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Please visit our hospital just off the North West corner of Power and Brown Rd. in Mesa, AZ.

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Alta Mesa Animal Hospital
6704 E. Brown Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85205
(480) 981-1244

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NEW HEALTH PLANS:

EXCITING CHANGES

In our continuing effort to assist you with providing only the best care for your pet, we have redone all of our puppy, kitten and adult health plans to add more benefit for you and your pet(s).

All adult health plans now come with 3 exams a year scheduled with your DVM, free toe nail trims, up to 35% discount off of pet food, all needed vaccines, fecal exam, parasite deworming, heartworm and tick testing, health certificates if required, microchip and much more!

In addition we added a surgery bonus of a $250.00 discount off of a surgery or dental of your choice.

As always, these adult preventative health care plans can be paid all at once or in easy monthly payments.

Ask us today for more details on these exciting changes.

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Bird On A Shoe

A couple was out for a walk on beautiful fall day in Mesa, AZ, and were startled when a lovely bright orange and green bird landed on the woman’s shoe.  The couple was uncertain as to what to do with this bird and didn’t know how to extract it from their shoe so they continued walking approximately the 1 mile to our hospital. Upon arrival one of our nurses was dispatched to the lobby to assess our new “patient.”  He promptly went to the lobby and gently removed the bird from the shoe. The couple thanked him and started to leave the building.  Our nurse asked if there was a problem with the bird and they said no they just wanted to get the bird off the shoe.  We examined the bird and identified it as a Jenday Conure that was very tame and apparently hand-fed.  The bird was very thin and when placed in an incubator with food and water it ate with great vigor.  Unfortunately, even though we have examined the newspapers daily we did not find any ads for an owner missing a bird.

Take away message:   Birds Like Shoes :) No:


  • If you own a pet bird there are many things you need to do in order to ensure its safety.
  • All birds should have their wings clipped if given any potential access to the outdoors.
  • In addition if you take your bird outside with you for a walk or to visit others, you should invest in an avian flight harness to keep your pet with you and not up in the trees.  Remember even a bird with trimmed wings can get uplift on a breezy day and may get far enough away from you to get lost or enter  a dangerous situation.  If you invest in a flight harness you will need to very slowly train your bird to allow you to place the harness on your pet – go slow!
  • Lastly, all bird owners should have current photos of their pets and also have their pets chipped.  A microchip is a very small chip implanted into the muscle by a needle injection and provides a permanent number through a national registry allowing anyone that finds the bird to access your information and return your lost pet to you.


UPDATE:

After a few weeks of ads we had an owner call us about a missing Jenday. She and her daughter came to visit but quickly realized this was not their bird. In spite of their initial disappointment they spent some time with our shoe bird and quickly bonded. Eventually they opted to adopt our lost Jenday.

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Cat Specific Exam Room:
Cat Vets
Alta Mesa Animal Hospital has remodeled an exam room for the specific use of cats and exotic pets. The room is far away from barking dogs, has a feline diffuser for happy kitty smells, receiving blankets for comfort on exam tables, kitty toys, a kitty friendly hide box and many more happy cat features. Visit us today with your feline family member.

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Alta Mesa Animal Hospital
has a special fund provided by special people who love and care for needy pets.

If you are interested in helping a pet today please contact our front desk staff (480) 981-1244.

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