Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  We keep your pets healthy at Independence Animal Clinic through comprehensive dental disease prevention services. Your pet’s wellness is the result of regular dental care, including oral exams, wellness bloodwork, and thorough dental cleanings.
• Vaccination
  The goal of vaccination is to develop and maintain both individual and herd immunity against infectious diseases. Commercial vaccines are available for rabies, encephalomyelitis (Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan), tetanus, influenza, equine herpesviruses 1 and 4, botulism, equine ehrlichiosis (Potomac horse fever), equine viral arteritis, rotavirus, West Nile virus, and Streptococcus equi (strangles). Vaccination programs are formulated based on the animal’s age, use, and level of exposure. Broodmare vaccination is important to provide active immunity for the mare and passive immunity for the foal via transfer of colostral antibodies. Vaccination guidelines for foals have been modified because of the interference of maternal antibodies with the initial vaccination response.
• Behavioral Counseling
  During your pet's behavior consultation, we will review your pet's history, provide a physical evaluation and diagnosis, and work with you to develop a treatment plan.
• Comprehensive Examination
  A good pre purchase exam takes into account the buyers expectations, the horses’ history, physical limitations and radiographic abnormalities. A thorough exam takes practice and experience in order to determine if a horse is suited for its intended purpose. Our job is to give the buyer the most information regarding the horses’ health in order to make the best purchase decision.

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  We follow the American Heartworm Society recommendations for yearly heartworm prevention and testing. No medication is 100% effective and drug failure can occur. We use the IDEXX 4DX Plus™ heartworm test which also screens for exposure to tick-borne diseases such as Lyme, Anaplasmosis, and Ehrlichia.
• Vomiting Treatment
• Diarrhea Treatment
  Parvovirus is a highly contagious viral disease among young dogs. It causes vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Because we now have a vaccine against this deadly disease, we recommend protecting your dog when it has all of its vaccinations. Like the flu vaccine for people, it does not mean the pet cannot have the disease. However, if the pet does catch the disease it may be less severe.
• Skin Condition and Allergy Treatment
• Upper Respiratory Illness Treatment
  At Independence Equine, if your horse presents for a colic it will automatically be tested for parasites as part of the colic exam. We highly encourage farms to bring fecal samples in 2-3 times a year in order to determine when and with what medications we should deworm with. Foals often get forgotten until their weaned, we recommend starting as soon as 30 days of age, getting these foals on a schedule until they are will often prevent respiratory disease
• Injury Treatment

Infection Treatment

• Parvovirus Infection Treatment
• Bacterial and Viral Infection Treatment
  Dental disease can lead to a variety of illnesses in dogs and cats, such as heart disease, kidney disease and severe bacterial infection. The doctors at Independence protect your pet with a program of preventive dental health care, tailored to each patient’s special needs.
• Urinary Tract Infection Treatment

Chronic Condition Treatment

• Arthritis Treatment
• Heart Disease Treatment
• Kidney Disease Treatment
• Cancer Treatment
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Surgery

• Veterinary Surgery
  Veterinary surgery doesn’t have to be frightening or traumatic to pets and their owners. It is our job to assure you that your pet is in good hands. We will do everything that we can to take good care of your pet while he or she is staying with us. We provide surgical services with personal support to owners and state-of-the-art technology for the safety and comfort of your pets.
• Spaying and Neutering
  Her involvement with Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter was a natural turn of events and Independence helps with the health care and spay and neuter of shelter animals free of charge.

Lab and X-Rays

• Laboratory Services
  At Independence Equine and Small Animal Clinic, our goal is keeping your pet happy and healthy. Thanks to modern diagnostics and our on-site laboratory, we're able to do just that for sick and injured pets. Our advanced diagnostic imaging technology includes digital X-ray, and ultrasound.
• Microchipping

General Pet Care

• Senior Pet Care
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