Germantown Animal Health Center

Germantown Animal Health Center is in search of a part time Reception/Assistant or a current student of an AVMA accredited veterinary technology program to join our team. This position does not require work on weekends or major holidays. No experience required. Please send resumes to germantownvet@gmail.com with 'resume' in the subject line.

GAHC is proud to be a Low Stress Handling(R) Certified Veterinary Practice. This means that we will immediately assess body language, approach and interact in a safe, non-threatening manner, handle and provide nursing care to your pet in the most efficient, gentle way without causing extreme fear, anxiety, or stress.

At GAHC, we take patient safety as our top priority. In order to minimize risk, your pet will have presurgical blood work. This includes a Complete Blood Count or CBC, a 17-panel chemistry profile, electrolytes, a thyroid test, and an early kidney disease detection test called an SDMA.

These tests help us to determine if your pet is healthy enough for surgery, what drugs are indicated as safest for the individual patient, and if there are any other concerns to be aware of prior to anesthesia induction.We also want your pet to be up-to-date on vaccines, their fecal exam, heartworm prevention and heartworm testing prior to surgery as well.

To maintain patient safety during a surgical procedure, your pet will be monitored by a Registered Veterinary Technician. The RVT will monitor vital signs including temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, carbon dioxide, oxygen saturation, capillary refill time, and mucous membrane color.

GAHC offers a full line of vaccines for dog and cats. We follow the American Veterinary Medical Association Vaccine Guidelines and use the latest technology available to make the vaccine process safer and more comfortable. Our vaccines are not the old technology that can be purchased at local feed stores.