Veterinary Services in Albuquerque, NM

Dr. Cole is a Fear Free Certified Professional. This means that she has undergone advanced CE to alleviate stress, fear, and anxiety of her patients coming into Malaherd Veterinary Hospital.

Our comprehensive exam is both gentle and thorough. We weigh and examine your fur baby. This includes assessing the condition of the skin, coat, ears, eyes, heart, lungs, teeth, gums, and overall health. We will then discuss our findings and make a treatment plan or recommendations.

Dr. Cole is a Fear Free Certified Professional. This means that she has undergone advanced CE to alleviate stress, fear, and anxiety of her patients coming into Malaherd Veterinary Hospital.

Our comprehensive exam is both gentle and thorough. We weigh and examine your fur baby. This includes assessing the condition of the skin, coat, ears, eyes, heart, lungs, teeth, gums, and overall health. We will then discuss our findings and make a treatment plan or recommendations.

Malaherd Veterinary Hospital values the importance of annual wellness exams and is a strong advocate for preventative care. A yearly wellness exam includes a comprehensive exam and helps our doctor keep your pets in optimum health. At our hospital, we work together with our clients to customize a pet wellness plan to fit the specific needs of each individual pet. Our doctor takes into consideration species, breed, life stage, and lifestyle as well as concerns you may have. After assessing the current health, our doctor will make recommendations for preventative measures, diagnostic work-ups, lifestyle modifications, and nutrition. Our goal is to not just treat those that are ill but come up with a plan that can help prevent issues before they start to make sure your fur baby enjoys a happy and healthy life.

Dental

Our fur babies need dental care just like we do. When there is a buildup of calculous we know there can be deeper issues. It can also affect them internally. Periodontal disease may lead to heart, liver, and kidney disease by spreading bacteria into the bloodstream. Some signs of periodontal disease include bad breath, gingivitis, tartar build-up, rubbing the face on the carpet, furniture, or paws, poor appetite, difficulty eating, growling or snapping due to pain, decreased activity, and sleeping a lot. Your pet’s teeth accumulate plaque which develops into hard, rough tartar, or calculus, which sticks to the tooth surface and attracts more and more bacteria. It also pries spaces between teeth and gums, allowing more bacteria under the gum line. Bacteria then eats away at the soft tissues and bone surrounding the tooth until it either rots out or decays and must be surgically extracted. Dogs and cats experience the same kind of dental pain and discomfort as we do. They just cannot communicate their feelings like us, which means they usually experience pain for longer periods of time. As such, it is recommended to brush their teeth daily and have ultrasonic scale and polish cleaning by a doctor yearly. We address dental care from routine prophylactic cleanings to extensive surgical extractions. We use dental radiology as part of our cleanings to properly evaluate the tooth roots.

Surgery

More than likely, there will be a time that your fur baby is going to require some kind of surgical procedure. Many features of dog and cat anatomy are not dissimilar to those of humans, and these internal components are subject to sudden trauma, injury, or chronic illness just as human organs can. Our doctor uses an individualized approach to anesthesia and surgery to make it as safe as possible. We are equipped to handle surgeries such as spays and neuters to emergency exploratories. We are also able to do some orthopedics such as amputations and ACL repairs.

Radiology

Digital radiology is a fast, safe way to view organs such as lungs, stomach, intestines, bladder, and bone. Through this modality, we can evaluate what may be going on with your pet by giving us a bigger picture of the puzzle. Just like when we have radiographs taken, there may be times that we recommend sending them in to have them read by a board-certified radiologist.

In order to evaluate many infectious, metabolic, endocrine, urinary, or fecal issues, such as kidney disease, liver disease, anemia, urinary tract infections intestinal parasites, or blood parasites, we can send out routine and advanced laboratory tests.

Additionally, we have the ability to run in-house laboratory tests like blood chemistry, CBCs, fecal, and urinalysis quickly to provide preach of mind or to find a medical issue.