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Medical or Fun Facts Info Search Topics

Search for any topic from medical information to fun facts about your pets. Watch some great videos to give you tips on how to trim you pets nails or clean their ears, and much more. http://www.pethealthnetwork.com/

In Case of Emergency

If your pet is experiencing an emergency after hours here are a few places you can call: Quakertown Veterinary Hospital  http://www.quakertownvetclinic.com/emergency-vet Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center    http://www.vsecvet.com/ Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services  https://vetcares.com/ Metropolitan Veterinary Associates  https://www.metro-vet.com/   Do you know what to do with your pet if there is an emergency? Check out […]

General Pet Care

General pet care information from the American Veterinary Medical Association. Find information about traveling with your pet, preventative health care tips, vaccine information, and common pet poisons, and much more! https://www.avma.org/public/PetCare/Pages/default.aspx

LASER THERAPY

We believe in a multi-modal approach to address illness and pain in animals, which is why we offer laser therapy in our hospital.  Our class IV laser therapy unit can be used in surgery as well as to treat many common ailments in pets.  Laser therapy is a drug-free, non-invasive treatment that uses light energy […]

CARDIOLOGY

In order to provide you with as many services as possible in our facility that your pets know and are comfortable in, we have a Cardiologist who comes to evaluate your pet right in our hospital.  This service allows us to gain more information about your pet’s heart if we hear a murmur, arrhythmia, or […]

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

If your pet is in need of an orthopedic surgery, such as fracture repair or cruciate ligament surgery, in many cases we can have an Orthopedic Surgeon who comes to our hospital.  They can perform initial consults as well as perform the surgery right here at Pennridge Animal Hospital.  This allows us to continue to […]

SOFT TISSUE SURGERY

We offer a variety of soft tissue surgeries, both routine and emergency.  These surgeries include:  lump removal, foreign body removal, bladder stone removal, splenectomy, and gastric dilation and volvulus (bloat), just to name a few.  For smaller skin tags and lumps, we have an electrocautery unit that can be used to remove these growths with […]

SPAY AND NEUTER

At visits with your new puppies and kittens we will discuss all of the benefits, including behavioral and health benefits, of spaying and neutering your pet.  We generally recommend these surgeries when your pet is around 6 months of age.  Our knowledgeable staff can answer any questions you have about the surgery and the recovery […]

DIGITAL RADIOLOGY

We offer a brand new state of the art digital x-ray machine at our practice. We use radiographs to get a better look inside the body at your pet’s major organ systems – such as the heart, lungs, liver, spleen, bladder, intestines, and bones, to help diagnose diseases quickly.  Our x-ray machine takes images of […]

Preventative Health Care

During your visit we perform a full “head-to-tail” examination.  Examining all of your pet’s major organ systems provides us with the opportunity to make sure your pet is in good health, and free from any medical problems that will affect his/her quality of life.  Bringing your pet in for yearly visits when they are healthy […]