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Pain can have profound lifelong implications
The pain pathways change when exposed to significantly painful events. There is an increased pain sensitivity and there can be structural changes that combine to make even innocuous events, like the touch of your hand, unpleasant. The pain system has its own memory. Painful events can make future injuries and surgeries more painful than they should have been and they can create patients that are often much more fearful when visiting the veterinary practice.

We firmly believe
That our dogs and cats have a right to lead the most comfortable life we can provide for them. Pain and stress management, from their first surgical experiences, is required to provide the optimal quality of life.

Critical early life experiences
Include dewclaw removal and tail docks for puppies, spays, neuters, and cat declaw surgeries. Often these surgeries are performed in a very simplistic surgical setting resembling assembly lines with little concern for long-term patient consequences. Investing in a surgical package that includes balanced analgesia, balanced anesthesia, with detailed patient monitoring and support is one of the best investments you can make in your pet's future. This may be the only surgery your pet ever has. Investing a few hundred dollars to have these surgeries performed at a higher level is money well spent.

Pain and weakness can be the reason we lose a pet
With age comes many health concerns that have the potential for pain or weakness of such intensity that we consider putting our pets to sleep. Severe arthritis or back pain and cancer pain are a few of the pain entities that we commonly view as life ending. When the pain associated with these disorders is effectively controlled we can enjoy a wonderful extension of time with our loved ones.

Cancer and the pain it causes can often be controled
Cancer is a common problem affecting our pet population, sometimes at a young age. Our director has over 28 years of successful animal chemotherapeutic experience. You may be surprised to know that chemotherapy is usually very well tolerated by our patients. In addition, pain strategies, physical rehabilitation, acupuncture, and anticancer herbals can all be useful tools to extend patient comfort and longevity.