Services
EMERGENCY SERVICES
The life of a veterinarian is about providing the best preventative and wellness care as well as ensuring that your pets are supported by the best emergency care possible.
During our regular business hours, our staff and resources are available to help you with any emergency your pet experiences. This includes our internal medicine expertise, diagnostic technology, and surgical suite. If possible, please call in advance so we can prepare for your arrival.
For emergencies that occur outside of our regular hospital hours, please call our emergency line at (270) 842-9111 to speak with Dr. Luke or one of our other on-staff doctors.
WHEN SHOULD I SEEK EMERGENCY CARE FOR MY PET?
The easiest answer as to whether you should seek emergency care for your pet is when you feel his or her condition is serious and cannot wait. however, the following general situations should help you determine if you need to seek emergency care for your pet.
Difficulty breathing
Acute abdominal swelling
Electric shock
Excessive vomiting or diarrhea
Bleeding
Exhibits symptoms of heat stroke
Seizures
Sudden onset of weakness
High or low temperature (greater than 104 or less than 100 degrees)
Unable to urinate or defecate
Unresponsive
Hit by vehicle
If you are ever unsure, feel free to call and speak with the on-call veterinarian and they will help guide you in deciding if you need to bring your pet in to be seen.
Pet Wellness Services
The Staff at Three Springs Animal Hospital is committed to providing individualized medical care services to your animal. In order to provide your pet with a long and happy life, our focus is on preventative care. By staying healthy with regular checkups and routine vaccinations, it can decrease the lifetime cost of care for your pet.
Regular wellness exams include screenings for a variety of common diseases that affect your pet’s health. These screenings become even more important as your pet ages. Good client/doctor communication is another important aspect in your pets care. It’s important for the doctor to talk to each client and interview regularly regarding your pet’s health. Education is another and equally important part in wellness exams. We want to empower you with all information necessary to provide the best care for your pet at home.
Pet Wellness Exams
Regular wellness exams are an integral part of your pet’s preventative healthcare. You go to the doctor regularly, shouldn’t your pet?
A routine exam provides an opportunity for the doctor to get a sense of your pets overall health as well as catch any potential medical issues before they become a major issue. It’s also a time to develop a relationship and rapport with the doctor, and he can provide you with important advice and new information on the care of your particular type and breed of animal.
Dr. Luke recommends a complete nose to tail physical and detailed screening at least once a year.
During this evaluation, the doctor will:
Listen to the heart
Listen to the lungs
Check your pets teeth and oral cavity
Evaluate your pets vision
Check the ears
Palpate the lymph nodes, abdomen, and stomach
Check joints and muscles
Laboratory work (including tests and blood tests)
Parasite testing
For more information regarding wellness exams, please ask your veterinarian.
Diagnostic Services
DIGITAL RADIOLOGY
Radiographs are one of the most important diagnostic tools that veterinary medicine has. They are extremely helpful for diagnosing and monitoring many medical and surgical conditions. X-rays are useful for examining your pet’s bones, lungs, heart, abdomen, oral cavity, and other areas. It can detect bone fractures, tumors, heart problems, and locate obstructions or foreign objects within your pet’s body.
We use HD digital radiography. This means we can quickly take highly detailed x-rays and manipulate them to gain a better view within your pets body.
IN-HOUSE LABORATORY
We offer a full service laboratory that allows us to perform a wide array of services including complete blood counts, chemistry profiles, electrolytes, urinalysis, fecal exams, cytology evaluations, and other tests for your pet. With our latest technology, we are able to retrieve fast and accurate results therefore helping to determine your pet’s diagnosis and associating a treatment.
Our in-house lab is especially important when dealing with an emergency or critical case. Often we can have results within 15 minutes, thus increasing better outcomes in emergency situations.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERIVCES
You love your pet, we love your pet. When your pet doesn’t feel well, you want to find the best care for them. Dr. Luke wants to provide that care for your pet in a compassionate, loving environment. We have high standards in treating your pet, but we don’t just want to treat as they get sick, we want to prevent any illness or disease. That’s why in our preventative care program, your pet receives “nose-to-tail” examinations in order to establish his/her overall health profile. We use a personalized approach to high quality pet care based on your and your pet’s lifestyle.
VACCINES
Thankfully your pet can be protected against most major infectious diseases. Today, immunizations and preventative medicines are available that did not exist a decade ago.
Vaccines are useful in preventing canine distemper, parvovirus, Bordetella, rabies, Lyme disease, and other diseases in your dog. In cats, feline leukemia, panleukopenia, rabies, and feline immunodeficiency virus. Three Springs Animal Hospital can assist you in deciding which preventative measures are necessary for your pet
CORE VACCINES FOR DOGS
Canine distemper
Canine adenovirus (hepatitis)
Canine parvovirus
Canine parainfluenza
Rabies
CORE VACCINES FOR CATS
Panleukopenia virus
Feline calicivirus
Rhinotracheitis (herpes virus)
Rabies
Feline distemper
NON-CORE VACCINES FOR DOGS
- Bordetella is is a bacteria commonly associated with respiratory infections in dogs, also known as kennel cough. This vaccine is recommended if your dog attends day care, visits dog parks, boarding kennels, or any location that he/she may be nose to nose with other dogs. It is HIGHLY recommended to get boosted every 6 months.
- Leptospirosis is a bacteria found in soil, water, and around other infected animals. It affects dogs as well as other animals including humans. your veterinarian will recommend leptospirosis vaccine if your dog is at risk.
NON-CORE VACCINES FOR CATS
- Feline leukemia virus is a contagious disease of cats and spreads through intimate nose to nose contact with infected saliva. It is not a core vaccine, but could be recommended if your cat is at risk of exposure to this disease.
YOUR PETS SURGERY
COMFORT AND COMPASSION
It is never an easy decision to allow your pet to undergo surgery. This is why we work hard to ensure your pet’s procedure is as comfortable as possible in a state of the art surgical suite.
We believe that our personal attention to you and your pet will ease your decision and make the process run as smoothly as possible.
SURGICAL SERVICES
We have a complete surgery suite dedicated to providing the services for your pet with the highest quality laser surgery and surgical care possible.
ANESTHESIA AND MONITORING
Your pet has access to state of the art anesthetic administration and cardiovascular monitoring equipment and protocols.
Prior to surgery, your pet is examined and it is recommended to have a pre-surgical blood screen and ECG. The results of these tests, along with your pet’s history, breed, pre-existing conditions, and age are used to create an individual anesthesia plan.
PAIN MANAGEMENT
We all know that pain hurts, but it can have many effects on the body. It can slow healing, decrease activity, cause behavior change (aggressive, anxiety, and depression), and most importantly, inhibit the bond between you and your pet.
We promise to use all means necessary to prevent and treat pain in your pet. Whenever possible we use a combination of injectable anesthetics, NSAIDS, and/or narcotic pain relievers.
POST-OPERATIVE CARE
Caring for your pet upon dismissal, our staff will provide you with all information on how to take care of your pet at home. As always, we are available for any questions or concerns once you get home.
PET DENTAL CARE
THE IMPORTANCE OF DENTAL CARE
Good dental hygiene is important in your pet’s health. Dental hygiene can either add or subtract years of life to your pet. Routine dental checkups, teeth cleaning, and other similar services help increase the well being and quality of your pet’s life.
DENTAL SERVICES
Dr. Luke believes that good dental care starts with a complete oral exam followed by a thorough cleaning. Dental services include scaling, polishing, and an antiseptic mouth rinse. This combination is designed to remove plaque and slow its buildup.
YOUR PETS DENTAL CLEANING INCLUDES:
Oral exams
Diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease
Supra/Subgingival scaling
Tooth extractions
Polishing
Irrigation
Fluoride application
Our staff will educate you about the importance of your pet’s dental health. We take great pride in providing you with the best possible services.
CLIENT CARE SERVICES
MICROCHIPPING
Studies have shown that 10 million pets get lost each year and about 90% of these will not return to their owners without some sort of permanent lost pet ID.
This is why we view microchip lost pet ID’s as a standard protection for your pet. With a microchip, your pet can be identified quickly and easily. They are safe and permanent ID’s for pets.
If you are interested in Microchipping, please talk to our veterinary staff.
IN-HOUSE PHARMACY
Our in-house pharmacy gives you the benefit of starting your pet’s medication as soon as you get home. We are stocked with a wide array of pharmaceuticals used commonly in veterinary medicine. Appropriate administration will be taught upon pickup and refills can be called in for quick and easy pickup.
LASER THERAPY
As the nimble problem-solver on your team, laser therapy (photobiomodulation therapy), is fast-acting and versatile. This doctor-prescribed, technician-driven modality effectively treats a wide variety of conditions including pre-surgical, post-surgical, acute, and chronic disease states. Wow your clients with this proven therapy that wins favor with fast results, non-invasive delivery that patients enjoy. And did we mention cute eyewear that clients love?
WHAT IS IT?
Photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy results are achieved when a sufficient dose of light energy reaches target tissue and results in decreased inflammation, decreased pain, and accelerated healing. Companion’s patented delivery system and detailed, species-specific protocols provide answers to dosing challenges that result in the best outcomes – every time. Superior outcomes are easily achieved on a wide variety of conditions, making the return on investment for a therapy laser better than any other piece of capital equipment in veterinary practice.
WHY TREAT WITH LASER THERAPY?
Laser therapy provides you with a versatile, technician-driven tool that is a trustworthy adjunct to existing treatments – and can generate clinical victories on hard-to-treat-conditions where pain and inflammation are present.
Treatments are non-invasive, drug and surgery-free and can be administered in 1-10 minutes. Clients enjoy being involved with their pet’s treatment as they see their loved one quickly relax as their pain is soothed away.
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
Laser therapy can effectively reduce pain and inflammation associated with a variety of acute and chronic conditions, including:
Dental procedures
Infections
Sprains & strains
Post-surgical
Osteoarthritis
Inflammation
Inflammatory bowel disease
Lick granuloma
Wounds
Fractures
Degenerative joint disease
EVIDENCE:
There is a vast body of research supporting the effects of photobiomodulation (PBM). For PBM to occur, a therapeutic dose of light is delivered to impaired or dysfunctional tissue, which leads to a cellular response mediated by mitochondrial mechanisms that reduce pain and inflammation and speed healing.1 There are a number of factors that can help maximize the amount of light that reaches target tissue, including: proper wavelength selection, sufficient laser power, reducing reflection off the skin, and minimizing absorption by molecules not involved in photobiomodulation.
CRYOPROBE
The CryoProbe is a great device for the treatment of lesions in animals. By pointing the CryoProbe’s microfine jet directly to the lesion, we can achieve an accurate application (to the millimeter) avoiding collateral damage to adjacent healthy tissue. The patient will only experience minor discomfort. As a result, this will allow for longer treatment and a deeper freeze for more effective results. No anesthesia, little to no pre-operative skin preparation, or post-operative care is needed.
COST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT TREATMENT OF:
Papillomas
Distichia
Perianal adenomas
Epuli
Warts
Eyelid tumors
Tumors of the mouth
Sebaceous adenomas
Cysts
And more…
Use on small lesions, organ cysts, and eyelid tumors.