Services

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services

Our vet hospital is equipped to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to care for your pets’ complete health care needs.

Surgical Services

Our surgical suite provides for the performance of many soft tissue and orthopedic procedures.

Anesthesia

We utilize the safest available anesthetics to provide an extra margin of safety, especially for our older or high-risk patients. Using the most modern equipment, the patient’s vital signs are monitored during all anesthetic procedures.

Internal medicine consults

We offer in-hospital referrals to specialists at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine as well as other local board certified doctors for ultrasounds, endoscopy, and other procedures requiring specialized equipment.

Radiology Services

Our on-site X-ray equipment provides high quality radiographs to aid in the quick diagnosis of many disorders.

Electrocardiography Services

We provide ECG services on-site as well as consultations with cardiology specialists.

Dentistry

Our dental services include teeth cleaning and polishing, tooth extractions, and minor oral surgery.

Laboratory

Our in-house laboratory facilities provide for serum chemistry, hematology, serology, urinalysis and parasite testing. We also utilize commercial veterinary laboratories for specialized diagnostics and consultations.

Permanent identification

We offer microchip identification.

Pharmacy

We maintain a complete inventory of pharmaceuticals, vitamins, shampoos, flea and tick control products and heartworm preventatives to meet the needs of your pet. We also carry a full line of prescription diets.

Individualized Flea Control Programs

We develop programs for the specific needs of your pet and your own particular environmental situation. We will review with you the best ways to control fleas in your house, in your yard and on your pet.

Dietary Counseling

We will provide guidance regarding your pet’s nutritional needs for each life stage, including dietary requirements for growth, weight maintenance and performance.

Behavioral Counseling

We can provide advice regarding the correction of problems such as excessive barking, chewing, spraying, scratching, digging, house soiling and aggression.

Bathing

Routine and therapeutic bathing.

Emergency Care

We take care of most injuries and illnesses during our regular office hours.  If you are experiencing an emergency after our normal office hours, we ask you to call UGA College of Veterinary Medicine 706-542-3221. They are very well staffed after hours.

Oconee Veterinary Hospital is an Athens GA Veterinary Hospital located in Watksinville Georgia.  We work hard to provide a pleasant experience for our patience while providing above standard care.  If you need a service not listed on this page, please contact us to let us know.  If we don’t provide that service, we can usually direct you to an office that can help you.