Getting to Know Us Blog Series
While we’re writing this series especially to acquaint new clients with Lake Road Animal Hospital and Kennel, it’s for our established clients too! There are so many things that go on here at Lake Road, all of them designed to improve your experience as a client, and to help educate you as a pet owner. In fact, we offer so many unique services that we don’t have time to tell you about all of them when you come in for your appointments! So we decided that featuring some of our services in a series of blog posts might help get the word out.
Social Media Outreach on Facebook and Instagram
If you use social media at all - and these days most of us do, both young and old - please make sure you find and follow us on Facebook and Instagram! We post much more than just cute pet pictures (though we love those too, and we enjoy featuring our clients' pets...
Your Pet’s Medical Records in the Palm of Your Hand with VitusVet
Lake Road Animal Hospital uses an app called VitusVet to store our patients' medical information, including veterinarian's notes, lab results, and digital images like radiographs (x-rays.) Did you know that you can download the Vitus Vet app too? It's free (we love...
Dealing with an Emergency
While we all hope that we never have an emergency with our pet, anything is possible. Pets can be much like children – they get themselves into things they’re not supposed to, they can get rambunctious while playing and injure themselves, and sometimes they can figure...
Your Financial Options
There's no doubt that at times, the cost of veterinary care is more than you planned for -- especially when a pet needs surgery, or develops a serious illness that requires lots of diagnostics and possibly hospitalization. As if it isn't enough to grapple with the...
Paw Perks Rewards Program
Everyone likes rewards, right? They're not just for your pets when they sit, stay, or do tricks. Some rewards are just for YOU, the pet parent! Our Paw Perks Program here at Lake Road Animal Hospital is exactly that - packed with rewards for all of you pet mamas and...
Explore Our Website for A Wealth of Resources
Make sure to take some time to explore Lake Road Animal Hospital's jam-packed web site. We have more resources than you can imagine, including an online pet health library, instructional videos, online forms for veterinary visits and kennel drop-offs, a list of...
10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Vet Visit
1) Make your appointment well in advance. Be up front with all the concerns you have or all the care you wish your pet to receive during the visit. Give yourself plenty of time for travel to and from the vet’s office and include a little extra time in case you...
Dental Health in Our Pets
Do you want your pet to live an additional 2 to 5 years? Who wouldn’t? Where is this mysterious fountain of youth? It’s in your pet’s mouth! That’s right, good dental care for our cats and dogs can play a huge role in their overall health and longevity. Sounds boring...
Message from our Practice Manager on Veterinary Emergency Care in the Twin Tiers
Local veterinary emergency care in the Twin Tiers has been dwindling to its current state of non-existence for several years. Fourteen years ago, when I began my career at Lake Road Animal Hospital, ER care was relegated to a group of five area practices to share...
Protocol Updates: What We’ve Learned from a Global Pandemic
On Monday June 14th, Lake Road Animal Hospital will reopen our doors (with some restrictions) to fully vaccinated clients. As always, our primary focus is the safety of our clients, our team, and our patients. We have learned so much through the challenges of a global...
Rabies Bites: Protect Your Pets!
September 28th is World Rabies Day Our pets are very good at investigating life outdoors, and may even be exposed to wildlife in their own backyards. At Lake Road Animal Hospital, we have treated pets who have come into contact with raccoons, porcupines, woodchucks,...
Pet Hazards to Avoid, Fall Edition
Keeping Your Pet Safe This Autumn Cool air, gorgeous foliage, apple picking, and gatherings with warm food are coming! Here are some common toxins and hazards to avoid this fall so that our pets can enjoy themselves safely. Grapes and raisins – Can cause kidney...
COVID-19 and Pets: What You Need To Know
As the COVID-19 situation continues to unfold, our team at Lake Road Animal Hospital remains dedicated to providing you with the most recent updates and recommendations regarding the care of your pets during this time. Two cats who live in NYS have tested positive for...
Protocol Changes and Updates Due To COVID-19
Updated 1/21/21 Services ProvidedWe offer medical and emergency visits by appointment and elective procedures and preventative care, such as wellness exams, spays, neuters, dental cleanings, and nail trims. In order to continue to protect our team and community, we...
How to Help Your Pet Have a Long, Happy Life
We love our pets and often wish that they could live forever. While we have yet to find a magic elixir to extend their lives indefinitely, there are many ways of helping your pet to have as long, healthy, and happy a life as possible. Yearly physical exams can help...
Ibuprofen Is NOT Your Painful Pet’s Best Friend: How to Safely Keep Your Senior Pet Happy and Healthy
Have you ever watched your grey muzzled pet as they lumber around the house and realized that they don’t walk as quickly as they used to? You remember the times when they were a puppy, with bouncing energy and a fondness for slippers and frantic excited laps around...