East Aurora Veterinary Hospital

12/13/2024

With the travel ban lifted as of 6AM we are digging out and will be open to see patients as scheduled. Any changes will be posted here 🐈

12/12/2024

Lake Effect Snow at its finest with the view from our hospital! Keep your pups warm inside!

12/12/2024

We are seeking a Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our team in either a Part Time or Full Time position. New Graduates are welcome to apply!

Our practice is built upon an honest, friendly and respectful approach with our clients, and we aim to always practice high quality medicine. We are proudly developing a mutually respectful team who's goals are to expand their skill set and go above and beyond for our patients and clients.

Experience or an interest to work with exotics preferred but not essential. We are also ideally seeking an individual who has interest and the desire to work between both our brick and mortar veterinary hospital and our sister practice (Fetch the Vet Mobile Veterinary Practice). Most of our LVT's split their time between both practices which they enjoy for the variety in work this brings to their professional life.

Most of our team members have growing families. We therefore respect and understand the challenges of managing your time between both your career and being a parent. We offer flexible scheduling to help blend the two together.

Duties to include but not limited to:

- Maintaining accurate medical records (inventory, drug logs, charting in our practice medical software)
- Registering clients, conversing with clients via the phone, email and text and scheduling appointments.
- Practicing restraint using fear-free techniques
- Engaging in client education
- Having an understanding of small animal diseases.
- Being able to fill prescription medications and answer client questions relating to those medications.
- Having excellent technical skills including but not limited to phlebotomy and IV catheter placement
- Collection and preparation of laboratory samples- faecals, tick-borne/heartworm tests, cytology, tissue samples, blood, urine samples, etc.
- Assisting in surgical and dental procedures.
- Preparing patients for surgery, administering anesthesia, having knowledge of surgical drugs, charting, monitoring, and recovery.
- Performing monitoring techniques (ECG, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, etc)
- Performing emergency procedures such as control bleeding, resuscitation with oxygen

We offer:

Competitive pay (Pay based on experience and skill level)
Paid Time Off
Holiday pay for major holidays
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance (Full Time Employees)
Life Insurance
Simple IRA with employer matching
Continuing Education opportunities - in and out of the practice
Employee pet benefits
Uniform

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Schedule: Flexible schedule with weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

Bonus pay considered throughout year

Must be a Licensed Veterinary Technician in New York State

Email a resume AND cover letter for the attention of Dr Jenni Tudini to [email protected]

09/10/2024

UPDATE: He’s home safe and well! 😻

PLEASE SHARE!! This little man has lost his way - His name is Ludwig and he is currently missing. He was last seen near 2761 Madonna Drive in Eden, NY, 14057 on 8/30. He had a red collar on with his name and the owners phone number (716)392-9250, as well as a Tractive tracker (black) as shown in the photo and a grayish glow in the dark cover over it. His owners are not sure if it is still on him.

Here are some photos of him. He is around 10-11 lbs.

09/04/2024

Who doesn’t love newborn puppies? We absolutely love days when there is a c-section. There are always many willing hands waiting to help with the fluffy bundles as they are delivered.

07/23/2024

Following on from our previous posts the following changes have been made by the CDC and there has been a full reversal on their planned requirements for travel across the Canadian border.

“For dogs that have been only in dog rabies-free or low-risk countries in the 6 months before U.S. entry, this is the only form that is needed. A receipt will be emailed to you upon submission of the form. You can print the receipt or show it on your phone.

Note that in addition to this form, the dog must appear healthy upon arrival, must be at least 6 months old, and must have a microchip identified with a universal scanner.

There are no longer requirements for USDA endorsed certificates for dogs meeting these criteria.”

The link below takes you to the online form that can be filled out the day of travel and printed to be shown to a border control officer.

07/23/2024

https://news.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=210&Id=12196546&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0FE0mrDKlkA9C2okz4S7Jq_YyH9iUG_z7IoFOci7UnKm5sGjSFUyYUB0g_aem_oDI0Frn9oMuSZTPxX73_rA&f5=1

Owners from low-risk rabies countries will be able to fill out simple form

07/23/2024

!!!!! IMPORTANT TRAVEL INFORMATION !!!!!

While we have been preparing our hospital for implementing the new requirements for travel across to Canada with your dog, the CDC has just released a new statement today (07/22/24) advising that travel to Canada and back will now NOT be included with the travel requirements that go into effect on August 1st.

This will come as a huge relief to many families who travel regularly across the border for personal, health, sporting or breeding purposes. Please take a minute to read the most up to date press release so that you can still take appropriate measures as needed.

CDC has clarified and simplified the process for bringing dogs into the United States from rabies-fr

07/09/2024

We are having issues with our phone systems. We are actively trying to address this. For urgent matters please contact our sister practice Fetch the Vet at 716-463-7296 and our staff can assist you further or email us at [email protected] - thank you for your patience.

05/28/2024

Variety is the spice of life! Whether it be big ears, a great smile, fuzzy hair, puppy kisses or a loud purr - we love them all! Some of our friends we cared for over the past week working hard for their profile pics! Like and share if you spy your furry one 🐾

04/30/2024

They say kids grow up quickly on you… well we could say the same for dogs! One minute they’re fluffy little gangly legged goofballs and the next minute they’re a handsome grown boy! ‘Gus’ who is a labradoodle came in for his routine annual exam yesterday with Dr Sara and he was such a good boy for his visit with us. 🐾

04/20/2024

“I’ve found a lump” is something we hear daily, and more often than not it carries with it worry about what it might be, does it need removing or often the biggest fear - is it cancer and if so what can be done?

Our approach is usually very simple - we perform what is called a fine needle aspirate. This is a very simple procedure that takes just a few seconds to harness some cells from the mass using a needle and syringe no different from what we use to administer a vaccine. It is often confused with a biopsy which would be where we remove an actual piece of the lump in question to assess it further.

The smears that are made contain often hundreds to thousands of cells that after being prepped and stained are examined under the microscope. Given that we perform FNA’s so routinely, our veterinarians assess the vast majority of the samples in house which means we can provide information on the cell type immediately. On some occasions however, it is preferred to get a second opinion from a board certified pathologist and in that case we will recommend sending the sample out to our reference laboratory before deciding the best course of action.

So what do we see under the microscope?

In the microscope images attached these are wonderful examples of the type of cells we see very often and for one of the most common ‘lumps’ that cause worry. These cells are adipocytes - or in simple terms ‘fat cells’. These aspirates were taken just yesterday from a patient with a soft mass that the owner had found on her dog. Each type of cell in the body has a different appearance depending upon where it is arising from and as clinicians we are trained to recognize and know these. This ‘lump’ is nothing more than a Lipoma (fatty tumor) where there has been an accumulation of fatty tissue develop. These tumors are benign and not of concern and usually only need excising if they become particularly large and cumbersome (as in the photo above them) or are causing the patient distress based on their location.

For this patient, a simple procedure brought relief to his owner, identified what the growth was and determined that no further action is needed.

04/16/2024

04/08/2024

Are you ready like ‘Riley’ for the Eclipse? Please note that we will have adapted hours on Monday April 8th and will close early at 1PM. Stay safe and enjoy the Solar Eclipse!

Here are some helpful tips for keeping your furry family members safe tomorrow:

🐾 Don't bring pets to large gatherings
🐾 Keep pets inside
🐾 Try and ensure your pets don't stare at the
sun
🐾 If you leave home with your dog, be
prepared for long travel
🐾 If you're in public, keep your pet on a
leash
🐾 Watch out for and respond to stress
signs
🐾 If needed, provide distractions

02/27/2024

It was all smiles today for Luca’s first visit with us (and that was just the staff!) 🐾 - Welcome to the family ‘Luca’ 🩷

02/13/2024

‘Misty’ couldn’t wait to be the one to announce that we are now offering Class IV Laser Therapy within both our hospital and in the comfort of your own home through our sister practice - Fetch The Vet Mobile Veterinary Practice. We have been working away behind the scenes to train our veterinary team on use of a brand new therapeutic modality for your furry family members!

Laser Therapy (Photobiomodulation therapy) is fast-acting and versatile. It uses light energy to reach target tissue and results in decreased inflammation, decreased pain, and accelerated healing. It can effectively treat a wide variety of conditions including pre-surgical, post-surgical, acute and chronic disease states.

Some of the most common chronic disease states that we will be able to provide supplemental care for include:

- Degenerative Joint Disease
- Lick Granulomas
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Idiopathic Cystitis in Cats
- Degenerative myelopathy/neuropathy

If you are interested in incorporating this form of therapy into your pets health care then reach out to us and one of our team members will be able to help guide you further.

‘Misty’ has been struggling with this very chronic Lick Granuloma on her leg for many many months and it has failed to respond to all other medical routes we have taken. Her mum is very eager to see how Laser Therapy can help. She has received two treatments so far and we are already seeing forward progress.

Doesn’t ‘Misty’ rock her safety Doggles well!