At Lake City Animal Health & Wellness Center, we offer a variety of services to care for your pet. If you have any questions or would like more information on how we can care for your pet, please contact us today.

Wellness Exam
Bringing your pet in for an annual diagnostic and wellness checkup can help reassure you that your dog or cat is healthy or help us detect hidden diseases or conditions early. Early detection can improve the prognosis of many diseases, keep medical costs down, and help your pet live longer. Many dogs and cats are good at hiding signs that something is wrong, so subtle changes in their health or behavior might be easy to overlook. And, depending on the disease, some pets don’t show any symptoms.

Dogs and cats age far quicker than humans, so it is even more crucial for our companion animals to receive regular exams. In addition, the risks of arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, hormone disorders, and kidney and liver problems all increase with age. Many changes can occur from year to year, especially as your pet gets older. Please see the age chart listed below.

See Age Chart Below:

Dog’s Age 0-20 lbs 21-50 lbs 51-90 lbs >90 lbs
5 years 36 37 40 42
6 years 40 42 45 49
7 years 44 47 50 56
8 years 48 51 55 64
9 years 52 56 61 71
10 years 56 60 66 78
11 years 60 65 72 86
12 years 64 69 77 93
13 years 68 74 82 101
14 years 72 78 88 108
15 years 76 83 93 115
16 years 80 87 99 123
17 years 84 92 104 –
18 years 88 96 109 –
19 years 92 101 115 –
20 years 96 105 120 –
Cat’s Age Human
1 15
2 24
5 36
6 40
7 44
8 48
9 52
10 56
11 60
12 64
13 68
14 72
15 76
16 80
17 84
18 88
19 92
20 96
21 100

Surgery
Our experienced veterinarians provide a wide range of surgical services ranging from routine to advanced procedures. We use only the safest gas anesthetics available and tailor anesthetic and pain management protocols to each patient’s needs. Our veterinary team takes every precaution, and we ensure that each patient receives the highest quality care. We offer in-house presurgical labwork for all procedures and monitor each patient during and after their surgery.

Laser Therapy
We now offer the latest technology in health care for your pet. This FDA approved, deep-penetrating light allows relief of pain through the release of endorphins and stimulates the injured cells to heal at a faster rate. Disorders that respond to laser therapy include pain relief, would healing, arthritic conditions, intervertebral disc disease, pyotraumatic dermatitis (hot spots), post surgical pain relief, degenerative joint disease (arthritis), lick granulomas, degloving injuries, dermatological conditions, periodontal disease, gingivitis, otitis and more.

Pain Free Pets – CBS New York

On-Site Laboratory
We offer both in-house and off-site laboratory services. We have the ability to analyze your pet’s bloodwork results during your appointment, which can be especially helpful in emergency situations. We can perform routine heartworm testing, thyroid checks, urinalysis, fecal exams, and much more! Our off-site laboratory offers a wide range of services that are beneficial to more complex cases or in non-emergent situations.

Dentistry

Oral hygiene is as important for your pet as it is for you. A dental exam is included with every physical exam. When the time comes that your pet’s teeth need to have a professional cleaning, we are able to do this with ultrasonic scaling followed by polishing. Though we must sometimes extract teeth that have root damage, we are often able to save teeth, with implantation of slow release antibiotics around the infected tooth roots.

Vaccinations
Vaccinations play an important role in keeping your pet healthy. Vaccinations can prevent diseases prevalent in wildlife and those that can be passed to humans. It is important to start your pet’s vaccinations as puppies and kittens, as they have an immune system that is still developing and need to be protected. Both dogs and cats need to be vaccinated, but each patient’s vaccine protocol is discussed with the veterinarian during their wellness check to see which vaccines may be needed based upon your pet’s lifestyle and risk of exposure.

Dermatology

Your pet shouldn’t have to suffer through uncomfortable skin conditions. We are experts when it comes to transforming skin and coat issues. Check out our dramatic before and after photos!

Radiography
We use digital radiography and a board certified radiologist for consultations if needed.

End Of Life Care
Whether because of illness or quality of life, making the decision to put your animal to sleep is one of the hardest you will do. We will be there to help you through this very difficult time. Giving your family member the best care possible throughout his/her life and then allowing them to leave without pain and with dignity is our mission. We understand the decision to euthanize includes great personal courage and sacrifice. We partner with Pet Rest for cremation services so your pet’s ashes may be returned to you in a box, an urn or a special container you may have. This allows you to keep the ashes, bury them or even scatter them in a special place.

Links to resources for grieving pet owners:

Links to resources for grieving pet owners:

Please contact us today if you have any questions or would like to learn more about how we care for your pet.