Boston Road Animal Hospital

read moreSince 1976, the goal of the veterinarians and staff at Valley Veterinary Hospital has been to maintain a state of the art veterinary facility and a health care team committed to providing compassionate client service and veterinary care. Over the years our practice has grown from a small building located in what is now our parking lot, to our current 8000 square foot home. Our facility was constructed in 1996 and expanded and renovated in 2010. It houses both our veterinary hospital as well as our deluxe boarding facility, the Inn for Pets.

read moreValley Veterinary Hospital is unique in our ability to offer the Pioneer Valley pet owner the convenience of a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital and a deluxe boarding and grooming facility under one roof. With five veterinarians on staff, we provide our patients with the benefits of collaborative care, enabling us to effectively treat all routine to complex medical and surgical cases. We maintain a high level of quality by adhering to the strict standards set forth by the American Animal Hospital Association.

read moreWe are fortunate to have a wide array of prescription diets available to address many common health problems in pets from a nutritional standpoint. The most common nutritional problem seen in our pets is obesity affecting over 50% of our patients. In order to address this problem, we have developed our "Healthy Habits" program which promotes weight loss through the use of discounted and free low calories diets and weight checks.

read moreYour pet's dental health is extremely important! Veterinary dental care is about more than just preventing "doggy breath" - regular dental care can help prevent periodontal disease, which can lead to serious bacterial infections in your dog or cat's liver, kidneys and other organs. Our philosophy is to provide the safest and most thorough dental care available to all of our patients. As a result, all patients receive pre-dental blood work, intravenous fluids, multi-modal intra-operative monitoring, pain medicine with all extractions, and the least traumatic, most advanced techniques in oral surgery when needed.

read moreWe are fortunate to have a wide variety of modern anesthetics to help us safely treat our patients. From mild sedation for a reducing stress during a minor procedure, to general anesthesia administered for an operation, we always chose the safest and most appropriate combination of medications taking into account the individual patients age and health status. Prior to their procedure, a veterinarian examines all patients and medical records are reviewed. In cases where general anesthesia is needed, a sedative is given for relaxation and a catheter is placed for intravenous fluids.

read moreWhen it comes to looking inside the body for signs of disease, few procedures offer as much information with so quickly and non-invasively as an X ray. With the installation of our state of the art direct digital radiology system, we can have detailed X- ray images of your pet in less than five seconds! Not only is this system fast, it provides extremely high resolution and detail for improved diagnostic accuracy. These digital images also can be easily shared with Board Certified radiologists when an expert second opinion is indicated.