Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some questions/answers that we are frequently asked. If you have additional questions that aren't covered here, please feel free to give us a call at (812)323-2287.

1. What are the Hospital hours?

   Our hospital is open Monday,Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:00am to 6:00pm. On Wednesday we are open from 8:00am until noon. The clinic is closed on Saturday and Sunday.

2. Do I need to have an appointment?

    Yes, patients are seen by appointment.

3. What forms of payment do you accept?

     Cash, Check, Mastercard, Visa, and Discover.

4. Can I make payments?

    Payment is required at the time of service.

5. At what age can I have my pet spayed or neutered?

   Spaying or neutering can be done at approximately 6 months of age. Your pet is given an exam prior to surgery to help determine whether your pet is healthy enough to undergo the surgical procedure. Current vaccinations are required at the time of surgery. Also a pre-anesthetic blood screen is recommended prior to undergoing anesthesia and surgery.  If your pet is older than one year old, we recommend that a more comprehensive panel be sent to our outside laboratory.

6.  What is the pre-anesthetic blood screening?

   This is a blood test that is either run here in the clinic or sent out to our laboratory prior to surgery. It tests the organ functions, blood counts and clotting function of your pet. The pre-anesthetic blood screening is done to assure safety during surgery and the ability to heal following surgery.

7. How long do the sutures stay in after my pet's surgery?

   A majority of our procedures involve a technique called "burying" sutures--this means that no sutures will be visible on the outside of the skin and they will dissolve as the surgery site heals.  If external sutures are used, then they should be removed in 10 to 14 days.

8.  Is it a good idea to let my pet have at least one litter?

    No, there is no advantage to letting your pet have one litter. However there are plenty of advantages to having you pet spayed or neutered. These advantages include decreasing the chances of breast tumors later in life, decreasing the chance of cystic ovaries and uterine infections later in life, decreasing the desire to roam the neighborhood, decreasing the incidence of prostate cancer later in life, helping prevent spraying and marking, and also decreases the surplus of unwanted  kittens.

9.  Do you board pets?

   Yes, we do boarding. Your cat must be up to date on Feline Leukemia, Feline upper respiratory, and Rabies vaccines, and must have had a Feline Leukemia/Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test within the past year.  They also must be spayed or neutered.  We feed Hill's Science Diet foods in our hospital; if your cat is currently being fed a different diet, we request that you bring some of their food with them.  

10.  What are your boarding facilities like?

   Our facilities are unique in that they are located on the opposite site of the hospital from the treatment and hospitalization wards where it is much more quiet.  There is a huge cat tree next to a very large window with views of the street and passersby outside.  Each cat that boards will get to spend time outside of their enclosure each day; cats in the same household are permitted to be outside and boarded together, but cats that are not in the same household do not have access to each other.