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Pet surgery made as safe and comfortable as possible: soft tissue, orthopedic and exotic animal procedures, with LigaSure vessel sealing and electrosurgery. Surgery Hearing that your pet needs surgery can be stressful. Our surgical team aims to make the process as safe and comfortable as possible, and we keep you informed at every step. What It Is and When It's Used We perform: Soft tissue surgery: spays and neuters, mass removals, abdominal surgery, foreign body removal, and wound repair Orthopedic surgery: treatment of fractures, ligament injuries, and joint problems Exotic animal surgery: procedures for birds, reptiles, and small mammals, using anesthesia and techniques suited to each species Advanced Surgical Technology: LigaSure and Electrosurgery We use LigaSure vessel sealing and electrosurgery to help our surgeons work precisely. These tools use controlled energy to seal blood vessels and cut tissue. Think of LigaSure as heat-welding a tube closed: it gently squeezes a blood vessel while controlled energy fuses the vessel walls into a seal, and the same instrument can then divide it, all in one step. Fewer steps for each vessel is part of why it can mean less bleeding and shorter anesthesia. The electrosurgery pencil sends a focused electrical current into the tissue at its tip, so it can cut and seal small blood vessels at the same moment, much like a hot cutter that melts a rope's ends closed as it slices through. In practice, this can mean: Less blood loss, because vessels are sealed as the surgeon works Shorter surgery and anesthesia time, since sealing can be faster than tying off each vessel by hand More precise surgery, with less disturbance to the surrounding tissue A smoother recovery, which is often the result These benefits can be especially valuable for small patients, such as exotic pets, where even a small amount of blood loss matters. Every pet is different, and your surgeon will explain what to expect for your pet's procedure. LigaSure Electrosurgery pencil Benefits for Your Pet Surgery can relieve pain, remove disease, restore movement, and prevent future health problems. Careful anesthesia, monitoring, and pain control support a safer procedure and a more comfortable recovery. What to Expect Before: We usually recommend pre-anesthetic blood work. We'll give you fasting instructions. Many dogs and cats should have no food the night before, but exotic pets, especially rabbits and small mammals, often should not be fasted. Always follow the instructions your team gives you for your pet. During: Your pet's heart rate, breathing, oxygen level, blood pressure, and temperature are monitored throughout the procedure. Like a pilot watching the instrument panel throughout a flight, our team keeps an eye on these readings during the whole procedure, so small changes can be noticed and addressed early. Pain relief starts before surgery and continues afterward. After: We'll call you when your pet is awake. At discharge, you'll get instructions covering medications, rest, incision care, and when your pet can start eating again. Follow-Up Care Keep your pet quiet and stop licking with a cone or recovery suit. Check the incision every day. Contact us if you see swelling, discharge, or opened stitches, or if your pet stops eating. We'll schedule a recheck visit as needed. Questions? Ask our team.

Spaying and neutering prevent unplanned litters and can offer real health and behavior benefits for your pet. See the potential benefits and what to expect. Spay & Neuter: A Healthy Choice for Your Pet Spaying (for females) and neutering (for males) are common surgeries that prevent pets from reproducing. Beyond preventing unplanned litters, these procedures can offer real health and behavior benefits. Potential benefits - Health: Spaying eliminates the risk of uterine infections and ovarian and uterine cancers and can reduce the risk of mammary tumors. Neutering eliminates the risk of testicular cancer and can reduce some prostate problems. - Behavior: Many pets show less roaming, marking, and mating-related behavior. - Community: Fewer unplanned litters means fewer homeless animals. What to expect - A pre-surgical exam, and often blood work, to make sure your pet is ready for anesthesia - Surgery under general anesthesia, with pain management and monitoring throughout - Clear at-home care instructions, including limiting activity and protecting the incision while it heals When is the right time? The best timing depends on your pet's species, breed, size, and health. Our veterinarians will help you weigh the options and choose what's best for your pet. Considering spay or neuter surgery? Ask our team. We'll walk you through every step.

Chemotherapy for pets, planned with quality of life as the main focus. Learn what it is, when it's used, the benefits for your pet and possible side effects. Chemotherapy A cancer diagnosis is hard news. You don't have to face it alone. Our team creates treatment plans tailored to your pet, with the goal of giving your pet good-quality time. What It Is and When It's Used Chemotherapy uses medications to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells. Think of it like a garden treatment that acts mainly on the fastest-growing plants: cancer cells divide often, so they are affected most, while some healthy fast-growing cells, such as those lining the gut, can be affected too, which is why mild side effects sometimes happen. Injectable and IV chemotherapy is given here at our hospital, where our team prepares and administers each dose. It may be used alone, after surgery to remove a tumor, or together with other treatments. It is often used for cancers that affect the whole body, such as lymphoma, or for cancers that are likely to spread. Depending on the type of cancer, the goal may be remission, longer survival, or comfort. Benefits for Your Pet In veterinary medicine, chemotherapy is planned with quality of life as the main focus. Pets generally tolerate chemotherapy much better than people do. Part of the reason is that veterinary chemotherapy doses are usually set lower than in human medicine, a steadier and gentler approach that puts your pet's comfort first. Most don't lose their fur the way people lose their hair, and many carry on with normal daily routines during treatment. For many pets, treatment can mean more good days with their families. What to Expect Before: We'll review your pet's diagnosis and test results. We'll talk through the goals of treatment, the options, the schedule, the costs, and what is realistic. Baseline blood work helps make sure your pet is ready. During: Depending on the plan, treatments may be given as an injection or IV infusion here at the hospital, or as oral chemotherapy capsules that you give at home with our safe-handling instructions. Before each treatment, we check your pet's exam and blood work. Most visits are outpatient visits. After: Some pets have mild, short-lived side effects, such as a reduced appetite, an upset stomach, or tiredness. We can often prevent or manage these with supportive medications. We'll tell you which signs mean you should call us. Safety Chemotherapy drugs are prepared and given following strict safety handling protocols that protect your pet, our team, and your family. We'll give you clear instructions for handling medications, waste, and litter at home during the days after treatment. Ongoing Care Regular rechecks let us track progress and adjust the plan. If treatment is no longer helping, or quality of life becomes the main concern, we'll talk openly with you about comfort-focused options. Questions? Ask our team.

Planned 24-hour emergency and urgent care for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles and small mammals, equipped for critical diagnostics, stabilization and surgery. Emergency & Urgent Care Planned 24-hour emergency and urgent care for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and small mammals. Equipped for critical diagnostics, stabilization, and surgical intervention. Emergencies don't keep business hours. We're preparing to open, and until then please contact your nearest emergency veterinary hospital. Adler Veterinary Hospital will be open 24 hours a day, every day, once we open, so your pet can get care the moment it's needed. What It Is and When It's Used Our emergency and urgent care service treats sudden illness and injury in dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, small mammals, and primates (monkeys). Once we open, our team will be ready to help with urgent and emergency care, assessing, stabilizing, and treating pets, whether the problem began a few minutes ago or has been getting worse over the day. Once we open, come in right away if your pet shows any of these signs: Trouble breathing, or breathing with an open mouth (especially in cats, birds, and small mammals) Collapse, weakness, or being unable to stand Seizures Heavy bleeding or a serious injury, such as being hit by a car or attacked by another animal A swollen, hard belly, or retching without bringing anything up Repeated vomiting or diarrhea, or any blood in either Straining to urinate or being unable to pass urine Known or suspected poisoning, such as toxic plants, medications, chocolate, or toads Signs of heatstroke, such as heavy panting, drooling, or confusion A bird sitting fluffed on the cage floor, or a reptile or small mammal that has stopped eating Benefits for Your Pet Quick treatment can make a real difference to how a pet recovers. Because diagnostics, surgery, and hospital care are all available under one roof, your pet can move from assessment to treatment without being transferred elsewhere. What to Expect Before: If it's safe, call while you're on your way so we can get ready. Bring any packaging from something your pet may have eaten, along with a list of current medications. During: When you arrive, a team member will triage your pet, which means the most critical patients are seen first. It works a bit like a lifeguard who swims first to the swimmer in the most trouble, not the one who called out first. We'll explain what we find, suggest a plan, and go over the estimated costs with you before we start treatment. After: Some pets go home the same day with care instructions. Others stay with us for monitoring. We'll keep you updated and can share records with your regular veterinarian. Important to Know Keep your pet as calm and still as you can on the way in. Never give human medications unless a veterinarian tells you to. Many are toxic to pets. Questions? Ask our team.

Pet diagnostics, including abdominal and thoracic ultrasound, echocardiography and lab tests, give our vets clear answers quickly so treatment can start sooner. Diagnostics Your pet can't tell us where it hurts, so diagnostics help us find out. Our in-house testing and imaging give our veterinarians clear answers quickly, so treatment can start sooner. What It Is and When It's Used Diagnostics are used during wellness care, before anesthesia, when a pet is unwell, and to monitor ongoing conditions. Our services include: Abdominal ultrasound: looks at the organs in the belly, such as the liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, and adrenal glands. It can show changes in size, shape, and texture, as well as masses, stones, blockages, or fluid. Thoracic ultrasound: looks inside the chest. It includes heart evaluation (echocardiography), which shows the heart's structure, chambers, valves, and how well it pumps. It is a little like watching a live video of the heart at work, as each chamber fills and each valve opens and closes with every beat. It also checks for fluid around the heart or lungs and helps evaluate masses in the chest. Laboratory testing: blood counts, organ function panels, urinalysis, fecal testing, and other tests that show how the body is working on the inside Advanced imaging: digital radiography (X-rays), which shows bones, the lungs, and the outline of organs, used alongside ultrasound to build a complete picture. CT imaging is planned for the future. Inside every ultrasound probe are special crystals that act a little like magic. When a gentle electrical pulse reaches them, they hum with sound waves far too high for your pet to hear or feel. Those waves travel into the body and echo back from each organ, and the same crystals catch the returning echoes and turn them back into electrical signals. The machine reads those signals and paints a live picture of the heart, liver, kidneys, and other organs, all without radiation, needles, or discomfort. X-rays work a bit like shadow pictures. Dense tissue such as bone blocks more of the X-rays and shows up bright white, air-filled lungs let most of them pass through and look dark, and soft organs appear in the shades of gray in between. Benefits for Your Pet Accurate diagnostics help avoid guesswork. They can catch disease early, guide the right treatment, and show us whether a treatment is working. Ultrasound and X-rays are non-invasive and painless. What to Expect Before: For some blood tests and abdominal ultrasounds, your pet may need to fast. We'll tell you if that applies. Shaving a small patch of fur helps the ultrasound probe make good contact. During: Most pets lie calmly on a padded table while a team member gently holds them. Some anxious pets, or exotic pets, may need light sedation. Most imaging takes from a few minutes to under an hour. After: Many results are ready the same day. Your veterinarian will explain the findings in plain language and talk with you about next steps. Important to Know Diagnostics are tools that help guide decisions. Sometimes one test leads to another, and we'll always explain why a test is recommended before we go ahead. Questions? Ask our team.

Specialized care for birds, reptiles, small mammals and other exotic species, from routine wellness visits to advanced diagnostics and surgery. Exotic Animal Care Specialized care for birds, reptiles, small mammals, and other exotic species, from routine wellness to advanced diagnostics and surgery. Birds, reptiles, small mammals, and primates (monkeys) have needs that are very different from those of dogs and cats. Our exotic care team gives these pets the same full range of care, from routine wellness visits to advanced diagnostics and surgery. What It Is and When It's Used We care for a wide range of species, including: Birds, such as parrots, cockatiels, budgies, and poultry Reptiles, such as bearded dragons, snakes, tortoises, and geckos Small mammals, such as rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, rats, and chinchillas Primates (monkeys) Our services include wellness exams, nutrition and habitat advice, laboratory testing, imaging, dental care, surgery, and hospital care. Benefits for Your Pet Many exotic pets are prey animals by nature, so they hide signs of illness until the problem is advanced. In the wild, an animal that looks weak can catch a predator's eye, so many exotic pets are wired to keep up a brave face and carry on as normal for as long as they can. By the time a rabbit or bird looks sick, it may have been unwell for some time. Regular checkups and care from a team that knows these species can catch problems sooner. Often the solution starts with simple changes to diet, lighting, temperature, or housing. What to Expect Before: Bring your pet in a secure, familiar carrier. If you can, bring photos of the enclosure, a list of what your pet eats, and any recent droppings. During: We handle exotic pets gently and keep stress to a minimum. Your veterinarian will do an exam and review your pet's husbandry, meaning its diet, habitat, and daily care. Diagnostics such as blood work or X-rays may be recommended. Some patients need sedation to be examined safely. After: We'll give you a care plan, which may include changes to the habitat or diet. If surgery or a hospital stay is needed, your pet will be kept in species-appropriate housing with suitable heat and humidity. Important to Know Small changes can matter a great deal in exotic pets. A bird with fluffed feathers, a rabbit that has stopped eating or passing droppings, or a reptile that has gone quiet can all need prompt care. We will see exotic emergencies 24 hours a day once we open. Questions? Ask our team.

Our services: planned 24-hour emergency care, general practice, exotic care for birds, reptiles and small mammals, surgery, diagnostics and chemotherapy. Services Emergency & Urgent Care Planned 24-hour critical and after-hours support, once we open. General Practice Wellness exams, vaccinations, dentistry, and ongoing medical care Exotic Care Specialized care for birds, reptiles, and small mammals Surgery Soft tissue, orthopedic, and exotic animal surgery, including electrosurgery Diagnostics Abdominal and thoracic ultrasound, laboratory testing, and advanced imaging Chemotherapy Cancer treatment plans tailored to your pet More info More info More info More info More info More info

General practice care for your pet at every stage of life: wellness exams, vaccinations, dental care, parasite prevention and management of ongoing conditions. General Practice Good health starts with regular care. Our general practice team works alongside you to keep your pet healthy at every stage of life, from the first puppy or kitten visit through the senior years. What It Is and When It's Used General practice covers routine and ongoing care, including: Wellness exams, vaccinations, dental care and cleanings, parasite prevention, and management of ongoing conditions such as allergies, arthritis, diabetes, and kidney disease. Most healthy adult pets do well with a yearly exam. Puppies, kittens, seniors, and pets with medical conditions often need to come in more often. Benefits for Your Pet Pets are good at hiding illness. A regular exam helps us spot problems early, when they are often easier to treat. Vaccines help protect against serious infectious diseases. A vaccine works like a training drill for the immune system: it introduces a harmless version or piece of a germ so the body learns to recognize it, and can respond faster and more strongly if the real germ ever appears. Dental care can prevent pain, tooth loss, and infection. Looking after long-term conditions can help your pet stay comfortable and active for longer. What to Expect Before: Bring your pet's records, a list of medications and food, and any questions you have. A fresh stool sample is often helpful. During: Your veterinarian will check your pet from nose to tail, including the eyes, ears, teeth, heart, lungs, skin, joints, and weight. We'll talk about diet, behavior, and lifestyle, and recommend vaccines or tests based on your pet's age and risks. Blood work may be suggested to set a baseline or to check on known conditions. After: You'll go home with a clear plan and reminders for the next visit. If we find something that needs attention, we'll explain your options. A Note on Dentistry Dental cleanings are done under general anesthesia. This lets us clean below the gumline safely and take dental X-rays. Before the procedure, we'll give you instructions on fasting and pre-anesthetic testing. Questions? Ask our team.

Dental disease is one of the most common problems in dogs and cats. See the signs to watch for, like bad breath or red gums, and why cleanings need anesthesia. Dental Cleanings: Why Your Pet's Smile Matters Dental disease is one of the most common health problems we see in dogs and cats. It can cause pain, tooth loss, and infection, and bacteria from the mouth may affect other organs over time. Many pets hide mouth pain, so problems often go unnoticed at home. Signs to watch for - Bad breath - Red or bleeding gums - Yellow or brown buildup on the teeth - Chewing on one side, dropping food, or reluctance to eat - Pawing at the mouth Why anesthesia? Much of dental disease happens below the gumline, where it can't be seen or cleaned while a pet is awake. Anesthesia allows us to safely and thoroughly clean above and below the gumline, examine every tooth, take dental X-rays, and treat problems without causing stress or pain. Your pet is monitored closely throughout the procedure. What a professional cleaning includes - Pre-anesthetic exam and testing as recommended - Scaling and polishing of all tooth surfaces - Dental X-rays and a full oral exam - Treatment of problems such as damaged or infected teeth Care at home Daily tooth brushing and veterinarian-recommended dental products help keep teeth healthier between cleanings. Wondering about your pet's dental health? Ask our team at your next visit.