Santa Monica Pet Medical Center

Whether you have a new puppy or kitten, or your companion is starting to feel his age, we will provide your pet with the latest cutting edge technologies in veterinary medicine and treatment. At Santa Monica Pet Medical Center, we provide in-house surgeries, with a full range of diagnostic laboratory services including radiology, ultrasound, comprehensive physical examinations and pet dental care. Santa Monica Pet Medical Center offers you and your pet high quality, affordable veterinary care and surgery. We are dedicated to taking care of your pets and animal friends. Our compassionate and caring team of Doctors, Veterinary Technicians and Administrative Staff are committed to bringing you the very best in veterinary care for your pet. Our veterinarians are some of the finest in the area. At Santa Monica Pet Medical Center we offer veterinary acupuncture. This Eastern Medicine treatment is used as an alternative to or an adjunct to Western Medicine. Veterinary acupuncture can be highly effective to help control pain and other medical conditions. At Santa Monica Pet Medical Center, our goal is to provide every patient with the most compassionate, comprehensive medical care available. In doing so, we will treat each client as a welcomed guest and each pet as our very own. We offer complete animal health care services to make sure your pets stay happy and healthy.

We recommend a complete physical exam for your pet on a yearly basis. Lots of changes can occur from year to year, especially as your pet gets older. Preventative health care recommendations are made based on examination findings and your pet’s individual needs and situation, which you help us to determine. This may include blood, urine, or fecal tests, vaccinations, dietary or exercise advice, and life-style changes.

Your pet depends on your protection in many ways. The common things they need are shelter, food, water, exercise and love. However, diseases spread by other animals are an ever-present threat to the health of your pet. We live in a high-risk area for diseases spread by other animals such as ticks and mosquitoes. Vaccines are an important protection for your dog.

The American Veterinary Dental Society recommends a full dental cleaning every six months for your pet, just the same as your dentist recommends for you. Still, imagine what that cleaning procedure would be like for you if you did not brush your teeth at all between dental visits. With proper home care, your pet may not need that six month dentistry, thus saving you the expense and your pet the extra anesthetic.

Your pet is a companion, a friend, and in a real sense a member of your family. In order to reduce the number of animals ending up in shelters or being euthanized. Together you can work as a team to help reduce the number of unwanted and abandoned animals. Both male and female dogs and cats are mature enough to reproduce between the ages of six to nine months.

Every day a beloved family pet is lost. Tragically, most never make it back home because their owners didn't identify them. The MicroChip is the professional way to identify your pet and is proven safe and effective. A small chip, the size of a rice grain, is injected under the skin of your pet. The procedure is very safe, very similar to getting a vaccination. The chip is encoded with a unique I.D. number that is registered to you. If your pet ever gets lost and is brought to an animal shelter or clinic, they are scanned to see if they have a microchip. If a microchip is found, the number is submitted to a national data base center which is called to locate the owner. Just like a vaccination, it is injected under the skin of your pet where it remains safely for life. This inexpensive procedure can be done anytime and protects virtually any pet in your household.

Heartworms are easy to prevent in dogs and cats by a simple monthly pill or topical, however, very dangerous and costly to treat once the pet gets heartworms. Year-round Flea and Tick Prevention is also necessary to prevent transmission of disease.

Don’t be fooled by the label on the bag of dog or cat food. If you are not familiar with what makes up the ingredients listed, it can be quite misleading. Allow us to educate you or give you a recommendation about the proper food for your pet. Good quality food can be tailored for the type of pet you have to prevent and/or manage health issues that are common among that breed. Take care to feed your pet only pet food (no table food), feed measured amounts once or twice a day, and limit treats. Remember to always provide lots of fresh, clean water at all times. Whether your pet is fighting a weight problem or requires a special diet in conjunction with health care management and treatment, our Staff will counsel you on the many nutritional options that are available to pet owners.

These first visits are especially fun and very important in getting your new pet off to a good start. Our doctors perform thorough physical examinations, focusing on any internal or external parasite problems, congenital or developmental abnormalities. Our doctors and assistants will give you the latest information about diet, training, and preventative care.

At Santa Monica Pet Medical Center, we believe in aggressive pain management during post-surgical recovery and for those medical conditions that have the potential to diminish the quality of your pet's life. Compassion and commitment to your pet's well being is our primary concern.

Using a state-of-the-art diagnostic evaluation, we are able to accurately measure your pet’s intraocular pressure with this quick, painless procedure. We use this diagnostic test any time we have a patient present with a “red eye”. We also recommend screening tests for those breeds prone to primary glaucoma.

Santa Monica Pet Medical Center offers comprehensive diagnostic and treatment options for orthopedic and degenerative problems your pet may be experiencing. Our Doctors will apprise you of the many new orthopedic surgical procedures, acupuncture for pets and medications currently available to help restore your pet's mobility.

Santa Monica Pet Medical Center maintains a complete pet pharmacy providing medications, supplements and prescription diets for your pet companions.

Losing a pet that has been your loving companion for years, can be the most difficult situation a person can ever confront. If necessary, we will help your pet to pass without pain and with dignity. When it's time to say, "Goodbye", the doctors and staff of Santa Monica Pet Medical Center will be here for you and your pet.

The use of acupuncture in conjunction with drugs and/or surgery can immeasurably improve your companion animal’s chances for a rapid and complete recovery. Dr. Anthony George is a member of the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture, and has traveled to China with members of the Chi Institute to enhance his knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine