Our philosophy at Willowbend Animal Hospital is that every pet deserves the opportunity to enjoy optimal health. We love animals, just as you do. As a veterinary team, we take great pride in providing the very best in medical care for our patients. Please take some time and browse through our website.
The content of the site is intended to help you gain an understanding of our philosophy and what medical topics we think are most important for your pet's health. We are located just off of K-96 in the northeast Wichita and Bel Aire region. Our close proximity to the expressway allows fast and convenient access from any location in the city of Wichita.
The content of the site is intended to help you gain an understanding of our philosophy and what medical topics we think are most important for your pet's health. We are located just off of K-96 in the northeast Wichita and Bel Aire region. Our close proximity to the expressway allows fast and convenient access from any location in the city of Wichita.
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Willowbend Animal Hospital was established in August of 2012 by Dr. Michael R Johnson. We understand that each patient is a unique individual. We also realize that none of our patients can verbally tell us how they feel. It is our responsibility to speak for the pet. We do this by giving the pet our best every time.
A primary goal of Willowbend Animal Hospital is to improve the quality of life for its patients. Chronic pain often goes undetected and untreated. Failure of the veterinary health care team in educating the pet owner about symptoms of chronic pain and available treatment options. The solution to this problem is to first realize that dogs and cats are not people; therefore we should not expect them to behave as we would if we were painful.
Periodontal disease indicates there is bacterial destruction to the tissue that supports the tooth. It is the progression of gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) and once started, is progressive and irreversible. However, it can be slowed down and managed. This is important because over time, periodontal disease will cause pain and tooth loss.
Our pets age much faster than we do. A small dog or cat ages approximately 5 times the rate of a person. A large dog ages at a rate of about 7 times a person. This means that one examination a year is the equivalent of once every 5-7 years in human terms. This is more than enough time for a disease process to gain a foothold and cause irreversible damage by the time of diagnosis.
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Seth Crawford
Dec 17, 2021
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Misty DaMaemae
Nov 23, 2021
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Marissa Sutherland
Nov 17, 2021
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Trevor Rousseau
Nov 14, 2021
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Maggie Ward
Oct 01, 2021
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Brianna Harris
Aug 06, 2021
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Desiree Bennett
Jun 26, 2021
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The lack of sympathy from the vet when they were able to squeeze in my elderly dog that was getting sick was atrocious. First time taking my dog there, and yes he was on the downhill, but the vet spent as little as 5-10 mins with him and said he had multiple issues. He then proceeded to tell me things would get costly to do testing with likely no solution and recommended euthanization without so much as batting an eye and then left the room. Even if a dog is at the end of their life there is a lot more humanity and understanding that this is a loved family member that just wasn't there unfortunately
Teague Drydan
Jun 18, 2021
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The staff and vet were very nice and was able to answer all my questions. They handled my two cats very well (even when 1 hissed). Pricing seems to be on-par with other vets in the area.
Rated 4, not 5, stars because the vet wasn't sure if he could handle a condition 1 cat has in-house and may need to refer me to the emergency vet (something I am attempting to avoid and should not need to use an emergency vet for based on previous vet interactions). Also, while everyone was nice and helpful, there was something a little off about my visit; I'm not sure what, but I didn't get the same "warm fuzzies
Rated 4, not 5, stars because the vet wasn't sure if he could handle a condition 1 cat has in-house and may need to refer me to the emergency vet (something I am attempting to avoid and should not need to use an emergency vet for based on previous vet interactions). Also, while everyone was nice and helpful, there was something a little off about my visit; I'm not sure what, but I didn't get the same "warm fuzzies
