Services

Alvin Animal Clinic is a full service veterinary hospital. Here are a few of the things that we have to offer:

Comprehensive Physical Examination
- Head to tail "hands on" physical examination to evaluate muscle tone, joints, lymph nodes, abdominal organs, skin, hair, eyes (including opthalmoscopic examination of the lens and retina), ears (including examination of the ear canals and ear drums), auscultation of the heart and lungs
- All pets should receive a yearly physical examination (senior pets should be examined twice a year)
Diagnostics
- State of the art Digital X-Ray
  - Can e-mail copies of the radiographs to owners and specialists
  - Allows us to see problems which cannot be seen on traditional film radiographs
  - Better for the environment because we no longer have to use chemicals to develop film radiographs
- Complete in house laboratory – results available same day
  - Urinalysis to evaluate the bladder and kidneys
  - Blood Chemistries to check Liver function, Kidney function, and diabetes
  - Thyroid screening
  - Cholesterol
  - Coaggulation panel to check blood clotting ability
  - CBC to check for infections, anemias, and blood parasites
  - FeLV / FIV/heartworm tests for cats
  - Heartworm, Lyme, and Ehrlichia test for dogs
  - Parvovirus test
  - Giardia test
  - Pancreatitis blood test
- EKG to evaluate heart
- Pulse oximetry to evaluate blood oxygen levels
- Blood pressure
- Intraoccular pressure screening for glaucoma
Surgery
- Special equipment for extra-small patients
- Routine surgeries
  - Dentistry for dogs, cats, and rodents
  - Spay and Neuter for dogs and cats
  - Rabbit neuter
- Emergency surgeries (during regular business hours)
- Mass removals and biopsies
- Entropion repair
- Cherry Eye Repair
- Stenotic nares ( small nose) repair
- Some orthopedic surgeries
Vaccinations
- Dogs
  - Distemper, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza, and Hepatitis
  - Leptospirosis
  - Rattlesnake venom ( to protect against snake bites from rattlesnakes, water moccasins, and copperheads)
  - Rabies
- Cats (all of our feline friends receive merial purvax vaccines to decrease the chance of feline vaccine induced sarcoma)
  - Feline Rhinovirus, Calicivirus, and panleukopenia virus
  - Feline Leukemia Virus
  - Rabies
Pain management
- Osteoarthritis therapy
  - Stem Cell Therapy for osteoarthritis
  - Joint injections
  - Integrated, multimodal approach to treatment
  - NSAIDs
Fatty Acid Supplements
Joint supplements
Dietary management
Weight management
- Prescription diets
- Individualized weight loss programs
- Slentrol

If your pet has needs that you do not see on this list, give us a call. We offer too many services and products to list them all here, and new services become available every year.

For more information about services please email us at
alvinanimalclinic@gmail.com or call (281) 585-5183

Serving the veterinary needs of: Alvin, Friendswood, Pearland, Dickinson, League City, Santa Fe, Manvel,
Rosharon, Bayou Vista, Hitchcock, Hill Crest Village, Liverpool, Webster and surrounding areas.