Advanced Oral Care Since dogs and cats use their mouths for everything, we promote good oral care. Whether it is as simple as brushing your pet’s teeth with baking soda out of your cupboard or scheduling a dentistry here at the hospital including full-mouth x-rays, probing, charting…the works. Did you know that the tooth enamel on dogs and cats is four times thinner than human enamel? We are into this kind of thing! You won’t find more experienced general practice dentists than here at Dandy Acres. Doctors at Dandy Acres and Easthaven Unlike many veterinarians, the doctors at Dandy Acres/Easthaven are not paid on commission. Our doctors are paid a fair salary like all our staff so you can enjoy consistent, improved, and trustworthy healthcare. While clients may see only one doctor, we all work closely together behind the scenes so our beloved patients get multiple doctors contributing for patient care! You would be hard-pressed to find people who care more than our thoughtful, hard-working medical team. We took our time looking for excellent doctors and we are so lucky to have them here at both of our hospitals. Please check out their bio’s. Pricing While we make lots of changes and improvements over time, we work hard to make pet care affordable and hold the line on price increases as much as we can. We refuse to reduce quality so we still deliver our especially thorough exams. We work hard to offer the highest quality care at affordable prices and have taken measures to simplify and reduce costs for our clients. We do not require a doctor's physical exam for heartworm tests and some other simple procedures. We have lowered prices to be comparable to internet prices on many of the medicines our clients spend the most money on. Diagnostics We test because animals, generally, don’t speak English. Urine tests, blood tests, fecal tests, biopsies, x-rays, ultrasounds, etc., all give us “a look under the hood”, so we can discover what is going on behind the physical examinations and head off trouble when we can. Getting ahead of things saves our clients money, trouble, worry, and time. And of course it saves our patients from a lot of unnecessary misery. Cleanliness We have strict protocols for cleaning and managing all areas of the hospital to prevent the transmission of disease and odor and for safety for COVID. There are rules and procedures for the floors, walls, every surface, every piece of equipment, every single item in the hospital. We are OSHA and AAHA (American Animal Hospital Association) compliant. We use appropriate materials and special HVAC equipment and filtration (air ventilation) with UV filters to prevent germ transmission. We follow three simple rules: 1. Clean. 2. Clean. 3. Clean some more. |
