Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  Pet dental care is an important step in wellness planning. Poor oral health can easily lead to problems such as gum disease in animals. Infections and diseases in your pet’s mouth can cause more serious systemic health problems such as heart, kidney, and lung disease.
• Vaccination
  Though many of these smaller animals don’t require vaccinations, they should be examined by a veterinarian who is familiar with the special issues associated with your type of pet. If concerns develop between visits, call our clinic at once–your little friend may not exhibit any visible symptoms of illness until the problem is quite advanced.
• Behavioral Counseling
  Elena has a soft spot for animals, especially dogs, She has a strong belief that pets make life better. She currently has a miniature American shepherd who keeps her very active. We enjoy hiking everywhere -mountains, beaches, and everywhere in-between. She grew up surrounded by dogs and other animals, spending the summers at her family cabin in the Eldorado National Forest. Elena believes variety is the spice of life; and so far has been an executive assistant, office and logistics manager, service dog trainer, canine behavior modification, pastry chef, and food allergen consultant; However, working with animals has been the most rewarding so far for her.
• Nutritional Counseling
  At each visit, discussions about your pet include adequate housing, diet and nutrition, exercise and play, the use of toys and accessories, and behavioral training. This is the time to bring up any questions or concerns you may have or any changes you have observed in your pet’s behavior or condition since your last visit. These changes may be indicative of a developing condition or disease that will require treatment or may simply be the result of environmental factors that are easily addressed at home.
• Comprehensive Examination
  The veterinarians at West Valley Pet Clinic perform a thorough exam each and every time we see your pet—whether for an annual exam, a progress exam, or due to a visit for a specific concern. As a result, we are often able to diagnose problems early and minimize or eliminate these issues before they develop into more complicated conditions.

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  External parasites such as fleas and ticks cause more than discomfort in pets—they can carry tapeworms or transmit other diseases that can be serious or fatal. Preventing these unwanted visitors is an important part of your pet’s wellness plan.
• Pain Management
  Surgery can be painful! If we would expect pain control for ourselves, our pet patients also receive it. If your pet is in pain, please call us right away so we can help. Signs of pain include...
• Vomiting Treatment
• Diarrhea Treatment
• Skin Condition and Allergy Treatment

Chronic Condition Treatment

• Hip Dysplasia Treatment
  Pet laser therapy is an innovative technology used to treat acute and chronic injuries. This non-invasive treatment stimulates cell regeneration by increasing blood flow to the targeted area, which accelerates the healing process. This is a non-invasive procedure that does not require your pet to be under anesthesia. It has been successfully used to accelerate the healing process after surgery, alleviate joint pain, and treat degenerative diseases. Consider it the “non-cutting” edge of veterinary science!
• Heart Disease Treatment
  Although all of our vets have additional training in performing ultrasounds, for more subtle cases, we are also able to bring in specialists to perform ultrasounds for our patients, or a veterinary cardiologist to perform an ultrasound of the heart. You and your pet receive this service in the comfort and security of our clinic, without the stress and expense of additional outside referrals.
• Kidney Disease Treatment
  Sonograms are performed by using a handheld probe, or transducer, placed on the patient and moved over the surface of the skin. A live view of the patient’s insides is then visible on a screen. This allows our veterinarians the ability to “see through” organs—for instance, we can better appreciate those texture changes seen with chronic kidney disease, abnormal thickening of the intestine with inflammatory bowel disease, or be able to measure and see the blood supply of a mass on the liver, among many other things!

Surgery

• Veterinary Surgery
  West Valley Pet Clinic offers excellence in veterinary surgery for dogs, cats, birds, and pocket pets. We hope your pet never requires surgery other than the routine spay or neuter, but if the need arises we are here. Your pet will be cared for in our well-appointed surgical suites by the skilled veterinarians you know and trust, or, if needed, referred to a specialist that we know and trust.
• Laser Surgery
  Prior to joining West Valley Pet Clinic in 2008, Dr. Brons worked at a mixed animal practice in Wales, UK and a companion animal practice in Monterey. As a general practice veterinarian, Dr. Brons strives to understand the many factors that contribute to each pet’s well-being – her own pets included. Dr. Brons defines an effective veterinarian-client-pet patient relationship as a partnership that addresses health care issues with a plan that makes sense for the owner’s and pet’s life, beyond our clinic visit. Her professional interests include laser surgery, dentistry, dermatology, and unusual pets.
• Declawing
• Spaying and Neutering
• Veterinary Euthanasia

Lab and X-Rays

• Laboratory Services
  Request your pet’s medication refills for pick up at our office, here! Just fill out the form below and you will be notified by text when it is ready for pick up, if your pet is eligible for refills. All pets must have a current exam on file within the past 12 months and be current on blood work for certain medications.
• X-Ray
  West Valley Pet Clinic offers the latest in X-ray technology–digital radiography. This type of X-ray imaging digitizes the information, much like a digital camera produces a photo.
• Dental Radiology
  Our veterinarians perform professional dental cleanings under the safest conditions, for a positive and healthy experience. We offer digital dental X-rays in our state-of-the-art treatment area, for the clearest and safest imaging. Plus, our preventive dental care program supports pet owners in maintaining good dental health at home.
• Microchipping

General Pet Care

• Senior Pet Care
  When your pet is sick, we compare new lab work to previous baseline values to determine the exact level of illness. Sometimes we may need to use lab tests throughout the treatment of a disease to measure the patient’s response to the protocol. Laboratory tests also are used to confirm the presence of illnesses, identify developing conditions, and to rule out other diseases. This use of lab work is especially important in senior pet care, for early and accurate diagnosis of age-related diseases. When a pet is scheduled for surgery, we use pre-surgical screening tests to determine the risk of complications while under general anesthesia—this also allows us to better tailor the anesthetic protocol to your pet’s needs.

Specialty

• Bird Vet
  Bird vet care in San Jose, CA is a distinctive area of veterinary medicine–one that requires years of special training and a commitment to our feathered friends. Very different from other types of pets, birds require unique living arrangements, diets, and socialization, as well as specific handling and veterinary skills.
• Exotic Animal Vet
• Small Animal Vet
  After graduation, she worked in Des Moines, Iowa as a small animal veterinarian. She has also worked for two years in Chicago, Illinois suburbs before moving back to Des Moines, Iowa to live with her current partner. In October of 2021 moved back to California starting as a relief veterinarian in San Jose, California. Dr. Groundwater joined West Valley Pet Clinic full-time in January 2022. At West Valley Pet Clinic she enjoys not only her dog, and cat patients, but is starting to see other exotics as well.