We are closed for the day and will reopen at noon tomorrow. Enjoy our Deer Park Snow Day 2025! #dpah
When we need blood for a blood transfusion it is often our employee pets that come in clutch to save the day. This is a sweet boy giving his blood to save a life!
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This is a first year college student spending her time off volunteering to shadow Dr. Rodick. She was able to go to the LaPorte Shelter and assist us with the pets. She will make a great Veterinarian one day!
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Giardia is an intestinal parasite that causes diarrhea and can be contagious to people. We can find this on fecal samples thus showing the importance of testing feces on a routine basis.
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This poor guy got a large piece of a splinter stick stuck in his lip. We sedated him and pulled it out. He was back to normal in no time. #dpah
Merry Christmas from just a few of our team sporting our Christmas sweaters this week! #dpah
We had three contests this month! The reception team decorated snowman. The technicians decorated gingerbread houses and our pet care team decorated stockings. We all had a great time! #dpah
This video shows just how much we get attached to our patients. We were celebrating this guy getting to go home after a long stay at our clinic. We were going to miss him but we were happy he was busting out of the clinic!
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With our endoscopic equipment, we are able to perform deep ear cleanings to remove ear wax and debris from your pet’s ear.
Check out this satisfying ear cleaning!
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This is a graphic video of an intussusception found at surgery.
This is a rare condition when the intestine telescopes into itself causing a GI obstruction.
We were able to repair this and the patient is recovering well.
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Nasopharyngeal polyp in a cat
This video shows a polyp in a cat extending underneath his soft palate. This patient presented with a loud, congested breathing pattern, chronic sneezing and nasal discharge. We were able to give him some relief by surgically removing this polyp clearing out his airway.
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Do you ever wonder what we are looking for in your pet’s poop? 💩
This is a microscopic parasite called Giardia. We check for these and other intestinal parasites that your pet can pick up from the grass.
It is important that if your pet has diarrhea that we check for parasites.
We also recommended checking once a year to prevent intestinal parasites from living in your pet!
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