Dental care is vital to the overall health of any pet. Dental disease can lead to health issues with the heart, liver, and kidneys, and can affect the entire body through the bloodstream. In fact, 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats over three years of age suffer from some form of dental disease, making it the most common pet health issue among our pet population.
Vaccination
Some of the services that we offer are wellness examinations, vaccinations, breeding examinations for males and females, castrating, dehorning, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, disease outbreak investigation, pregnancy diagnosis, and many more.
Comprehensive Examination
At Ulrich Veterinary Clinic in Dongola, IL, we believe that regular checkups and wellness exams are critical to your pet’s well-being. These wellness exams give us a chance to evaluate the overall health of your pet while also giving us a baseline for their own unique bodies and tendencies.
Here at Ulrich Veterinary Clinic, we are dedicated to taking good care of our patients. We are proud to offer intestinal parasite screening and deworming.
Leptospirosis can be spread in several ways. It is often found in stagnant water. It is also transmitted through the urine of affected animals, including rodents, raccoons, and other wildlife. For this reason, we recommend vaccinating dogs that are predominately outside, especially hunting dogs.
Heartworms do not always cause a problem until they are adult worms. They can grow up to twelve inches as an adult. At that point, they live in the right side of the heart and the lungs. Affected dogs can have lung disease and heart failure.
Kidney Disease Treatment
Leptospirosis can cause liver and kidney disease. It not only affects dogs but can be transmitted to humans so, if your dog is susceptible to the disease, you should make sure that he or she is vaccinated for your own health. It has been known to be fatal to humans!
He introduced laparoscopic surgery to the tri-state area in 2008 and laser therapy for arthritic conditions in 2011. His areas of interest include small animal internal medicine, as well as laparoscopic and orthopedic surgery.
Spaying and Neutering
Spaying and neutering pets not only has positive health effects on the individual animal, but it benefits the entire pet population.
Sometimes large animals require advanced diagnostic tests and treatments, and that’s when we look to our Large Animal Internal Medicine Team. Our team is capable of helping and caring for our horse, cattle and other large animal patients throughout their lives – from neonates to geriatric. Some of the specialized services we offer include endoscopy of the upper respiratory tract, the urinary tract, and the gastrointestinal tract, in addition to radiography (x-rays), blood tests, and ultrasound. We are also able to assess reproductive abilities (repro exams) in both males and females, assist with insemination, calving or foaling, and manage the neonates if there are any problems. Some common large animal internal medicine problems we manage routinely include colic, laminitis and other lameness issues, displaced abomasum, hardware disease, as well as infectious diseases.