Our Mission
Animal Medical’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for our clients and their
pets. Our team is knowledgeable, caring, friendly, and committed to outstanding
pet health care.
In order to serve you best, appointments are preferred, so please call ahead.
All fees are expected at the time of the visit or the discharge of animal. We accept MasterCard, Visa and Discover. Estimates for any procedure are available after a physical examination.
Parking is available on the street or in the lot located on the south east corner of St. Clair and Snelling Ave. next to Sweeney Cleaners.
Our doors are always open for tours by our staff and for any questions you might
have regarding our clinic. Feel free to stop by.
Therapy Laser
LASER THERAPY is now offered at Animal Medical Clinic. If your pet has pain, swelling, or is healing from a wound or surgery, then laser therapy maybe a great medication-free alternative or used in addition to current therapy plans.
It helps manage conditions and diseases like:
-Osteoarthritis
-Degenerative Joint and Disk disease
-Hip Dysplasia
-Dermatologic disorders like: Hot Spots, Dermatitis, Acral Lick Granuloma
-Ear infections - acute and chronic
-Periodontal disease
-Post-Operative healing
-Traumatic injuries like sprains and limps
Benefits for Pets include: an effective drug-free treatment for pain and inflammation, it is extremely well tolerated, it has no known side effects, it may decrease need for surgery and medication, reduces healing time,requires no sedation or clipping, and is quick to administer.
How does it work?
Laser therapy uses "cold" laser light of low intensity to stimulate tissues to heal. Healing occurs by a number of physiological mechanisms.
Laser light dilates blood vessels which can carry deoxygenated blood away and bring in fresh oxygenated blood faster. The departing blood also carries away deleterious by-products of injury and brings in fresh cellular nutrients. Allowing cells to rejuvenate faster.
Lymphatic vessels are also dilated, allowing edema forming lymph fluid to escape injured tissue.
Reducing swelling, which reduces pain.
Laser light desensitizes local nerves so that they can not fire quickly. Thereby sending fewer pain signals to the brain.
Healing tissue fibers called collagen align themselves in a more linear, uniform,"normal" direction when exposed to laser light, which reduces scarring and improving the tissue strength of newly healed wounds faster.
Bacterial growth is inhibited by exposure to laser light which makes it helpful in treating non-healing wounds, contaminated wounds and burns.
Laser light stimulates the "battery pack" of the cells, called mitochondria. The mitochondria can then produce more ATP, which helps cells do more work. Cells can then get rid of biologic waste more quickly and efficiently. They also reproduce faster, resulting in faster healing.
By these mechanisms, laser therapy provides us another weapon against pain, either as a drug-free option or with standard treatments to enhance comfort beyond the ability of drugs alone. Wounds can be encouraged to heal faster, stronger, with less infection and less pain.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
8:00AM - 6:00 PM Tuesdays 8:00AM - 7:00 PM Thursday 8:00AM - 7:00PM Saturdays 8:00AM - Noon appointments beginning at 9:00AM |
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Soda is an 8 year old Cockapoo who was rescued from a foster care shelter in 2005. He is a loving playful little dog, who keeps his mom and dad on their toes. He loves to play catch with his favorite red ball and he doesn't eat unless both parents are in the kitchen with him. As soon as they are both their he chows down. He loves to be scratched on the back of his front paws while being told he is a good boy and a pretty dog. Soda likes taking walks to Animal Medical Clinic to visit Jenna even when he doesn't have an appointment-- he just wants to say hi. He has several naughty habits-- too numerous to list. But when he curls up with mom and dad at night to read or watch tv all is forgotten and forgiven! |