Our Services
Your pet is an important part of your family, and when he or she is ill, you want the best medical care available.
The veterinarians and staff at Animal Health Care Veterinary Hospital are ready to provide your pet with cutting edge veterinary medical care. From wellness exams and vaccines to advanced diagnostics and complex surgical procedures, your dog, cat or pocket pets will receive high quality care at our hospital.
Behavioral Medicine
Our practice strives to provide the best comprehensive pet care, including supporting you with your pet’s behavioral welfare. Supporting your pet through behavioral training can strengthen your bond with your pet and improve your quality of life as well as theirs.
If your pet presents unwanted behaviors, whether they recently emerged or have been present since you adopted your pet, we can help. We can provide screening, guidance, training, insight, and treatment for behavioral problems. From anxiety to stress, we can help your pet achieve a better quality of life through prescription and behavioral intervention.
Dental Care
We provide comprehensive care for your pet’s oral health. We can provide your pets with oral health wellness checks, cleanings, polishings, fillings, tooth repair, extractions, and oral surgery. We know that dental pain and problems can go deeper than the gums, which is why we use effective, cutting edge digital dental radiology to diagnose your pets’ dental needs.
We recommend annual dental exams to verify healthy gums and teeth. Regular dental exams and maintenance support a healthy mouth and prevent pain, discomfort, and other health issues.
Emergency and Critical Care
From potential bone fractures to broken teeth, we provide veterinary trauma care, emergency dental care, poison treatment, and critical care during our regular business hours:
Monday – Friday 7:30 am to 5:30 pm
Exception: We close on Mondays from noon to 1:30 pm for professional development
Please call us on your way, so we can prepare for your pet’s arrival.
(507) 282-3828
1206 9th Ave. SE
Rochester, MN 55094
For after-hour emergencies, we recommend:
INSERT NEARBY VET ER
Hospice and Euthanasia Services
Saying “good-bye” and coping with end of life care for your pet is never easy. To help you and your family when parting with your beloved pet due to terminal illness or age, we provide your pet with dignity, comfort, and respect during the euthanasia process.
Understanding the “why” when making the decision to say “good-bye” is important. We emphasize patient education during this solemn time to help you feel more confident and at peace with the difficult choice.
Pet Hospice care can give you days, weeks, and sometimes months to spend with your pet before he or she passes on. Our Hospice services include education on your pet’s health, the possibility of a natural death option, pain recognition, supplemental nutrition, understanding terminal diseases, incontinence, wound care, and the end-stage process. We can also help alleviate your pet’s pain.
Internal Medicine
Our veterinary hospital is fully equipped to offer the best internal medical care. Internal medicine is used to diagnose underlying problems or health conditions that may not be apparent. We can diagnose and treat chronic health problems affecting your pet’s heart, lungs, liver, immune system, bladder, trachea, gastrointestinal system, kidneys, and circulatory system.Some internal diseases we can uncover include cancer, diabetes, hypo or hyperthyroidism, Cushing’s disease, and Addison’s disease.
Parasite Prevention and Control
Parasites can have a serious effect on your pet’s health through infection and disease. We can diagnose and safely treat external, intestinal, and other internal parasites to protect your pet. We can also prescribe preventative medicine to continue to keep your pet and family safe from a parasite infestation.We treat and offer prevention for fleas, ticks, heartworms, ear mites, roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms, mange mites, and more.
Puppy and Kitten Care
During the first months of your pet’s life, he or she requires the most veterinary care. Why? This is when they are the most fragile, vulnerable, and require immunizations to help prevent disease. As your puppy or kitten grows and develops into a strong and healthy dog or cat, we can make the journey smooth and safe with everything your pet needs to stay healthy.
Puppies and kittens require exams and vaccines at 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year. These exams routinely include:
- Vaccines: Rabies, Bordetella, FVRCP, Feline Leukemia #1 & #2, DHLPP #1 & #2
- Stool examination
- Nutritional counseling
- Dental Assessment
- Behavioral training guidance
- Deworming
- Microchipping
- Spay or neutering
- Preventative care: intestinal parasites, heartworms, and fleas & ticks
Radiology (X-Rays)
Your pet deserves the best and most thorough care. Our highly trained staff uses the latest radiology equipment and techniques to diagnose your pet. X-rays allow us to see what’s below the surface. Digital X-Rays are a non-invasive tool we use to assess your pet’s skeletal health, organs, and body while providing you with images to better understand your pet’s physical condition for better prevention and treatment.
Surgery
From our state-of-the-art surgical technology to our extensive experience, we take pride in our ability to perform safe and skilled surgeries for your pet.
For pets and their owners, surgery is stressful. We want you to feel confident that your pet is in good hands during surgery. To make the process less stressful, we communicate with you at all stages and provide extensive education for preparation and aftercare.
Ultrasound
We use ultrasound technology to create images (or sonograms) of your pet’s body for an accurate analysis. Ultrasound provides us with a means of non-invasive evaluation of your pet’s physical condition. From emergencies to organ health, we can see below the surface with our ultrasound equipment to provide quality veterinary care for your pet’s wellbeing.
Vaccinations
Vaccinations play a vital role in extending your pet’s life and preventing disease, illness, and fatality. We can help you understand and navigate the complexity of your pet’s immunizations whether you’re adopting a puppy, kitty, cat, dog, or another pet.
Core Vaccinations for Dogs
- Rabies
- Canine Distemper
- Canine Adenovirus Types 1 & 2
- Canine Parvovirus
Other Vaccines Recommended for Dogs
- Canine Coronavirus
- Lyme Disease
- Leptospirosis
- Bordetella
Core Vaccinations for Cats
- Rabies
- Feline Panleukopenia
- Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (Feline Herpes Virus)
- Feline Calicivirus
Other Vaccines Recommended for Cats
- Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)
- Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
- Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
We utilize Titers to better understand your pet’s antibodies and to detect disease. Titers are blood tests that analyze your pet’s blood to identify risk factors and tailor dosages to your pet’s individual needs.
Care Plan Memberships
- Must be client with AHCVH for at minimum of 30 days and having had at least 1 exam with our veterinarians. We want to ensure that a new client is comfortable with our team before signing up for a 12-month commitment.
- Must be a client in good standing with no financial delinquency on their account(s).
- Must be a client in good standing with no/minimal No-Show or Late Notice Cancellation history.
- Emergency, Urgent Care and other Walk-in cases are not included in the Care Membership Plans. All exams included with these plans are scheduled appointments. If our appointment schedule is fully booked and your pet needs to be seen, there are additional fees for urgent care day admission appointments.
- Online Pharmacy purchases already offer clients 20%+ discounts over in-stock pharmacy products. No membership discounts will be allowed for online pharmacy purchases.
