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Schedule your pet’s dental exam today! We can also help show you how to brush your pet’s teeth and recommend foods and treats that will help combat plaque and tartar buildup.

At Rutland Animal Hospital we can provide nutritional counseling to help you choose the best food and medicine to keep your pet happy and healthy.

Heartworms and ticks are parasites that can transmit harmful diseases to your pet. We want to help prevent your pet from getting infected with these parasites and we also offer treatments if your dog or cat may be infected.

Imagine if your dog or cat got lost. You’d want to give him or her the best chance of getting home. With microchipping, you can.

At Rutland Animal Hospital in Mechanicsville, VA, we want to help get your puppy started on the right path to a long and healthy life.

We want to help get your kitten started on the right path to a long and healthy life at Rutland Animal Hospital in Mechanicsville, VA,

Bringing your pet in for an annual diagnostic and wellness checkup can help reassure you that your dog or cat is healthy or help us detect hidden diseases or conditions early.

As dogs and cats get older, they need more attention and special care. We can provide everything you need to help your pet remain fit and healthy as he or she ages and our senior pet wellness exams catch any potential problems early on when they’re easier to treat or manage.

Ultrasonography (also called ultrasound or sonography) is a non-invasive, pain-free procedure that uses sound waves to examine a pet’s internal organs and other structures inside the body.

Although heart problems are found more often in older pets, these conditions can affect pets at any age. Heart disease is usually a life-threatening condition, but early diagnosis and appropriate therapy can extend your pet’s life.

When we need to figure out what’s wrong with your pet, we routinely use x-rays to help identify the cause of the problem, rule out possible problems or provide a list of possible causes.

Rutland Animal Hospital offers health screening tests for Von Willebrand’s Disease, Renal Dysplasia, and Hip Dysplasia.

Spaying or neutering your pet can help them live a longer, healthier life, minimize behavior problems, and help control the population of unwanted dogs and cats.

At Rutland Animal Hospital, we perform many types of soft tissue surgeries. Soft tissue surgeries are those that are not associated with bone. These procedures can provide many benefits to pets.

We perform many types of orthopedic (bone) surgeries in our clinic. Because we want to ensure that our patients receive the best possible outcome, we occasionally refer them to board-certified orthopedic surgeons to perform back surgery and other very complex surgeries.

Cryosurgery is a relatively painless surgical procedure that uses extremely cold temperatures to remove or destroy small growths on the skin or abnormal tissue. This same procedure is used on people.

At Rutland Animal Hospital we monitor our patients closely to keep them as safe as possible during procedures that require general anesthesia.

Looking to improve conception rates in your breeding program? Using one of two methods, we can assist you in determining the optimum time to breed your dogs and enhance the success of pregnancy.

At Rutland Animal Hospital we can examine your pet for skin problems and we can perform dermatological procedures to keep your pet happy and healthy.

This minimally invasive procedure allows a veterinarian to see inside a pet’s body and, when necessary, take biopsies (tissue samples) without having to perform surgery.

At Rutland Animal Hospital, we can test your dog or cat’s eyes for excess pressure easily and safely. The test, performed with a device called a tonometer, is not painful and does not require sedation.

Identifying endocrine problems as early as possible is important in dogs and cats. These serious, potentially life-threatening conditions are much more manageable when caught early, allowing us to begin proper treatment.

If you’re concerned about or bothered by an aspect of your pet’s behavior, we can help. Our expert can work with you and your pet to stop or change the behavior. 

Recent advancements in cancer treatment can dramatically extend the lives of many dogs and cats. Treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery may be used to stop the spread of cancer and remove or destroy cancer cells and tumors.

Although we handle the majority of your pet’s medical and surgical needs in-house at Rutland Animal Hospital, we occasionally refer patients to veterinary specialists or specialty clinics when advanced training or equipment will be beneficial.

At Rutland Animal Hospital we begin a medical assessment by looking at your pet’s eyes, ears, and skin and checking his or her cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal, and skeletal systems for any abnormalities.

The decision to euthanize is difficult – even if it is a gift of love to let your pet go with peace and dignity. We are here to help you through this transition, and make the process easier for you.