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.

Case: Skin Graft

Skin Graft on a Puppy

Case History: 10 week old boxer puppy with unknown trauma to hock resulting in substantial soft tissue and skin loss, potential treatments involved amputation of leg or surgical skin graft replacement with prolonged aftercare

Plan: Skin graft replacement and hospitalization

The puppy was placed under general anesthesia and a surgical prep of the leg was completed. A large area of skin was taken from the puppies side using a surgical laser to reduce pain, swelling and scaring. The graft was then prepped for placement on the hock including making multiple “holes” to allow better stretch over wound bed and drainage. The graft was secured to the underlying tissue using multiple sterile surgical stapes. A bandage cast was applied. During recovery the patient had to be kept in hospital and under strick confinement to allow the new graft to grow vessels into the wound bed. The bandage was replaced weekly with wound cleaning for approximately 6 wk. After 2 weeks the staples were removed but the bandaging was continued until significant healing was noted.

Outcome:
Able to save leg and >70% uptake of new skin and a healthy happy puppy!

First images shows the cleaned wound bed on the hock surface, and second image shows placement of the new skin graft onto the hock using surgical staples.