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Every patient has a different lifestyle and exposure risk which changes their vaccination needs. We follow the guidelines of the American Animal Hospital Association. We provide high quality vaccinations as well as non-adjuvanted/Purevax feline vaccinations.

Adding a new puppy or kitten is an exciting and fun time. It is also an information overload. We recommend that you bring your new family member in as soon as possible so we can help you with every question you have from household introductions to potty training and keeping your pet as healthy as possible.

Spaying and neutering not only prevents unexpected litters and keeping patients closer to home. It also provides many health benefits. Un-spayed females are much more prone to mammary cancer and spaying prevents pyometra and ovarian cancer. Neutering male dogs eliminates their likelihood of testicular cancer and decreases prostatic disease.

At Timber Ridge we consider your pet’s health to be top priority. We want your pet’s and your own experience to be comfortable and low anxiety. For our procedures that require anesthesia or sedation we do our best to provide the most current and safe anesthesia and sedation protocols possible. Patients anesthetized at our hospital receive an intravenous catheter and fluids, are kept warm while under anesthesia and are monitored by our technicians and state of the art ECG equipment. We also recommend that every one have blood work performed prior to surgery and require it on patients over seven years of age. Every patient has a customized plan to achieve and maintain the safest plane of anesthesia and smooth recovery

Good oral health is not only important because of the tartar, plaque and bad breath that your pet can develop it is also important to your pet’s general health. That tartar and plaque that you can see is loaded with bacteria that leads to gum disease and inflammation that can then effect other systems in the body. Often times these changes can go unnoticed until significant disease has developed. Timber Ridge performs full dental cleanings under anesthesia in an effort to keep your pets mouth healthy and happy. Anesthesia allows us to perform a thorough cleaning of the crown and under the gum line, polish each tooth smooth and perform any other dental procedures that may be necessary. In addition to routine dental cleanings we have dental radiography and perform advanced dental procedures to save and care for any teeth as needed.

We use a CO2 surgical laser in place of a surgical blade for all of our surgical procedures. The use of a surgical laser eliminates the need for tourniquets and other hemostatic agents during orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries. The CO2 laser cauterizes the vessels and nerves as the procedure is performed which greatly decreases pain and bleeding during and after the procedure. We also use local anesthetics and multimodal pain relief to keep your pet as comfortable as possible.

Post Operative Spay Incision

Below are pictures of what to expect from a typical spay incision with the use of the CO2 Surgical laser during surgery and Cold laser after surgery. This incision was from a 5 month old 20 pound dog. The incision is approximately 1.5 – 2 inches in length.