Cave Spring Animal Hospital

Our doctors at Cave Spring Animal Hospital encourage pet owners to practice preventive medicine. They can notice something that you, the pet owner, might not see. This could be a slight weight increase or decrease. The veterinarian may recommend some lab testing to further ensure a complete medical examination and history.

Spaying is a general term used to describe the ovariohysterectomy of a female animal. Neutering is a general term used to describe the castration of a male animal. However, neutering is often used in reference to both genders. The surgical procedure, performed by a veterinarian, renders the animal incapable of reproducing.

Sometimes x-ray technology is an essential component in the diagnosis of a pet's health condition. That's why we use state of the art x-ray equipment to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within your pet's body. We are able to take radiographic images of nearly any part of the body, including chest, abdomen and extremities.

Prevention is a cost-saving and life-improving approach to your pet's long-term good health. To that end, every year, during the entire month FEBRUARY, we focus on dental care at Cave Spring Animal Hospital. We devote our efforts to getting your pets on a regular routine of dental care and during the month of February, we apply a DENTAL DISCOUNT to all fully paid, complete dental appointments.

Many people have questions about various aspects of their pet's surgery, and we hope this information will help. It also explains the decisions you will need to make before your pet's upcoming surgery. Today's modern anesthetic monitors have made surgery much safer than in the past.

Here at Mount Berry 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.