We are proud to announce that we are updating our radiology department to a state of the art digital system produced by Eklin medical systems! Digital radiography has become the standard of care in human medicine and veterinary medicine is quickly following. This will enable us to obtain high quality images in a fraction of the time, shortening anesthetic requirements and enabling us to send films to radiology specialists for consultation if needed. In addition we will have several options available to magnify images, invert white and black, increase or decrease contrast and in general manipulate images to improve their diagnostic quality resulting in better care for your much loved hairy family members. We look forward to showing off our new capabilities and sending digital copies of your pets radiographs with you to share with friends and families.
http://www.eklin.com/coolshots.html
I reported back in October 2007 on Sandy Wood. Sandy needed surgery for the removal of an intestinal tumor. I am happy to report that at last inquiry Sandy is doing well and feeling fine. The Wood family has decided not to pursue aggressive chemotherapy. It has been 8 months since her surgery and we hope she continues to do well! Sandy is shown here with Christy, one of our very capable veterinary assistants.
Proheart, the injectable six month heartworm prevention is coming back on the market after having been voluntarily recalled several years ago. There are several specific conditions and procedures which must be followed before it can be administered, so check with us while you are in for regular visits and we can discuss with you whether your dog is eligible to receive this form of heartworm preventative.
http://www.proheart6dvm.com/
We at Hanover Animal Hospital recently had the opportunity to assist the Environmental Working Group with the gathering of information which revealed the presence of many household chemicals in the blood and urine of our canine and feline companions. Through our association with Carrie Gouldin, a very capable and hard working former employee, we were asked to obtain samples from our patients as they came through our office earlier this year. (Many of you may remember when we asked if you would be interested in participating in this study.) I thank you for allowing us to include your hairy children in this program. The information gathered appears to indicate that our pets are susceptible to the absorption of various chemicals from the home environment which may have implications for their health and well being. Further study is certainly warranted and is certain to be forthcoming. Until such studies have been completed, it is difficult if not impossible to predict what, if any, health concerns we may anticipate.
I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge especially the invaluable assistance and work of my entire staff on this project, especially Casie Turner and Steven Jackson who not only collected many of the samples, but packed up labeled and prepared for shipment all of the specimens. I thank them for their invaluable assistance.
Check the links below for further information regarding this study. I certainly look forward to the continued investigation into this very interesting situation.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89726772
I'd like to introduce you to Allie Johnson. Allie is a twelve year old spayed female husky that we recently saw for the removal of a very large tumor which had slowly been developing on her right side. Several issues were of concern prior to Allies' surgery and were investigated before deciding to move forward with the procedure. Previously we had removed approximately two liters of fluid from the tumor leading to the suspicion that we would find a primary mass underneath the skin 
incision. As these photos show, there was a large tumor under the skin which was attached to the chest wall. More often than not, it is difficult to differentiate between a malignant and a benign tumor on visual inspection. This tumor however was very disorganized in its appearance and stimulated such a tremendous response from the local tissue we suspect it is, in fact, malignant. It is our hope that we were able to remove it in its entirety, however, due to its invasive nature, this may not be possible.Allie has recovered well from the surgery and we await the pathological report. Further treatment may be possible based on this report and the implications of the tumor type. 
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