention or reduction of pain in your pet is the cornerstone of compassionate veterinary care. For years veterinarians have underestimated the level of pain pets experience and consequently have under-treated for pain. Today we recognize that pets hide their pain response by a variety of behaviors, but in fact feel pain and need appropriate pain management.
• Vomiting Treatment
• Diarrhea Treatment
• Skin Condition and Allergy Treatment
• Upper Respiratory Illness Treatment
  One of our staff will call you the day before your pet's surgery to remind you of your appointment and the pre-surgery instructions. Do not give your pet any food, snacks, or treats after 8 p.m. the night before nor the morning of the surgery. Anesthesia often causes nausea and if your pet were to vomit during the procedure, the chance that some foreign matter could enter their trachea and cause respiratory problems or even death is high. Your pet can have water all night.
• Intestinal Foreign Object Removal

Infection Treatment

• Parvovirus Infection Treatment
• Feline Retro Virus Treatment
• Anal Gland Infection Treatment

Chronic Condition Treatment

• Arthritis Treatment
  Chronic pain in pets has traditionally been defined by its duration (pain that persists for weeks to months). In veterinary medicine, the most common causes include osteoarthritis, cancer pain and neuropathic pain. In all cases, it significantly impairs the quality of life of the patient.
• Diabetes Treatment
• Thyroid Disease Treatment
  Hypothyroidism is one of the most common hormonal diseases in dogs. It is almost unheard of in cats. Thyroid glands are located in the neck, and produce hormones that affect a dog’s metabolism and help regulate many bodily functions. Hypothyroidism occurs when…
• Epilepsy Treatment
• Heart Disease Treatment
  ECG: Continuously displays electrical activity of the heart and warns if heart slows or becomes irregular, as well as monitoring breathing rate and rhythm.
• Kidney Disease Treatment
  As little as a single leaf from any lily variety can be lethal to cats. Complications from poisonous plants include heart problems, kidney failure, liver damage or other illness.
• Cancer Treatment

Emergency Care

• Seizure Treatment
  A seizure is defined as a transitory disturbance of brain function that has a sudden onset, stops spontaneously and has a tendency to recur. Epilepsy is a common recurrent seizure disorder seen in young dogs age 3 to 5 years at onset…
• Wound and Fracture Care
  Radiographs or X-rays for your pet are used to diagnose a variety of bone and soft tissue conditions. We commonly take X-rays for animals exhibiting lameness or to evaluate arthritic conditions. In the case of an accident or acute injury, X-rays are obtained to look at bone fractures and soft tissue trauma.

Surgery

• Veterinary Surgery
  The special care at Elizabeth Animal Hospital continues after surgery and anesthesia. Pets recovering from surgery are covered by a warm towel and given a hot-water bottle to help maintain their temperature. Pets don't thermo-regulate well when anesthetized.
• Small Animal Surgery
  Carrie Weaver is the Administrative Assistant at EAH, as well as a Certified Veterinary Technician. She has been a technician since 1996. She has worked at Elizabeth Animal Hospital since 2006. Carrie's areas of special interest and special training are small animal surgery and dentistry. However, she is interested and experienced in all areas of veterinary medicine. Carrie is available to answer many of your questions.
• Declawing
• Spaying and Neutering
  We recommend all pets be implanted with a microchip. Please call to schedule your pet for a microchip. We recommend you have your puppy or kitten implanted with a microchip when he or she comes in for their puppy/kitten wellness check or spaying or neutering.

Lab and X-Rays

• Laboratory Services
  There was a time when veterinarians had to send out all blood work to an outside lab to be processed. Sometimes patients had to be sent to large hospitals to have ultrasounds or X-rays performed. Those days are past. We have the equipment necessary to run most diagnostic tests in our own facility, sleuthing out the results within minutes. That ensures that you don’t have to wait hours or days to find out what is wrong with your furry friend or how to best treat it. Your pet can be on their way to a cure much faster.
• X-Ray
  If blood test results are positive, further tests, such as chest X-rays, a blood panel, and an ECG or ultrasound of the heart, are recommended to evaluate the severity of the disease.
• Dental Radiology
  70% of oral disease cannot be seen without X-rays. Dental X-rays allow us to find painful disease and infection otherwise undetectable. The bone in Toby's jaw was already deteriorating and the tooth would eventually be lost. After cleaning and polishing, Toby had a beautiful smile. The gums will remain swollen and red for a short while.
• Microchipping

General Pet Care

• Grooming
• Senior Pet Care
  The General Health Profile is the most comprehensive panel for use in establishing baselines, screening senior pets and evaluating sick animals. We recommend it be run on all clinically ill patients to help target the causes of common presenting signs.