Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services: Our hospital is equipped to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to care for your pets' complete health care needs. Surgical Services: Our state-of-the-art surgical suite provides for the performance of a wide variety of surgical procedures. Anesthesia: We utilize the safest available anesthetics to provide that extra margin of safety, especially for our older or high risk patients. Using the most modern equipment (ECG, pulse oximetry, blood pressure monitoring), the patient's vital signs are monitored during all anesthetic procedures. Radiology Services: Our on-site, brand new digital X-ray equipment provides high quality radiographs to aid in the diagnosis of many disorders. Ultrasound: We offer ultrasound imaging on-site, and can make arrangements with a mobile imaging specialist for echocardiography and endoscopy at our clinic. Oncology: We offer medical oncology services in the form of chemotherapy for our cancer patients, after consultation with board-certified oncologists. Laboratory: Our in-house laboratory facilities provide for serum chemistry, hematology, serology, urinalysis and parasite testing. We also utilize commercial veterinary laboratories for specialized diagnostics and consultations. Pharmacy: We maintain a complete inventory of pharmaceuticals, vitamins, shampoos and heartworm preventatives to meet the needs of your pet. Dentistry: Our dental services include teeth cleaning and polishing and tooth extractions. Individualized Flea Control Programs: We develop programs for the specific needs of your pet and your own particular environmental situation. We will review with you the best ways to control fleas in your house, in your yard and on your pet. Dietary Counseling: We will provide guidance regarding your pet's nutritional needs for each life stage, including dietary requirements for growth, weight maintenance and performance. Behavioral Counseling: We can provide advice regarding the correction of problems such as excessive barking, chewing, spraying, scratching, digging, house soiling and aggression. Emergency Care: In the event of an emergency during our normal office hours, please call ahead. We will help you assess the situation on the phone, and will tell how to transport your pet to our practice. We participate in an emergency group co-op which includes six other practices in northern Vermont and New Hampshire. This service is available to the clients of our practice anytime our office is closed. If you have an emergency with your pet after normal office hours, please call (800)286-3346, or (541)385-5005. This number will reach our answering service, where the operator will take your information and then page the doctor on call. The doctor will return your call as soon as possible. Each doctor can only see emergencies at his or her own clinic, so please be prepared to travel to a neighboring practice if Dr. Winter is not on call.