The Guelph Animal Hospital provides a variety of comprehensive veterinary services including general wellness and appropriate vaccinations, dental care, in-house diagnostics, laser surgery, oncology services, integrative pain management, behavioural consultations, and nutrition and weight management programs.
Our facility features an on-site pharmacy, in-house laboratory, diagnostic ultrasound and digital radiography to aid in the prompt and efficient diagnosis and treatment of our patients.
Whatever the veterinary needs of our patients, our doctors and healthcare team at Guelph Animal Hospital are ready to assist in any way we can.
For more information about our individual services please click below or select from the drop-down menu. Should you have additional questions or cannot find a specific service that you are interested in, please contact our hospital and ask us about it!
At Guelph Animal Hospital we seek to provide our patients with the most current medical and surgical options available. We partner with our clients, to help keep your pet healthy and when necessary can design a treatment plan that is individualized to you and your pet. Our veterinarians and health care team are involved in on-going continuing education so that we can provide up to date information to our clients and maintain a high standard of care for our patients.
Our hospital is equipped with on-site diagnostic equipment such as digital radiography, in-house blood analysers and diagnostic ultrasound. We have a modern veterinary pharmacy, dental suite and high tech surgical and therapeutic lasers to offer a variety of treatment options.
Our Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs) are highly skilled and a very important part of our health care team. They are trained to provide exemplary nursing care for your pet and look forward to helping our clients and their families for the duration of your pets’ visit or hospital stay with us. They keep up to date with advanced anesthesia methods and monitoring and make sure your pet is warm, happy, and comfortable when they are staying with us, whether during a time of illness or post surgery.
Our front desk team provides a warm and welcoming environment, and their pockets are always full of delicious treats (if your pet has dietary sensitivities they will always ask first). They can help answer any questions you have about our products and services and will work with you to ensure that your pet is seen promptly and at a convenient time for your family.
We are proud of our modern facility, and are happy to book a tour if you would like to meet members of our team and learn more about what we do!
To help your pet to stay healthy it is important to have a physical examination at least once a year. At this time we can also help answer questions you may have regarding your pet’s health or behaviour, provide you with updated information on current recommendations for preventive health care, let you know what’s new in flea and parasite control (including heartworm in dogs) and assess your pet’s overall health and nutritional status.
We have programs designed for all stages of your pet’s life from puppies and kittens to adult and senior pets. Whether you choose only select services for your pet’s care or purchase one of our wellness packages, regular yearly exams focus on keeping your pet healthy and confronting problems before they get out of hand.
For your convenience, we offer the following programs for your pet:
Puppy Plan – includes all core vaccinations and examinations, a fecal test, deworming, free nail trims, spay/neuter, and some other great bonuses!
Kitten Plan -includes all core vaccinations and examinations, a fecal test, deworming, a Feline Leukemia/Immunodifficiency Virus blood test (FeLV/FIV test), free nail trims, spay/neuter, and some other great bonuses!
Healthy Dog Plan – includes annual examination and core vaccinations, a heartworm test, free nail trims, fecal test or deworming, and a discount on heartworm medications
Healthy Cat Plan – includes annual examination and core vaccinations, a heartworm test, free nail trims, fecal test or deworming, and a discount on flea medication
We can help your pet with a variety of unwanted behaviours – such as excessive biting in puppies, crate training, introducing a new pet or baby to the household, interdog aggression, fear, separation anxiety, compulsive disorders and inappropriate urination. Our expertly trained staff will work with you and your pet to determine the root cause of the unwanted behaviour and then develop and implement an individualized modification plan designed to correct the problem and help your pet become happier and more balanced.
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A veterinarian should evaluate your pet’s dental health at least once a year. We recommend this because bacteria and food debris accumulates around a pet’s teeth and, if left unchecked, will lead to deterioration of the soft tissue and bone surrounding the teeth. This decay results in irreversible periodontal disease and even tooth loss.
There are other reasons why you should pay close attention to your pet’s dental health. Dental disease can affect other organs in the body: bacteria in the mouth can get into the blood stream and may cause serious kidney infections, liver disease, lung disease, and heart valve disease. Oral disease can also indicate that another disease process is occurring elsewhere in a pet’s body. A thorough physical exam combined with appropriate laboratory work can determine if this is the case.
Just as our own teeth require periodic dental cleaning and assessment, even more so do our pets. The procedure for cleaning your pet’s teeth (called a dental prophy) is no different from that which we experience at our own dentist. The only complication is that our pets won’t just sit still and say “Ahh”! A general anesthetic is required in order to safely scale, probe, assess and polish all surfaces of all of the teeth. We also take routine digital oral radiographs to ensure your pet’s teeth are healthy above and below the gumline.
Providing a variety of safe chew toys and, if and when possible, practicing a routine of regular brushing can help decrease the number of dental procedures your pet requires in a lifetime.
Our veterinarians have all had extensive hours of advanced training in dental care and surgery, and are happy to take care of your pet’s oral health care needs.
A veterinarian should evaluate your pet’s dental health at least once a year. We recommend this because bacteria and food debris accumulates around a pet’s teeth and, if left unchecked, will lead to deterioration of the soft tissue and bone surrounding the teeth. This decay results in irreversible periodontal disease and even tooth loss.
There are other reasons why you should pay close attention to your pet’s dental health. Dental disease can affect other organs in the body: bacteria in the mouth can get into the blood stream and may cause serious kidney infections, liver disease, lung disease, and heart valve disease. Oral disease can also indicate that another disease process is occurring elsewhere in a pet’s body. A thorough physical exam combined with appropriate laboratory work can determine if this is the case.
Just as our own teeth require periodic dental cleaning and assessment, even more so do our pets. The procedure for cleaning your pet’s teeth (called a dental prophy) is no different from that which we experience at our own dentist. The only complication is that our pets won’t just sit still and say “Ahh”! A general anesthetic is required in order to safely scale, probe, assess and polish all surfaces of all of the teeth. We also take routine digital oral radiographs to ensure your pet’s teeth are healthy above and below the gumline.
Providing a variety of safe chew toys and, if and when possible, practicing a routine of regular brushing can help decrease the number of dental procedures your pet requires in a lifetime.
Drs. Renee Fleming & Ilana Smolkin have all had extensive hours of training with a veterinary oral surgeon in the United States, and are happy to take care of your pet’s oral health care needs.
BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
We are equipped with blood pressure machines for both surgical monitoring (every surgical patient has a constant blood pressure measurement) and ‘bed-side’ or measurement during examination. We screen all of our senior pets for low/high blood pressure, especially if your pet suffers from kidney, heart or thyroid disease.
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY
Radiology (x-ray) is routinely used to provide valuable information about your pet’s health. It can be used alone, or in conjunction with other diagnostic tools (such as ultrasound or blood tests) to provide a list of possible causes for a pet’s condition, or to come to a definitive diagnosis.
At Guelph Animal Hospital, we are equipped with a digital x-ray unit. Digital radiography provides a very high quality image that allows better visualization of bones and soft tissue, and allows us to manipulate the images to help improve our ability to make a diagnosis. These images are captured and can be shown to you on any computer in the hospital within minutes. These images are saved as part of your pet’s electronic health record kept at the Guelph Animal Hospital. If your pet’s images need to be reviewed by a board certified radiologist, the availability of digital images means that we can often have the results within hours, as opposed to days with film imaging.
If you would like a copy of your pet’s x-rays we will happily email or provide you with a copy.
IN-HOUSE LABORATORY
At Guelph Animal Hospital, our in-house laboratory allows us to run most diagnostic tests on-site including serum chemistry, blood analysis, urine tests, fecal exams, and cytology (from ear swabs or from skin lumps). This allows for prompt results and decision making when it comes to the treatment of your pet any time of day, including weekends.
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Ultrasonography is becoming one of the most useful diagnostic tools here at Guelph Animal Hospital. Sometimes an x-ray may not give us a clear enough view of the inside of your pet’s body – ultrasound can help to give us a more clear view.
Drs. Renee Fleming and Ilana Smolkin have over 200 hours of training in veterinary ultrasonography. We offer on-site imaging almost every day that we are open. Most pets will tolerate an ultrasound procedure very well – they must lie fairly still on their back during the procedure, which can take up to 45 minutes. If your pet is nervous or anxious, we will recommend administering a safe sedation to assist with the procedure.
We can image your pet’s abdomen or chest/heart (echocardiogram).
If there is an organ or mass that requires a biopsy, we can quickly obtain a sample under a deep sedation, and can usually have results within a week’s time.
The addition of ultrasound to our diagnostic imaging services at Guelph Animal Hospital has greatly improved the quality of medicine that we are able to quickly provide to our patients.
110 Gordon Street
Guelph, ON, N1H 4H6
Phone: 519-836-2782
Email: info@guelphvet.com
Mon – Thur: 7:30am – 7:00pm
Friday: 7:30am – 6:00pm
Sat & Sun: 9:00am – 4:00pm
If you have a medical emergency outside of these hours, please contact the emergency clinic at Campus Estate Animal Hospital at 1-519-837-1212
