We believe annual wellness care is imperative to keeping your pet happy and healthy! Your pet’s health is important and preventive care is necessary. We recommend wellness exams, keeping your pets on a vaccination schedule, and working with us on all facets of wellness care.

During your annual physical exam, your veterinarian comprehensively examines your pet and discusses vaccinations and ongoing wellness. Just like you do wellness visits with your doctor, your pet must do the same. During these visits, our team will spend time examining your pet from nose to tail.

Quicker diagnosis leads to quicker treatment. When your pet isn’t feeling their best, we’re able to call upon the information we gather from your pet’s annual visits and figure out what’s “off” from the baseline we’ve built for their health. Once we can determine the issue, our diagnostic team gets right to work!

Blood work and urinalysis serve multiple purposes, including diagnosing disease and determining the health of your pet. Yearly tests will check your pet’s organ functions and help define the general health of your pet, including potential problems that are often not visible during a physical exam. Obtaining baseline bloodwork and a urine sample when your pet is healthy provides invaluable baseline information that we can compare to whenever your pet is sick in the future. Regular testing also allows for early detection and monitoring for changes, especially as they age.

No single vaccine program will be ideal for every pet in every situation, and that’s why we will work on an individualized basis with you and your pet to make sure they are getting just what they need to remain healthy. Our team of doctors and staff are highly educated about veterinary vaccines, and we can offer you the best advice to help your pet live longer.

Our pets are faced with many deadly infectious diseases, and vaccines can help protect them. Over the years, vaccines against dangerous diseases have saved millions of pets and virtually eliminated some fatal diseases that were once common.

Although humans and animals are different in many ways, some advances in human medicine are also beneficial for veterinary patients. One of these advances, diagnostic ultrasound, has proven to be a powerful tool in veterinary medicine. Ultrasonography is a completely non-invasive, painless way to diagnose and evaluate many common diseases. As a practice, one of our goals is to offer state-of-the-art medicine and diagnostic testing, so we are pleased to offer ultrasound services as a means of providing a higher level of quality care to our patients.

Ultrasonography is a type of diagnostic technique that uses ultrasound waves to produce an imaging study. This means that when we perform ultrasonography, we can see internal images of the patient’s body. Unlike some other imaging studies, like x-rays, ultrasonography does not use radiation. Instead, ultrasonography uses high-frequency sound (ultrasound) waves to create a picture of what is inside your pet’s body. 

A radiograph (X-ray) is a type of photograph that looks inside the body and reveals information that may not be discernible from the outside. Radiography can be used to evaluate your pet’s internal organs like the heart, lungs, and abdominal organs, as well as bones. When it comes to diagnosing your pet accurately, radiology can be an extremely valuable tool in our diagnostic arsenal.
Digital X-rays are routinely used to diagnose and examine broken bones, obstructions, arthritis, masses, and tumors. We use digital X-rays also to confirm pregnancies or detect ingested objects.

The average cat or dog needs a cleaning and polish every 18 months! Some even require it every year!
You can prevent dental issues for your pet. Prevent a plaque build-up by brushing their teeth daily and feeding them prescription dental food. Prevention works the best when started early to maintain clean teeth.

Dental disease is the most common problem our pets face! The most common problem is plaque or dental tartar. Dental calculus (tartar) is composed of various mineral salts, organic material, and food particles. In the early stages of accumulation, the material is soft (plaque), but it later hardens and adheres to the teeth. Continual accumulation causes inflammation of the gums and eventual recession of the gums and loose teeth. The breath becomes very odorous, and the mouth becomes a dangerous source of infection.

We offer a variety of dental services from cleaning, polishes, extractions, and more. Please give our Minocqua location a call to find out more.

We know saying goodbye to a beloved pet is never easy. As much as we love our pets, eventually, the time comes when we have to let them go.

We offer comprehensive pet end-of-life care in addition to cat and dog euthanasia services to best meet the needs of you and your pet. We are there for you every step of the way, ensuring and planning for a peaceful goodbye.

If you have any questions or concerns about end-of-life pet care, please don’t hesitate to give our Minocqua location a call. We will do everything we can to help you through this difficult time. 

We believe annual wellness care is imperative to keeping your pet happy and healthy! Your pet’s health is important and preventive care is necessary. We recommend wellness exams, keeping your pets on a vaccination schedule, and working with us on all facets of wellness care.

During your annual physical exam, your veterinarian comprehensively examines your pet and discusses vaccinations and ongoing wellness. Just like you do wellness visits with your doctor, your pet must do the same. During these visits, our team will spend time examining your pet from nose to tail.

Quicker diagnosis leads to quicker treatment. When your pet isn’t feeling their best, we’re able to call upon the information we gather from your pet’s annual visits and figure out what’s “off” from the baseline we’ve built for their health. Once we can determine the issue, our diagnostic team gets right to work!

Blood work and urinalysis serve multiple purposes, including diagnosing disease and determining the health of your pet. Yearly tests will check your pet’s organ functions and help define the general health of your pet, including potential problems that are often not visible during a physical exam. Obtaining baseline bloodwork and a urine sample when your pet is healthy provides invaluable baseline information that we can compare to whenever your pet is sick in the future. Regular testing also allows for early detection and monitoring for changes, especially as they age.

We know saying goodbye to a beloved pet is never easy. As much as we love our pets, eventually, the time comes when we have to let them go.

We offer comprehensive pet end-of-life care in addition to cat and dog euthanasia services to best meet the needs of you and your pet. We are there for you every step of the way, ensuring and planning for a peaceful goodbye.

If you have any questions or concerns about end-of-life pet care, please don’t hesitate to give our Manitowish Waters location a call. We will do everything we can to help you through this difficult time.