Animal Medical Center on Romany

01/25/2025

Did you hear? February is Pet Dental Health Month! 🦷

You may have heard your vet say dentals are crucial for your pet’s health, but what does a routine dental entail? 🤔

▪️ PRE-ANESTHETIC BLOODWORK: This helps us determine if your pet is healthy enough to undergo anesthesia and whether anesthesia would be compromising your pet in any way.
▪️ PRE-MEDICATIONS: This includes a sedative and pain control. These help prepare your pet for their IV catheter and play a defining role in our Fear-Free protocol as well to ensure your pet’s fear, anxiety, and stress is at a minimum!
▪️ ANESTHETIC INDUCTION: Your pet will receive an induction medication which will allow our team to place an endotracheal tube (or “ET” tube). This is what makes it possible for us to have control over your pet’s anesthetic depth and oxygen rate via their lungs. The tube also prevents the water used during a dental procedure from entering the lungs.
▪️ GENERAL ANESTHESIA: These are the anesthetic gasses (such as Isoflurane) that are used to control the pet’s level of anesthesia. It takes expertise to be able to maintain a proper level of anesthesia.
▪️ SURGICAL MONITORING: One of our very skilled technicians will monitor your pet’s heart rate, respirations, oxygenation, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen flow rate, anesthetic gas percentage, and fluid administration. Basically, we keep all things running smoothly until your fur baby wakes up!
▪️ DENTAL SCALING & POLISHING: While your pet is being carefully monitored, another technician performs dental scaling to remove all that built-up plaque, tartar, and calculus. The teeth will also be polished with dental grade toothpaste, just like at your dental visit!
▪️ DENTAL MAPPING: After cleaning, the tech and veterinarian will evaluate every tooth from all angles and record any diseased teeth and other problems in the mouth.

💙 To help you keep your pet's mouth healthy, we are offering 20% off dentals scheduled in the month of February! Call us at 859-2681780 to set up a dental or schedule a consultation with our doctor.

01/16/2025

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department received word this afternoon that a skunk found in Lexington has tested positive for rabies. The skunk was discovered earlier this week by a resident in the Stone Creek/Willow Oaks neighborhoods. The health department posted signs in the area on Wednesday to notify residents of the discovery.

LFCHD officials continue to remind residents to make certain their pets have a current rabies vaccination. There does not appear to be any contact between neighborhood animals and the skunk, but officials ask that residents keep watch on their pets.

Rabies, a viral disease of humans, pets and wild animals, is transmitted from animals to humans by the saliva of a rabid animal, usually from a bite. State law requires that all dogs, cats and ferrets maintain a current rabies vaccination.

Learn more about LFCHD’s rabies control program at https://www.lfchd.org/rabies-control/.

01/06/2025

If you’re cold, your pet is cold, too! Here are some essential tips to ensure your pets stay warm and cozy this season:

- Bring pets inside or provide secure, insulated shelter to protect them from the elements.
- Stock up on food, water, and any medications your pets may need in case bad weather limits travel.
-Keep outdoor trips short and watch for signs of frostbite or hypothermia.

Protect not only your pets but the pets in your community. If you see something, say something!

If you see or suspect an animal outside without proper shelter, call Lexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control at 859-255-9033.

Together, we can keep all pets safe and warm this winter.

01/06/2025

ALERT: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising residents to not feed their pets Monarch Raw Pet Food sold at several farmers markets in California due to detection of H5 bird flu virus in product samples.

Residents who fed their pets Monarch raw pet food products or other raw meat or dairy products and notice their pet is experiencing symptoms should immediately contact their veterinarian.

Additionally, residents should avoid consumption of all raw milk and raw meat products and not feed these to their pets. LA County Public Health recently confirmed H5 bird flu in four house cats from a separate household that consumed recalled raw milk and became sick and died, which is part of an ongoing investigation. Learn more: https://bit.ly/49ZYWVz

01/06/2025

We will not open today, stay safe everyone.

12/31/2024

WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🚨

This is Aneto, and his situation is urgent. He’s completely stressed and overwhelmed in the shelter environment, and we know he would do best to be adopted instead of returning to a kennel.

Aneto has been in foster care, where he has made incredible progress - he's learned commands and shown his great personality. But despite his hard work and amazing personality, no one has EVER asked to meet him.

Aneto is a loyal, adventure-loving, working dog who loves the outdoors and will be your devoted protector. But his foster parents can’t continue fostering him much longer—it’s time for Aneto to find a home or another foster family to help him continue thriving.

We need YOUR help to save Aneto. Please share, like, and tag anyone who might be the perfect fit for this amazing dog. Let’s get Aneto adopted and into a home for good!

Can't adopt or foster? Please donate and have your contribution matched thanks to Nancy Barron & Associates, Inc. Investments. Every donation helps us save animals just like Aneto.

Thanks to our Preferred Partners and Adoption Center Sponsors, Richmond Road Veterinary Clinic, and Tates Creek Animal Hospital, one of the many benefits that come with choosing adoption is that your first wellness exam at their clinics will be complimentary!

Thank you to Vulcan Materials Company for sponsoring today's Pet Pal!

https://lexingtonhumanesociety.org/lhs_pet/aneto/

12/23/2024

Holiday hours this week:
12/24: 7.30-noon
12/25, 12/26: closed
12/27: normal hours 7.30am-5pm

11/25/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and the following day (Nov. 28 & 29) so our employees can spend time with their families. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to seeing you back in the office on Monday. This is your reminder to call or email any prescription requests now.
🦃 🍁🍁🍂

11/01/2024

10/31/2024

🎃👻 Halloween fun is here, but some pets might find the spooky season a little too scary! Be sure to watch for signs your pet is feeling uneasy—like pacing, hiding, or vocalizing more than usual. Knowing these cues helps keep them calm and safe during all the festivities! 🎃

Learn more about pet-friendly Halloween tips from American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)'s latest article on recognizing behavioral signals featuring ACVB Diplomate, Dr. Amy Pike: https://bit.ly/3ApcYTd

09/27/2024

Due to a power outage, we are closing early today. Stay safe out there!

07/26/2024

Important new rules for bringing dogs into the USA, please read if you plan to take your pet on vacation with you, particularly to Canada.
The main things are: owners need to fill out a form before coming back into the USA, and your pet must be microchipped.

In a change of course, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says for dogs that have only been in dog rabies-free or low-risk countries in the past six months before U.S. entry, the CDC Dog Import Form is the only form that is needed, starting August 1.

05/29/2024

Our phones are down today, please email or text if you need us.

04/26/2024

A bat was found to have rabies in Woodford County after biting a child.