Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  It is impossible to do a complete dental exam in an awake patient. A general assessment of your pet's teeth can't be made during a routine exam. There is much more information gained while doing a complete oral exam under anesthesia. This information, along with our new digital dental radiographs, may lead to the necessary extraction of teeth in order to properly maintain the oral health of your pet. If you have concerns about the possible extraction of teeth, please feel free to discuss this with your veterinarian prior to the dental appointment.
• Vaccination
  Vaccination is the key to your pet's overall health. Unless properly vaccinated, your pet is at risk of contracting and spreading one of several, possibly fatal, infectious diseases. Most common infectious diseases
• Veterinary Ophthalmology
  Glaucoma is a painful condition of the eye resulting from increased pressure within the fluid filled chambers of the eye. This will cause irreversible blindness if left untreated. Glaucoma, whether primary (inherited) or secondary (as a result of other disease), is a condition that is controlled not cured. Treatments may include surgery and/or medications that lower the pressures in the eye. We have the ability to test and monitor your dog or cat's eyes for excess pressure in a matter of minutes (tonometry) using our Tonopen instrument. This quick, painless procedure tells us if the pressures in your pet's eyes are normal or elevated.
• Comprehensive Examination
  CareCredit works just like a regular credit card, but without high interest rates, annual fees or pre-payment penalties. CareCredit offers no-interest and low interest payment terms, zero hidden fees, and low minimum monthly payments. You can use your CareCredit card over and over for all your pet's follow-up care as well as annual exams and vaccines. So you can focus on what really matters, like playing fetch and learning new tricks.

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  Roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, coccidia and giardia are all different types of intestinal parasites which cause vomiting, diarrhea, poor coat and failure to thrive. They often go unnoticed by pet owners because they live in the intestines of your pet. It is important to have fecal samples evaluated regularly and any time your pet has loose stools without a known cause. Puppies and kittes are often born with several of these parasites which are easily treated with medications. These parasites are considered zoonotic which means that they can be transmitted to humans, especially children causing serious illness. For more information on intestinal parasites and their zoonotic potential please visit the Companion Animal Parasite Council website.
• Pain Management
  Pain can affect the body's physical functions as well as have a detrimental effect on your pet's well-being and state of mind. Dogs and cats rarely show pain as one might expect from a person. Many animals will instinctively hide their pain as a survival mechanism until they cannot compensate for it anymore. We strive to provide pain management practices which will aid your pet in the recovery process whether from illness, surgery or an injury. Our approach to pain management involves anticipating potentially painful procedures and taking steps to manage pain from the outset as well as throughout your pet's recovery process.
• Vomiting Treatment
• Diarrhea Treatment

Infection Treatment

• Leptospirosis Treatment
  We routinely vaccinate dogs for distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, parainflueza and corona virus, which is a single 6 way vaccine (DHLPPCVK). Kennel cough, known as bordetella, is highly contagious and a good idea for most dogs. It is easily transmitted with dog to dog exposure such as dog parks or pet stores. It is mandatory at boarding and some grooming facilities where there is a greater risk of exposure and transmission. Lyme vaccination is also a good idea if you are traveling to endemic areas or have a greater risk of outdoor exposure to ticks.
• Parvovirus Infection Treatment
• Feline Retro Virus Treatment
  Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV): FeLV and FIV are among the most common contagious infectious diseases of cats. Both of these viruses can weaken the immune system of cats causing a
• Ear Infection Treatment
  Function, blood sugar, proteins, electrolytes etc. These diagnostic tests provide essential information for the early detection of blood disorders, kidney and liver diseases, diabetes, infection, cancer, thyroid disorders and other hormonal diseases. Fecal examinations search for internal parasites such as roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, coccidia among others. We also have the ability to perform cytology (evaluation of individual cells under the microscope) to check for cancerous growths, skin diseases, or ear infections. Skin scrapings and ear cytology may be needed to search for mange mites, ear mites or infection. As in human medicine, some testing needs to be sent out to specialized laboratories around the country.

Chronic Condition Treatment

• Diabetes Treatment
• Thyroid Disease Treatment
• Heart Disease Treatment
  Todays modern anesthetic protocols have made anesthesia much safer than in the past. Current pre-anesthetic and inhalant gas anesthetics have reduced the risks associated with anesthesia significantly. We now have reversible anesthetic protocols that we can use to recover patients very quickly for short procedures or when appropriate. Our patient monitors keep track of oxygen, body temperature, heart rate, EKG, respirations and blood pressure to
• Periodontal Disease Treatment
  Dental care is an extremely important and frequently overlooked aspect in the health and longevity of your pet. Bad breath, known as halitosis, is caused by periodontal disease, and is easy to prevent and treat. Other causes of halitosis exist, but they are short term. A thorough oral exam is the best way to identify the cause and help you to formulate a treatment plan.

Emergency Care

• Wound and Fracture Care
  Variety of symptoms and clinical signs that can ultimately result in death. There is no cure for cats who harbor these viruses. Occasionally these viruses (especially FIV) can be carried for years without causing disease. These viruses are spread from cat to cat through close contact or exposure to discharges from the eyes, nose, urine or the milk of nursing moms. Bite wounds can also transmit the virus. A simple in-house blood test is needed to test for both of these viruses if their status is unknown. We recommend making sure kittens are at least 8 weeks of age to get an accurate result. We recommend testing all cats and kittens with unknown FeLV/FIV status.

Surgery

• Veterinary Surgery
  University Park Veterinary Hospital in Granger, Indiana is a full service companion animal hospital that offers comprehensive small animal veterinary care. Our commitment is to provide the families and pets of our community with complete and compassionate veterinary care in a warm, friendly environment. We focus on routine preventive care for young, healthy pets; early detection and treatment of disease as pets age; and complete medical and surgical care as necessary during a pet's lifetime. We have been in the South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger Indiana area since 1994. We encourage you to travel around our website to get a feel for who we are, what we do and learn about your pet.

Lab and X-Rays

• Laboratory Services
  Ensure the safest anesthetic experience. Pre-anesthetic exam and blood testing are important in reducing the risks of anesthesia. Regardless of age and health, every pet should have a simple pre-anesthetic blood test performed to ensure the liver, kidneys, and blood counts are healthy enough for anesthesia. For geriatric or ill pets, a more comprehensive pre-anesthetic workup will be required.
• Microchipping
  Microchip Pet Identification: We offer microchip identification as a means of permanent identification for your pet. Microchips contain a personal identification number that is unique to only your pet. The microchip is so tiny, (about the size of a grain of rice), that it fits through a hypodermic needle. Like a vaccination, it is injected under the skin between the shoulder blades where it remains safely for life. The procedure takes just seconds and can be done as an outpatient or any other office visit. A scanner is used to read the microchip number should your pet ever become lost, much like a bar code reader at a store. There are no "radio" waves or electrical waves given off by the microchip. We regularly reunite pets with their owners at our office with a simple phone call, when there is a microchip present. Collars fall off, tags fall off. Don't let your pet become a statistic if they should stray from home.

General Pet Care

• Boarding
• Grooming