Pets First Animal Hospital

06/05/2024

It’s been pretty hot lately! Keep these tips in mind when your pets are outside!

04/01/2024

Heartworm season is right around the corner! Dr. Walker recommends all of our dogs take heartworm prevention May thru October, since those are the months we see mosquitos in our area. Heartworm disease has become much more prevalent in Colorado. We all want our furry friends to be in the best of health, and the best treatment for Heartworm disease is prevention!
Heartworm disease is serious, and if left untreated, it results in severe lung disease, heart failure, other organ damage, and death. There is a treatment for Heartworm disease but it is very costly, and quite painful for our four-legged kiddos.
Give us a call and we will check to see if your pet needs a Heartworm test. If the Heartworm test is up to date, we will be able to fill your Heartgard for pickup. If not, we will get you on our schedule ASAP to get your dog(s) tested.
Thank you all!

01/21/2023

Happy New Year to all of our furry friends and their parents.

We are disheartened to have to send this message out, but this year we are reluctantly making some difficult adjustments. Due to an unprecedented number of clients not showing up to their scheduled appointments and surgeries, we are implementing a fee schedule for these occasions. These last two years we have had an exponential increase in missed appointments and it is crippling Dr. Walker’s practice financially. We have never even considered that we would need to enforce these types of fees, and while we hate having to do it, it has become a necessity in order for us to keep the practice open.

Our changes are as follows:

Any surgery that is scheduled will require a $100 non-refundable deposit. The $100 will be applied to the cost of the surgery. If there is a no-show for the appointment, or if the surgery is canceled less than 24 hours before the appointment, the $100 will not be refunded. If the surgery is rescheduled, the $100 fee will be implemented again.

Any appointment that is canceled less than 24 hours before the scheduled time will incur a $50 charge.

If a client with a scheduled appointment does not show up, they will be charged the office call fee of $59.50. In order to reschedule the appointment, the exam fee will need to be paid in advance as a deposit. This fee will not be refunded if the rescheduled appointment is another no-show.

If a client shows up to their appointment more than 15 minutes late, we will reschedule the appointment, and the exam fee will need to be paid as a deposit. If the next appointment is a no-show, the deposit will be forfeited.

PLEASE BE ADVISED: WHEN YOU CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, WE WILL BE ASKING YOU FOR YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.

Again, we aren’t happy about making these changes. This will mean a lot of extra work for our front desk staff who are already tap dancing as fast as they can. Apparently, the whole appointment no call/no show thing is a nationwide phenomenon. Many veterinary practices are making similar adjustments. We ask for your patience and understanding regarding this change in policy. Thanks.

12/25/2022

Happy holidays to all! We hope everyone has a beautiful day with their loved ones!

12/06/2022

We have a friend in need!
This gofundme is for Sheldon. He is a sweet King Charles Cavalier Spaniel that was born with a severe heart condition called Pulmonic Stenosis. In order for him to live a long, happy life, he needs a surgery called a Ballooning Valvuloplasty. This surgery is very complicated and will need to be done by an experienced heart surgeon. We would appreciate it so much if anyone could donate to assist this four-legged angel with his life-saving surgery.
If you can't donate, it's OK! Please just share this post.
We thank you all for taking the time to read our post. We love you Shelly and we hope you get the surgery you need!

Hi, my name is Tori. My Husband, daughter, and I have taken on … Victoria Lavanaway needs your support for Shelly needs surgery to fix his sweet little heart

11/28/2022

I’m sure many of you have seen the absence of our sign above the practice. Rest assured, we have not closed down! The sign was in need of repair and was taken down for maintenance. We are open our normal business hours and our sign will be back up very soon!