At Royal Oak Veterinary + Urgent Care, we offer variety of services to allow us to be your full-service hospital.
Advanced Digital X-rays
At Royal Oak Veterinary + Urgent Care in Purcellville, VA , we are proud to be on the cutting edge of medical technology. Radiology is a technique and diagnostic tool that we use to look inside the body in an entirely non-invasive way. X-rays allow us to create images of all the body’s organs.
In other words, the use of radiology gives us a view of the internal organs in your pets’ body that we otherwise could not see. It is a valuable diagnostic tool that helps veterinarians detect and prevent illness.
Dental Care
Dental care is vital to the overall health of any pet. Dental disease can lead to health issues with the heart, liver, and kidneys, and has the potential to seep into your pet’s bloodstream. In fact, 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats over three years of age suffer from some form of dental disease, making it the most common pet health issue among our pet population.
Emergency and Urgent Care
Our staff is dedicated and well trained to handle emergencies of all types. If you’re experiencing an emergency, please call us immediately. Our team of professionals will be able to determine the best course of action for your pet.
Hospice and Euthanasia
Saying goodbye to your pet can be extremely difficult. The process can be emotionally and mentally draining. We don’t want you to be alone at the end stages of a pets’ life, and we promise to do everything we can to make it easier on you and your pet. Most of all, we promise to treat each case with compassionate and understanding care.
Knowing when the time is right can be a difficult choice. There are many factors that go into deciding to euthanize a pet, and it is a personal issue that differs from pet owner to pet owner. But every pet owner is inevitably faced with making that tough decision, and we want to be there alongside you to aid in any way we can.
In-House Laboratory
We are very proud of our laboratory. We are able to perform many diagnostic tests quickly and efficiently in it. We can do many simple tests but are also able to offer some more complex ones, too! We are able to run full blood work, urine testing, infectious disease testing including heartworm tests, leukemia and FIV tests, and many more.
The best part of being able to run laboratory tests in our hospital is that we can diagnose your pets much sooner than if we had to send the blood work out to another laboratory. Whenever your pets are not feeling well, we can offer you results and a diagnosis in minutes instead of making you wait a day (or more) for the results.
Laser Therapy (COMING SOON)
We are proud to announce we WILL BE offering laser therapy, an innovative way to treat pain and inflammation in pets. Laser therapy uses specific wavelengths of light to create therapeutic effects such as improved healing time, pain reduction, increased circulation and decreased swelling. Multiple studies have shown laser therapy can help with a variety of problems including arthritis, joint pain, ligament sprains, muscle strains, dog/cat bites, feline acne/asthma, hotspots, post trauma/surgery pain, hip dysplasia, lick granulomas, and snake/bug bites.
Onsite Diagnostics
We have state-of-the-art diagnostic tools that allow our staff to diagnose your pets’ condition or illness better. It is our commitment to stay on the cutting edge of diagnostic technology.
Having these advanced diagnostic tools allows us to examine specific areas more carefully and provide a quicker and more accurate diagnosis. We use many tools such as radiology, lab tests, and various other equipment.
Microchipping
At Royal Oak Veterinary + Urgent Care, we are happy to offer microchipping. Every year, thousands and thousands of pets go missing. Not knowing where your pet is or how to bring them back can be a helpless, hopeless feeling. It’s a tragedy that happens all too often.
But there is a simple, safe, and effective way to ensure your pet’s safety and retrieval should he or she ever become lost. Microchipping is a standard procedure that implants a tiny chip underneath your pet’s fur. It is a safe, painless, and relatively fast procedure.
Parasite Prevention
The idea of your pet being infested with parasites is a disturbing thought! Parasites pose a variety of health issues for our pets, who can be very susceptible to certain parasites depending on age, region, and other factors. Parasites cause medical issue that can have serious consequences if not properly dealt with or, even better, prevented.
Therefore, at Royal Oak Veterinary + Urgent Care, we emphasize the importance of preventing parasites. Pets that are not protected often develop parasites leading to serious problems. Through preventative measures, you can successfully protect your pet.
Pain Management
Pets that are in pain are miserable. For this reason, we will do whatever we can to keep your pets comfortable.
We have many different choices when it comes to treating a pets’ pain. There are anti-inflammatory medications great for many conditions. We also have stronger pain medications if the anti-inflammatory medications are not enough. We also offer injectable anti-arthritis medications and joint health medications to help with arthritis.
Medicine
We pride ourselves not only in diagnosing your pet with medical issues, but being able to provide curative or chronic management of those conditions. Just like us, our pets have multiple body systems that can unfortunately develop chronic issues including: endocrine system (diabetes, adrenal diseases including Cushings, thyroid disorders), kidney disease, liver disease, neurologic diseases (seizures and balance disorders), cancers, eye diseases, skin conditions (allergies), immune-system disorders, and more.
We are well connected with boarded specialists in the area, so are able to stay on top of your pets condition, knowing when we need to consider sending you to those specialists.
Wellness Exams for All Ages!!
At Royal Oak Veterinary + Urgent Care, we believe that regular checkups and wellness/preventative exams are critical to your pets’ well-being. This starts as puppies and kittens and continue through their geriatric years!
Getting a new puppy or kitten is exciting! We are here to help you raise him or her to become a well-behaved and healthy adult by discussing many topics with you inlcuding vaccinations, nutrition, behavior, socialization, neutering, and much more! But we also understand the changes your pet will have as they become older, and we also know the importance of keeping your pet healthy as they enter their golden years.
Regardless of the age of your pet, regular checkups allow us to establish a baseline in your pets’ health and make us aware of any changes that may indicate future problems. Preventative medicine is important when our pets are young, but as our pets age, and become prone to certain disease processes, annual exams and blood work becomes even more critical. This thorough checkup gives us vital information to help keep your pet healthy!
Spay and Neuter
Spaying and neutering are important and necessary medical procedures that enhance the quality of your pets’ life. Not only does spaying and neutering have positive effects on your pets’ health, it’s also vital to controlling the homeless pet population.
Owners can be distressed about the optimal age to spay or neuter their pet. Staying current on gold standard practice allows us to customize the care for your pet, including the best time to spay an d neuter for the best health of your pet.
Surgery
We are pleased to offer our clients the highest quality veterinary care. We want nothing but the best for our clients, especially during surgery. It is our goal to make sure that our surgical team is prepared to offer our clients the latest medical procedures. We look forward to learning about the newest medical advances in surgery and actively partake in continued surgical education.
Ultrasound
Ultrasounding is a quick and painless procedure. It uses sound waves to allow us to see inside your pets, without using the harmful radiation produced with other imaging including x-rays.
Ultrasound is extremely useful for emergency needs as well as for full diagnostic ability in a work-up for your pets condition. At Royal Oak Veterinary + Urgent Care, our doctors have the expertise to perform STAT bedside scans for emergency conditions when time is of the essence, as well as offer a boarded specialists diagnostic ultrasound within 2-3 days as needed.
The quicker we can find the problem, the sooner we can get them leading their best lives.
Vaccinations
At Royal Oak Veterinary + Urgent Care, we believe that one of the most important aspects of caring for your pet’s health is vaccinating him or her against possible diseases. There are a variety of diseases which affect our pets, and other animals, so proper vaccination is vital to protecting them from many types of illnesses.
It is important to consult with us about the unique risks of living in our region. We take a tailored approach to your pet. Although there are core vaccines that all cats and dogs should receive, we use our expertise to recommend additional vaccines that are best for your pets’ environment disease risk, and overall health.