Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  One of the most overlooked aspects of preventative health maintenance is dental care for your pet. Eighty-five percent of dogs and cats develop periodontal disease by the age of 3 years. Many of these problems are very slow in their onset. A gradually increasing reluctance to eat, bad breath, loss of energy, and reluctance to play are a few of the signs that point to dental disease.
• Vaccination
  For your pet's protection, we require that all pets be current on vaccinations. For dogs, we require Bordetella, DHPP, and Rabies. For cats, we require FVRCP and Rabies.
• Veterinary Ophthalmology
  A regular physical examination is just as important for your pet as it is for you! Our puppy and kitten wellness plans include an exam and vaccines every 3-4 weeks until 16 weeks of age. For our adult and geriatric patients, we recommend a complete physical examination for your pet twice yearly. During a physical examination our veterinarian listens to your pet's heart and lungs, evaluates your pet's vision, looks for any unusual lumps or swellings and checks your pet's teeth and oral cavity. Routine examinations give us an opportunity to develop a picture of your pet's overall health. Examinations are also essential in detecting problems before they become serious and expensive issues.
• Behavioral Counseling
  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
  Dietary 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
  Because of the shorter lifespan of our pets, we stress the importance of an annual physical examination. Thorough check-ups and preventive care can help alleviate serious health problems. We offer a wide range of veterinary services to keep your companions feeling their best...

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  Pharmacy: We maintain a complete inventory of pharmaceuticals, vitamins, shampoos, flea and tick control products and heartworm preventatives to meet the needs of your pet. We also carry a full line of prescription diets.
• Pain Management
• Vomiting Treatment
• Skin Condition and Allergy Treatment

Infection Treatment

• Leptospirosis Treatment
  We select vaccines for your pet based on the American Animal Hospital Association's recommendations, our assessment and each individual pet's lifestyle. Vaccines are a very important part of preventative care and are tailored to the pet's needs. Core vaccinations include rabies and distemper vaccines for dogs and cats. Other vaccines that may be administered after assessing your pet's risk assessment include bordatella, lyme, and leptospirosis vaccines for dogs and feline leukemia for cats. If your pet is not healthy enough to receive a vaccine, we can also provide vaccine titer testing to determine your pet's immunological status against common viral and bacterial pathogens.
• Anal Gland Infection Treatment

Chronic Condition Treatment

• Arthritis Treatment
  The number of laser treatments needed depends on the condition being treated. A mild sprain may require only one or two laser treatments. A chronic condition such as osteoarthritis is normally treated with twice weekly sessions for 3 weeks, then one to two times a month as maintenance to control symptoms.
• Heart Disease Treatment
• Periodontal Disease Treatment
  All dogs and cats should have an exam twice yearly. The oral cavity will be closely examined for calculi, pain, or redness of the gums. If periodontal disease is found, a professional cleaning and polishing will be recommended to restore the teeth and gums to health.

Emergency Care

• Wound and Fracture Care

Surgery

• Dental Surgery
  All animals must be anesthetized for a proper dental cleaning with ultrasonic scaling and polishing. Our hospital has a special radiology machine that can take dental xrays to determine if a tooth is healthy or needs to be removed. We are also able to do extractions and minor oral surgery, such as biopsies and removal of oral masses.
• Veterinary Surgery
  Nansemond Veterinary Clinic in Suffolk, VA is a full service companion animal hospital. It is our commitment to provide quality veterinary care throughout the life of your pet. Our services and facilities are designed to assist in routine preventive care for young, healthy pets; early detection and treatment of disease as your pet ages; and complete medical and surgical care as necessary during his or her lifetime.
• Spaying and Neutering
  Dr. Jennifer Cochran has received additional training in the diagnosis and treatment of exotic animals such as ferrets, guinea pigs, rabbits, rats, mice, and hamsters. She can determine if a new exotic pet for your family is healthy and discuss special housing and dietary requirements. If your new family member becomes ilI, she can do a full physical exam and begin the appropriate treatment course. In addition, she offers surgical sterilization and minor surgical procedures of exotics on a case by case basis.

Lab and X-Rays

• Laboratory Services
  Laboratory: Our in-house laboratory facilities provide for serum chemistry, hematology, serology, urinalysis and parasite testing. We also utilize commercial veterinary laboratories for specialized diagnostics and consultations.
• X-Ray
• Dental Radiology
  Dentistry: Our dental services include teeth cleaning and polishing, dental X-rays, tooth extractions and minor oral surgery.
• Microchipping
  For international travel, it is ultimately your ( the pet owner's) responsibility to contact the embassy, consult, or agriculture ministry of the country to which you are travelling to find out individual requirements. These requirements can change daily and many countries also require vaccine titers and microchipping in addition to the health certificate. Some countries require health certificate endorsement by the USDA. This endorsement process can be time consuming, so it is a good idea to start early! In fact, some clients have hand delivered the health certificate to Richmond in order to obtain endorsement in time.

General Pet Care

• Boarding
• Grooming
  We recommend that all long-haired puppies begin mini grooming sessions by 8-12 weeks of age. Puppy grooms should be performed once a month until 6 months of age and are a great way to acclimate your puppy to our grooming services.