Pana Animal Hospital

01/07/2025

We are open today! We ask that everyone be patient with the phones and us getting in contact for rescheduled and appt. As we play catch up today. Thank you for your understanding!

01/06/2025

Pana Animal Hospital will be closed today due to dangerous road conditions. We want to keep the safety of our employees and clients in mind during a situation like this.

Please know the animals will be taken care of but we want to limit the amount of people on the roads. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Our plan will be to open tomorrow for regular scheduled hours but please watch here for any further updates.

01/03/2025

Please continue to watch our page for updates on our early week schedule due to impending weather forecasts!

As of right now Pana Animal Hospital will be trying to open on Monday as planned. We will make a final decision depending on keeping employees and clients safe closer to time, so continue to watch for any and all updates on our opening hours! Thank you!

01/03/2025

It is with great sorrow that we let our Pana Animal Hospital community know of the passing of Bev. Anyone that has been a part of our journey knew that Bev was an integral part of that, as well as a family friend of Dr. Lutz family in general. We have missed her as our receptionist for some time and can't imagine not having her visit us to check up on the place anymore. Our condolences go out to her family as they mourn this tragic loss. 💔

Beverly Rudow, 86, of Pana passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 in her home. She was born November 8, 1938, in Pana, IL to the late Dale and Vesta (Rider) Elliott. She married Robert Rudow on February 14, 1957, in the First United Methodist Church, Pana. He preceded her in death on January 12, 2008.

Bev was a graduate of Pana High School and went on to receive her certification in floral design. She owned and operated Bob’s Floral for 39 years. After retirement she worked as the receptionist for the Pana Animal Hospital. She was an avid reader and never knew a stranger and loved her pets like children.
Beverly’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her world.

Beverly is survived by her sons, Rob (Cindy) Rudow of Danville, CA and Bill (Nancy) Rudow of Pana; grandchildren, Jessica (Bobby) Ahrens, Kassie (Morgan) Young, Matthew (Ashley) Rudow, Ross (Vanessa) Rudow; and great-grandchildren, Nora Ahrens, Piper Young, Murphy Young, Olivia Rudow, and Kaden Rudow.

Funeral services for Beverly will be held Thursday, Jan. 9 in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home at 11 a.m. with Pastor Todd Holman officiating. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery, Pana. Family will meet friends on Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of the service.
Quantity are limited so don’t wait to long to place your orders. Any questions please feel free to contact us at the number above.
Memorials in Beverly’s honor may be made to Genesis Animal Rescue and will be accepted by McCracken-Dean Funeral Home who is assisting the family.
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12/29/2024

Holiday hours:

For med/rx pickup and boarding pick up and drop-off ONLY.

23rd: 8-10
27th: 10-12
30th: 8-10
3rd: 10-12

We will be closed the 23rd-5th

We will resume normal business hours on the 6th.

Please plan accordingly!

12/18/2024

Pikachu got to go to Nokomis schools today to see all the little kids in kindergarten! He jumped in our "box o' fun" because he's sure he is our most fun thing we brought! Dr. Lutz, Jaime, and a few of our critters took the trip to educate the kindergarten on all the cool things we see and do at Pana Animal Hospital!

12/16/2024

We will be limiting appointments to technician and assistant appointments tomorrow (12/17/24) as our Doctor focuses on learning new skills! Stay tuned for more information on future capabilities of PAH and Dr. Lutz!

12/13/2024

Hello humans of the PAH world. My name is Lex and I get to end the year with you all as our December Pet of the Month! I am so happy and deeply honored to be chosen for this job, my mom is even letting me use her laptop to send this information to you all. I know you will all be so excited to learn all the things about such a cool cat like me!

I was technically named after a character in Grey's anatomy. My mom said it's a show that she enjoys watching, but I honestly have very little interest in such things. My mom's grandma called me little Grey, so mom chose the name Lexie for me. She soon found out that I was a strapping young gentlemen so she shortened the name to Lex. But what's a name right? I plenty of nicknames that the humans I live with sometimes refer to me as Lexus, or sometimes Lexie Lou. My mom refers to me as Biscuit though because when I am picked up I go completely limp.

The story of how I came to live with the humans is quite interesting. As a kitten I lived outdoors and had the best job in the world, I'd walk my humans to their cars and back to the house. I was very good at it! Since I was born outside I have always had the need to travel. I would leave and come back every few days, but did always come back home to ensure my humans were doing well. There was a period of time where I was missing and my mom was just hopeful that someone scooped me up and gave me a good home, but turns out I had a pretty significant accident, which led me to meet Dr. Lutz and the girls at PAH.

My mom thinks I'm part Maine Coone since I have a big head, but I just need room for all the smarts I have in there. I'm definitely a domestic short hair tabby cat and I'm around 4 years old. We don't know my actual age, but my uncle says I am allowed to be as old as I feel. One thing I know for sure though is that I LOVE food!!! Food is one of my favorite things. Open some wet food and I come barreling out nowhere because I just adore food and treats. My main diet is Purina Indoor and Purina Sensitive Skin and Stomach, but I do get to indulge in some samples of my brother's food. Since I am December's pet of the month I think my mom I think my mom should get me all the canned food I want!

I have taught my humans a thing or two. The best trick is to pick me up when I wave my front paws at them. I also tricked my grandma into carrying me up the stairs from the basement when I don't feel like climbing up them. When it comes to my own tricks, my mom says that I have super upper body strength. And while this may not seem like an actual trick but a little victory for myself after my medical issues, I can go to the letterbox all by myself!!!

My mom says I am actually very well behaved, and I definitely try my best to be. But I do tend to have a bad habit of scaring her by doing things, or trying to do things, that my siblings can do when I physically can't or shouldn't be. I try to tell her all the time that I'm a big boy kitty but I am still working on making my dismounts more graceful. Plus the humans I live with have nothing but nice things to say about how kind and sweet I am for all that I have been through.

That's all about me for now! Stay tuned though because there will be more things to come from me. December is a special month overall as it is National Cat Lover Month, so the PAH girls and I have some cool cat information we want to share with you. So stay tuned for all the feline fun and excitement to come!

12/03/2024

Please plan accordingly for our holiday hours!

11/27/2024

Letter from Dr. Lutz!

With Thanksgiving coming up, I wanted to let you all know how thankful I am for all of the support I have had this year with my knee injury and recovery. It has been rough keeping up with my work schedule as well as my family obligations when I haven’t been operating at 100%.

It’s times like these, though, that make me realize how truly blessed that I am. My staff has been amazing at picking up the slack around the office, bringing all of the animal patients to me, doing the heavy lifting, and basically filling all the gaps created by my inability to move around like I usually do. I sure do appreciate them!

I am thankful to all of you Pana Animal Hospital clients, as well. I know scheduling has been challenging, dropping off your pets isn’t always ideal, and waiting for surgery schedules to open up has required patience. I thank you for that, but I also thank you for the cards, the flowers, and the “get well” wishes. I was humbled last week when a client asked to see me in the room. Instead of getting his pet checked out, he asked how I was recovering, first. Thank you all!

I have to also give a shout out to the doctors and staff at Pana Community Hospital as well as the physical therapy department over there. I hope that you all realize how great it is to have such an outstanding staff of professionals right here in our community. I was able to have the knee surgery in Pana, and I have been able to schedule all of my physical therapy appointments around my work schedule. The convenience enabled me to keep working through this whole process. But, it isn’t just the convenience that I have appreciated. Everyone has been so kind, encouraging, and knowledgeable. I felt that I was in good hands and cared for the whole time. I hope you guys always keep doing what you do!

Of course, I certainly could not have made it without the love and dedication of my church and my family. They kept me well fed, took care of me when I couldn’t walk at all, and got my younger kids to and from all of the many places they needed to go. They kept me company, played lots of board games with me, and kept me from going crazy when life forced me to slow down. I love you guys so much!

So, I’m hoping I will be back to full capacity after the Christmas break at Pana Animal Hospital. I hope to see you all in 2025!

Love,

Dr. Tami Lutz

11/25/2024

Welcome back PAH friends, its Callie, your Novembe Pet of the Month. I come to you with a bunch of important information that Dr. Lutz and the girls want you all to know, especially with the upcoming holiday season. Thanksgiving is obviously a time of being thankful for the things we have, but we all know it's also the time special for yummy food to eat. We all know lots of humans out there who love to share that yummy food with us furry friends, so l am here to tell everyone what is good and what is no not good to share.
Eating certain table foods, even in small amounts, can cause a really significant condition called pancreatitis. I had this once before and let me tell you, it is not fun and I definitely did not feel good at all. The pancreas produces enzymes used to digest food, and fatty foods are one of the harder foods for animals to digest. Pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease, so the pancreas becomes inflamed causing pain, loss of appetite, dehydration, diarrhea and vomiting.
Pancreatitis can be diagnosed by Dr. Lutz and her girls with a simple in house snap test called CPL for dogs and FPL for cats. Simply put, it measures pancreatic enzymes. An abnormal test result means that your furry friend does in fact have pancreatitis. Treatment for Pancreatitis varies based on the severity of the pancreatitis as it can be acute or chronic. Treatment though typically includes IV fluids, close monitoring for chances that the conditions could worsen, anti-vomiting medication (which helps also prevent dehydration), resting the pancreas (which includes withholding food and water for 24 hours), and a very strict and bland diet (homemade diets can be provided by the PAH girls, or feeding prescription foods like I/D).
Now when it comes to that yummy food, as I said before, there are some that are okay to share and there are some that you definitely should not be sharing with your furry friends. These are the common foods during Thanksgiving dinner that are known to cause pancreatitis: ham, turkey (especially the skin) gravy, stuffing, fatty foods, and foods with a lot of butter. The foods that you can are instead (in small quantities) include: carrots, green beans, 100% pumpkin pure, blueberries, sweet potatoes and apples.
Keep in mind though that these foods that you can share should be free of any seasonings or extra additives as those can cause an inflammatory response of the GI tract and lead to pancreatitis as well.
I sure hope all this information was super helpful to you humans, especially in helping avoid any post-holiday trips to see Dr. Lutz and the girls, unless it's for some nice belly rubs and chin scratches. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving with all your family and loved ones, and that its full of lots of joy and happiness. Stay tuned to the page for more upcoming information in regards to the holiday season and more information you could learn to keep your pets healthy and safe.

11/20/2024

Hello every human at Pana Animal Hospital. My name is Callie and I am your November Pet of the Month. I am so excited to talk to you guys about a lot of really important things for this upcoming holiday season. But first, I'm going to talk to you about something extra special, and that would be everything about me. As I previously stated, my name is Callie, I am a 2 & ½ year old toy poodle and let me tell you, l am pretty awesome. I got my name from the first home I lived in so my human family now decided to keep it. But being the paw-some dog that I am, I have acquired a few nicknames along the way like Callie Bean, Beanie We**ie and Bean to just name a few. My original human owners got me as a puppy but they quickly learned that I couldn't stay a puppy, so my human family I have now rescued me and has given me the best life a dog could ask for.
My humans take the best care of me, they especially do well in feeding me yummy food, Life's Abundance, as well as some yummy chicken breast and marrow bones. To add to the greatness of me, I do have a few tricks up my sleeve, but the best trick of all is that I have my humans wrapped around my fingers and have basically trained them to follow every command that I give them, which means I get everything | want. A rather unique trick that I am very proud of though, I am a great singer and I entertain my humans daily with it and they enjoy it so much. Though I consider myself to be the best girl ever, I have been told from time to time that I can be rather naughty. I really like knocking all of my human mom's pillows and blankets off the couch and chairs. She always says she can' have nice things because of me, but I'm just trying to help her out and have things look nice for her... they just don't go well with her furniture.
Aside from naughty things, I have had a few things happen that have really thrown my human family for a loop. These things have led to me spending a lot more time with Dr. Lutz and the PAH girls as well. One big thing, I recently became a mom, and man was that quite the headache, more for me than anything though. My humans also decided to keep two of them... I loved my puppies, but I don't think my humans understood that none of them were supposed to stay. But I did have a special stay with Dr. Lutz and the PAH girls and got spayed, one set of puppies was definitely enough for me. I also got a little adventurous one day and got into the trash, which caused me to get pancreatitis. That was a doozy in itself, but Dr. Lutz and her girls did such a great job taking care of me and now I feel so much better!
To wrap this up, I just thought you all would like to know a few more things about me. I really love watching TV and being cuddled like a baby is definitely a must. Being snuggled up in my humans' arms is my favorite place to be. Something really interesting too is I recently went on a trip with my human family to Utah, where we encountered our first rattlesnake. But don't worry, no one got harmed during that rather scary time. We all ran to the car and got out of there really quick. My nerves did get the best of me though because even though I was safe in the car, I did have a little accident once we were in there and safe.
That's all for now though humans. I have a lot of fun and important information planned for all of you.
This Thanksgiving season a lot of things could go wrong with your furry loved ones and I am here to give you all the ins and outs, tips and tricks to make it enjoyable and safe for all. Please stay tuned so you don't miss out on any of it!