Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  Newbury Animal Hospital is a well-established, full-service, small animal veterinary hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical and dental care to the communities of Newburyport, Newbury, Rowley, and the North Shore. Our veterinary hospital is well equipped with advanced technologies to provide the highest standard of care for your pet. Our facility has the equipment to provide comprehensive in house testing for accurate diagnosis, digital x-ray, ultrasound, surgical suite, dental suite, pharmacy, and more.
• Vaccination
• Veterinary Ophthalmology
  Dr. Volturo enjoys practicing canine and feline internal medicine, with special interests in ophthalmology, surgery, and general dentistry. She is Fear Free Certified in feline handling and strives to make all her patients feel comfortable during their visits. Dr. Volturo thoroughly enjoys the relationships she forms with clients and is continuously learning to ensure their furry family member are receiving the best care possible.
• Behavioral Counseling
  We can provide advice regarding the correction of problems such as excessive barking, chewing, spraying, scratching, digging, house soiling and aggression
• Nutritional Counseling
  We will provide guidance regarding your pet's nutritional needs for each life stage, including dietary requirements for growth, weight maintenance and performance.
• Comprehensive Examination
  Today's modern anesthetic monitors have made surgery much safer than in the past. Here at Newbury Animal Hospital, we do a thorough physical exam on your pet before administering anesthetics, to ensure that a fever or other illness won't be a problem. We also adjust the amount and type of anesthetic used depending on the health of your pet. The handout on anesthesia explains this in greater detail.

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  In most cases, one of the veterinary technicians will bring you in an exam room and begin taking your pet’s medical history. They will also get your pets weight if the front desk staff has not already done this. If your pet is due for lab work, such as a heartworm test, they will obtain the bloodwork, usually with the help of another technician, and clip your pet’s nails.
• Pain Management
  Anything that causes pain in people can be expected to cause pain in animals. Pets may not show the same symptoms of pain as people do; they usually don't whine or cry, but you can be sure they feel it. Pain medications needed will depend on the surgery performed. Major procedures require more pain relief than things like minor lacerations. For dogs, we may recommend an oral anti-inflammatory the day after surgery and several days after to lessen the risk of discomfort and swelling. We use newer medications, which are less likely to cause stomach upset and can be given even the morning of surgery. Because cats do not tolerate standard pain medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or Tylenol, we are limited in what we can give them. Recent advances in pain medications have allowed for better pain control in cats than ever before. We administer a pain injection 10 minutes prior to surgery. After surgery, pain medication is given on a case by case basis. Any animal that appears painful will receive additional pain medication.
• Vomiting Treatment

Chronic Condition Treatment

• Diabetes Treatment
• Thyroid Disease Treatment

Emergency Care

• Wound and Fracture Care

Surgery

• Dental Surgery
  Our dental services include teeth cleaning and polishing, digital dental x-rays, tooth extractions and oral surgery.
• Veterinary Surgery
  Always an ardent supporter of wildlife, Dr. Grillo spent several years volunteering weekly in the wildlife department at Tufts Medical School. While he enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, he has a special interest in general surgery and internal medicine.
• Spaying and Neutering
  Spaying or neutering can be done at approximately 6 months of age. Your pet is given an exam prior to surgery to help determine whether your pet is healthy enough to undergo the surgical procedure. Current vaccinations are required at the time of surgery. Also a pre-anesthetic blood screen is recommended prior to undergoing anesthesia and surgery.

Lab and X-Rays

• Laboratory Services
  "Lottie is fine! Why would we run blood tests when there's nothing wrong with her? Wellness tests are blood tests performed to ensure the health of your pet. These blood tests allow us to anticipate any problems before the illness becomes apparent and intervene to modify the disease process. Early detection of a disease process can slow or stop it before necessary treatment becomes more extensive and more costly.
• X-Ray
• Dental Radiology
• Microchipping
  Imagine if your dog or cat got lost. You’d want to give him or her the best chance of getting home. With microchipping, you can.

General Pet Care

• Boarding