What's New

VETERINARY ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION

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We now offer Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation (VOM) at our hospital with Dr. Valas. VOM is a healing technology that locates area of the animal's nervous system that has fallen our of communication, and re-establishes neuronal communication and thus induces healing. It is a totally non-invasive process that can be done in a series of appointments with Dr. Valas. Call our office today and set up an assessment to get your pet started on their adjustment plane. Be sure to visit the VOM website.

LASER SURGERY

Non-contact laser incissions decrease trauma to the pet, seal blood vessels (less bleeding), seals lymphatics (less swelling) and seals nerve endings (less pain). 

Tumor excissions are more precise and complete and due to the virtual lack of bleeding the possibility of tumor seeding is greatly minimized. 

Laser is the ONLY humane way to perform elective declaws in cats when this procedure is necessary.

DIGITAL DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY

"To pull or not pull, that is the question", at least until we got our digital imaging system. Now we can determine if a tooth has an associated bone lesion (abscess) at the tip of the root or surrounding that entire root in which case it must be extracted. This takes the guess work out of which tooth needs to go and saves your pet a lot of future pain in discomfort due to slowly developing abcesses in the bone.

Of course, with our signature dentals under sedation, no pet's mouth need get to the point where teeth are abcessing! So our recommendation is to brush daily and get the teeth cleaned at the first sign of gingivitis to prevent painful and expensive procedures down the road.

DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY

Digital radiology is a new addition to The Family Pet Hospital that will significantly increase the diagnostic value of your pet's radiographs. The digital image allows us to zoom into an area of interest and take a closer more personal look. In addition, images can be easily transmitted to a board certified radiologists for an additional fee for those cases that need a more expert opinion without the need of transferring you or the pet to a referral institution, unless it s an emergency situation requiring intensive medical management in a 24 hour ICU facility or the surgical expertise of a board certified veterinary surgeon.

The Family Pet Hospital
300 Eliot Street
Ashland, MA  01721
(508) 231-1223

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