| Friendship Springs Veterinary Care |
| Because Friendship Springs Eternal |
| larger than the standard that you will find in many traditional kennels. Other pampering amenities such as dessert snack times are available. And unlike many boarding facilities we encourage you to bring your pet's toys and blankets if you desire. We don't neglect our feline friends. For them we offer spacious condos that have plenty of room, with both vertical and horizontal climbing space. Cats get their play periods as well, but for health reasons these are limited to 'one-on-one' with our human playmates or family playtimes for those from the same home. |
| Luxury Lodging & Day Camp |
| Some Of Our Services |
| Local anesthetics both alone and in combination with other techniques to minimize pain and the need for full-scale anesthesia, Regional anesthetic techniques including carpal ring blocks for onchyectomy (declaw), intratesticular blocks for castration (neuter), dental blocks, and other intravenous regional techniques, Epidural analgesia for to reduce pain at the spinal level, one of the most effective means of analgesia, Routine intraoperative fluid therapy with continuous rate infusion methods which allows continuous delivery of analgesics which increases the degree of anesthesia while decreasing risks at the same time. |
| We place a very high priority on pain management. We are particularly proud of our anesthesia and analgesia programs. Our anesthesia department has one of the most up-to-date anesthesia programs to be found in private practice. We utilize balanced anesthesia techniques that allow us to use lower, safer doses of medications. Our program features: Dedicated individual human monitoring in conjunction with technology-assisted monitoring including blood pressure, electrocardiography, and pulse oximetry, Routine Use of class II narcotics, the most powerful pain relievers available, Availability of sevoflurane and propofol, the same anesthetics used commonly in humans especially children, Conscious sedation when possible to minimize needless full-scale anesthesia, Use of "cutting edge" analgesics such as gabapentin and amantadine.to enhance other analgesic therapies, |
| Pain Management, Anesthesia, &Analgesia |
| Why We Aren't Your Average Veterinary Hospital |
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Because your pet is a beloved member of your
family, we believe that choosing a veterinarian is at
least as important as choosing a good physician for
yourself, a good pediatrician for your children, and a
good dentist for your teeth. Because this is so
important for your pet’s health, it is important to us as
well. We consider your trust to be an honor and we
are privileged to be able to provide excellence in
veterinary care to you and your pet. We believe that
every pet is deserving of an individually tailored
another number in our files. We take a personal
interest every single one of our patients, and they all
receive the same individualized care as our own
pets. For these reasons some of the services we
offer are listed below.
Customer Care
Well-care Programs
Contemporary In-house Laboratory
Imaging Suite
Ultrasonography & Endoscopy
Anesthesia & Surgery
Dentistry
Diagnostics, Therapeutics, & Critical Care
family, we believe that choosing a veterinarian is at
least as important as choosing a good physician for
yourself, a good pediatrician for your children, and a
good dentist for your teeth. Because this is so
important for your pet’s health, it is important to us as
well. We consider your trust to be an honor and we
are privileged to be able to provide excellence in
veterinary care to you and your pet. We believe that
every pet is deserving of an individually tailored
another number in our files. We take a personal
interest every single one of our patients, and they all
receive the same individualized care as our own
pets. For these reasons some of the services we
offer are listed below.
Customer Care
- Tender Loving Care
Friendly, Caring, Competent Staff
Convenient Hours
Well-care Programs
- Comprehensive Examination
Internal Health Profiling
Immunizations
Internal and External Parasite Control
Dental Evaluation
Nutritional and Weight Consultation
Contemporary In-house Laboratory
- Hematology, Chemistry, & Urology
Infectious Diseases & Pregnancy Serology
Dermal, Enteric, & Blood Parasite Microscopy
Cytologic Microscopy
Blood Transfusion Cross-matching
- Additionally, we utilize several different Reference
Laboratories, each experts in their arenas, for a
variety of specialized laboratory testing
Imaging Suite
- General Radiography
Contrast Radiography
Dental Radiography
Ultrasonography & Endoscopy
- We have consulting partnerships with
Ultrasonography & Endoscopy experts that will
perform these procedures in our hospital.
Anesthesia & Surgery
- We are particularly proud of our Anesthesia and
Surgery Departments; see below for details.
Dentistry
- A fully equipped Dental Department, including
ultrasonic scaling and high speed nitrogen-
powered handpiece, capable of prophylaxis,
periodontics, exodontics and oral surgery.
Diagnostics, Therapeutics, & Critical Care
- We are fully capable of performing most routine
procedures that might be required by your pet in
sickness or in health including critical care
procedures for when the unexpected emergency
arises.
| Most veterinary hospitals offer services that are common to most other veterinary hospitals. However , some hospitals are not equipped to handle the special needs of some patients. Special services and equipment that we routinely offer our patients that are that are not found in every hospital include: Laser Surgery Cancer Chemotherapy Spinal Tap & Epidural Analgesia Enteral Nutrition Doppler and Oscillometric Blood Pressure Electrocardiography Rebound Ocular Tonometry Dental Radiography Bone Marrow Biopsy Transtracheal Wash |
Staying knowledgeable about current trends in veterinary medicine and maintaining
medical and surgical skills are among the most important services we can offer our
patients and our clients. Dr. Cutchin brings to this practice over twenty years of
clinical experience including three years of exclusively emergency medicine
experience and four years devoted solely to feline medicine.
In order to stay current with progress being made in veterinary medicine, he utilizes
several tools, not the least of which are his memberships with the American
Association of Feline Practitioners, and the International Veterinary Academy of Pain
Management, which are great sources of information. Additionally, he attends
continuing education conferences every year to constantly enhance his skills and
knowledge base.
Another useful tool is the library of Friendship Springs Veterinary Care which is
up-to-date with recent textbooks and journals in the various disciplines of veterinary
medicine. Additionally, he is a member of the Veterinary Information Network
(VIN), the largest single web-based source of veterinary medicine. VIN includes a
wide variety of specialists in various veterinary disciplines with whom he consults
regularly. And, finally, he maintains close contacts with several local area specialists
in internal medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, radiology, and dermatology to whom he
can refer cases requiring special expertise and who are also another source of
valuable information.
medical and surgical skills are among the most important services we can offer our
patients and our clients. Dr. Cutchin brings to this practice over twenty years of
clinical experience including three years of exclusively emergency medicine
experience and four years devoted solely to feline medicine.
In order to stay current with progress being made in veterinary medicine, he utilizes
several tools, not the least of which are his memberships with the American
Association of Feline Practitioners, and the International Veterinary Academy of Pain
Management, which are great sources of information. Additionally, he attends
continuing education conferences every year to constantly enhance his skills and
knowledge base.
Another useful tool is the library of Friendship Springs Veterinary Care which is
up-to-date with recent textbooks and journals in the various disciplines of veterinary
medicine. Additionally, he is a member of the Veterinary Information Network
(VIN), the largest single web-based source of veterinary medicine. VIN includes a
wide variety of specialists in various veterinary disciplines with whom he consults
regularly. And, finally, he maintains close contacts with several local area specialists
in internal medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, radiology, and dermatology to whom he
can refer cases requiring special expertise and who are also another source of
valuable information.
Our Most Important Service...Our Skills
| We have designed our facility with your pet in mind. We have two completely separate areas for dogs and cats. These will be on opposite sides of our center to reduce stress to the cats. For dogs we feature daily supervised recess periods that include both group romps for the socialites and individual recess periods for the shy-types. Luxury suites are the standard in our facility with lodging spaces much |
Surgery
We are pleased to offer our surgical services and
modern surgical suite, including Carbon Dioxide
Laser, for the better care of your pets. We perform
most routine well-care surgeries, soft tissue surgeries,
and limited orthopedic procedures. We take great
pride in our routine offering and practice of aseptic
(sterile) technique, including cap, gown, mask and
full table draping for all abdominal, orthopedic,
and other major surgeries including routine ovario-
hysterectomies (spay procedures); this safety
procedure is not a practice seen at every veterinary
hospital.
modern surgical suite, including Carbon Dioxide
Laser, for the better care of your pets. We perform
most routine well-care surgeries, soft tissue surgeries,
and limited orthopedic procedures. We take great
pride in our routine offering and practice of aseptic
(sterile) technique, including cap, gown, mask and
full table draping for all abdominal, orthopedic,
and other major surgeries including routine ovario-
hysterectomies (spay procedures); this safety
procedure is not a practice seen at every veterinary
hospital.
| Grooming |
We also offer full service grooming by Sandy Hammer to keep your pet looking as
good as he or she feels. Sandy is a Certifed Pet Groomer who offers expert
grooming for your pets. Whether its simply a bath, shave down or full groom, she
is ready to give your pet "a full day of beauty."
good as he or she feels. Sandy is a Certifed Pet Groomer who offers expert
grooming for your pets. Whether its simply a bath, shave down or full groom, she
is ready to give your pet "a full day of beauty."