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Dr. Anant V. Joshi D.V.M. & Associates
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(732) 388-3379
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Clark Animal Hospital
1075 Westfield Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065
Phone: (732) 388-3379
Fax: (732) 388-5321
Our Services...
Clark Animal Hospital provides complete veterinary services.
General surgeries by our regular veterinary surgeons:
Dr. Anant Joshi
Both traditional surgical techniques as well as modern Radio-surgery are utilized.
We proudly offer the following:
- Vaccinations for Puppies & Kittens, Adult Dogs & Cats
- Wellness Exams for new pets of all ages
- Examination, Diagnosis and Treatment, including Hospitalization of sick animals
- Diagnostic services include Blood tests, X-rays, Ultrasound, Biopsies, Autopsies, Endoscopy, ECGs, Telemedicine access to Board Certfied Specialists in Radiology, Cardiology, and Medicine. We have privileges to access the Specialists on phone as needed regarding your pet's medical results and advice.
- Export Health Exams & Certificates for pets traveling, both domestic and international
- Spay / Neuter surgeries
- Boarding. We also offer daycare for your pets, in case you need to drop them off every morning and pick them up every evening. Your pet would be happy, safe and secure with us, giving you peace of mind.
- Professional Pet Grooming, Basic Baths, Nail Trims, Ear Cleaning, and Anal Gland Expression
- Cosmetic surgeries for dogs, like Eyelid Corrective surgeries, Nostril Enlargement, Tail Docks, and Dewclaw removal
- Emergency surgeries for dogs and cats like bladder stones, pyometra, accidental wound treatments, lacerations, dog bites, abscesses, fractures etc.
- Nutritional profiling to determine which diet is best for your pet. We carry a large selection of prescription pet food.
- Senior Pet Exams, to detect early the silent conditions like renal disease, heart disease, arthritis, cognitive dysfunction syndrome (old dog mental illness), as well as more prominent diseases like incontinence, dental diseases, prostate problems, tumors, cancers, anemia, jaundice, anorexia, cataracts, and a host of other age related illnesses. We can positively intervene in many cases and provide many more meaningful years to your pet companion.
We aim to enhance the quality of life for your pet. We have a number of means to achieve this. You are welcome to visit us with or without your pet to check into these modern modalities that will make life easier and a pleasure for your pet!
We proudly offer the following:
WELLNESS EXAMS:
We recommend that all pets be given wellness exams at least twice a year. This exam includes a thorough physical examination in which eyes, ears, nose, throat, skin and coat, heart auscultation, and oral exam to detect gingivitis and dental plaque.
This helps to detect any underlying or silent conditions that can be cured early on and the pet is spared the pain and agony. The doctor may recommend measures like X-Rays, blood tests to diagnose and rectify any problems.
COMPLETE PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS:
When your pet comes to Clark Animal Hospital for a "vaccination visit" or a "wellness exam" a general examination is done. Particular attention is paid to any health complaints that are brought to the attending doctor's attention by the pet owner. Those exams are generally geared towards solving the presenting health problem at hand. A complete physical exam (C.P.E.) is neither necessary nor performed on your pet every time he or she comes in. A C.P.E. is only performed if the owner specifically requests it to be done or the doctors think that it is in the pet's best interest and the pet owners allow it.
We at Clark Animal Hospital strongly recommend a C.P.E. for all new pets, regardless of age. It is also recommended that pets receive a C.P.E. once every two years, starting at the age of six.
The following is a brief description of the different body functions that are assessed in a Complete Physcial Exam and why they are important for your pet's health.
1. Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat: We are looking for infection, discharge, allergies, and parasites
2. Oral Exam, Dental Health: Check for gingivitis, dental problems, and periodontal disease
3. Heart & Lungs: Do auscultation, check for heart murmurs and lung abnormalities like pneumonia
4. Abdominal Palpation: May reveal abdominal masses, fluid, and/or pain
5. Physicla Examination of Lymph Nodes: Screen for infections, cancer, and/or immune problems
6. Check Umbilicus and Inguinum for Hernias: Hernias may become very serious health issues
7. Skin and Hair Coat: Check for dandruff, allergies, parasites, and/or hormonal problems
8. Interdigital Spaces: Allergies, infections, and/or masses
9. Carpi (wrists), Physical Abnormality: Arthritis, pain, range of motion, and/or developmental abnormalities
10. Elbows, (Instability/abnormality): Arthritis pain, dislocations, and/or developmental abnormalities
11. Shoulder Joints (Pain/abnormality): Arthritis pain, range of motion, dislocations, and/or developmental abnormalities
12. Tarsi (ankles): Arthritis pain, range of motion, dislocations, and/or developmental abnormalities
13. Knee Joint: Laxity of knee cap, cruciate ligament problems, arthritis, pain, range of motion
14. Coxal (hips) Joint Stability: Hip dysplasia, arthritis, laxity, and/or pain
15. Brief Neurological: Nerve problems, mentation, balance, perception, locomotion, sensation
16. Gait: Checks to see if the pet is walking normally, if there is any problem with posture
17. Genitals / Rectal Exam: Problems of prostate, testicles, rectal warts, anal gland problems, vaginal exam for discharge discharge and/or growths
18. Urinary / Reproductive: Obstructions, tumors, infections, pain, incontinence, and/or discharge
19. Body Score: Is the pet overweight, underweight, malnourished, or obese?
20. Overall health evaluation and outlook: What can the pet owner expect?
SENIOR PET EXAM:
When is a pet considered senior? It depends upon the breed/size and age of the pet. Just like senior citizens (humans) get regular check ups including blood tests, ECGs, chest X-Rays, arthritis check, prostate check, etc. so also the senior pets need such tests. Based on the results, early intervention in their ‘silent’ conditions will make their lives healthier, happier, and longer. There are excellent drugs available for such senior pets’ conditions as heart disease, asthma, arthritis, decreased mental acuity, incontinence, muscle weakness etc.
VACCINATIONS:
Vaccinations are done annually. For dogs, we recommend a 9 in 1 vaccine (DHLPP+Bordetella), Rabies vaccine and Lyme vaccine. For cats we recommend 4 in 1 (FVR-C-C-P) vaccine, Leukemia vaccine and Rabies vaccine.
For multi-cat households and for cats that have an indoor-outdoor lifestyle we recommend Feline Aids Virus vaccine and FIP vaccine also.
SPAY/NEUTER:
All pets that are not to be used for breeding should be spayed (female) and neutered (males). It is best to do this between 5-6 months of age, although it can be done anytime later also. By spaying your female dog or cat, you eliminate future complications like pyometra (pus in the uterus), mammary cancer, unwanted pregnancies etc. Also, you won’t have to deal with vaginal bleeding when she comes in heat. Most importantly, she will live healthier & longer life. Similarly, neutering makes males much more friendly and docile. It helps to eliminate aggression and urine marking behavior. It eliminates chances of prostate and testicular cancer. It is the most responsible thing to do for your pet.
ADDITIONAL SURGICAL SERVICES
Gastropexy: Attaching stomach to the internal body body wall to avoid Gastric-Dilatation-Volvulus also called "fatal bloat", especially in large breed dogs.
Gastrotomy: Opening and suturing the stomach, as in to remove foreign objects
Cystotomy: Urinary bladder surgery, as in bladder stone removal
Perineal Urethrostomy: Surgical removal of penis to avoid repeated urinary passage blackade in male cats
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair: by Lateral Imbrication method. This is open knee joint surgery
Intestinal Anastomosis: Cutting off disease intestine and joining healthy portions together
Sub Total Colectomy: Partial removal of diseased colon, as in cats that have mega-colon and resulting constipation and obstipation
Cherry Eye Correction: We offer both the "Tuck" and "Cut" method
Ectropian Eye Surgery: in pets that have outward curling and drooping eyelids
Entropion Eye Surgery: for pets that have inward curling eyelids
Pyometra: in un-spayed pets whose uterus has become infected and filled with pus
Anal Gland Surgical Removal
Ear Hematoma Repair
Tumor Removal of the mammary gland
Tumor Removal of outer chest and abdomen
A day before surgery:
Do not feed your pet any food or water after 10 PM the night before the surgery. You should drop off your pet at the Clark Animal Hospital at around 8:30 AM the day of the surgery. Spays and neuters are released the next day, and cat declaws after two nights. Call us if you see any problems like pain, bleeding, crying, lethargy, weakness, absence of urination or defecation, or any other symptoms that are concerning to you, after you take the pet home after surgery. These symptoms may or may not be serious, because every pet respond totally differently than other pets to anesthesia and surgery. All post operative complication care is done in the hospital and is free of charge.
HOSPITALIZATIONS:
We treat sick pets either as outpatients or In-hospital patients. Pets that are sick but are otherwise in a stable condition, (i.e. eating drinking, breathing, walking normally, defecating and urinating normally) are usually treated and released the same day with medications and instructions to take home with. Unstable pets are kept in the hospital all day long and clients can pick them up before 7 p.m. If a pet needs overnight monitoring as determined by our veterinarians, it is recommended that it be taken to a nearby pet emergency clinic that is open all night long. Since the pet emergency clinic (which is not a part of our organization) hours are 8 PM to 8 AM, the pet can be transported back to CAH by the client the next morning. Another emergency hospital that is open 24-7 all year round is Garden State Veterinary Specialists in Tinton Falls, near exit 102 of the Garden State Parkway, phone 732-922-0011. We recommend them for all our emergency needs and specialist veterinary care, especially when we are closed.
Then there are patients that are sick but stable, hence are in no imminent danger of deteriorating. They are kept in CAH as hospitalized patients till cured. We provide them, based on their specific need, with intravenous fluids, pain killers, special diets/foods, antibiotics, anti inflammatory medicines, oxygen cage, oxygen mask, treatments, check-ups, clean cages, blankets & diligent monitoring by technicians and doctors while in the hospital. At night, they are allowed to sleep over in the hospital and are checked routinely the next morning. There are therefore no attendants at night time. This is the accepted method all over the USA in regular animal hospitals.
You the pet owner is welcome to visit your hospitalized pet any time during business hours as long as prior arrangements are made. If prior arrangements cannot be made, you are still welcome to visit your pet, but we cannot guarantee that a doctor will be able to talk to you. But, we will do our our best to accommodate your needs.
DENTAL ISSUES:
Pets need dental care just like people do. All pets should get their teeth brushed at least three times a week and should get a mouth wash at least once a day. Many pets are prone to getting dental tartar and gingivitis. This can be easily treated in hospital. The pet is given a basic blood test (pre anesthesia blood test). After reviewing the results, we will sedate the pet and clean the teeth with an Ultrasonic machine. Then the teeth may be polished and treated with iodine.
The pet comes out of sedation in an hour or so and is sent home the same day with mouth wash, pain killers if needed, antibiotics and brushing kit. Some pets get T/d, a special diet that helps to maintain tartar free teeth. Remember, gingivitis is a serious condition and can lead to heart disease and kidney disease, resulting in lowered quality of life and shortening of life span of the pet. We recommend dentistry at least once a year for all pets. While dentistry is being performed, each tooth is examined carefully, and very loose teeth that are infected and hence pose a health risk, are extracted.
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