- VaccinationWe recommend vaccinating your pet against serious but preventable diseases like rabies, distemper, and other diseases. Thanks to effective vaccines and routine vaccination protocols, the incidence of these diseases is low, but when they occur they can be severe and even fatal.
- Comprehensive ExaminationWe treat each pet as an individual and will make specific recommendations based on our physical exam and review of your pet’s history. Not every pet will need all of the items on the following lists, but we provide this information so you have a general understanding of the costs of care.
- Parasites Treatment and ControlYou will join an existing team of four house call veterinarians and a dedicated support staff of veterinary assistants providing high-quality personalized medicine for dogs and cats at home. We provide a full range of primary care medicine in clients’ homes, including routine check-ups, sick pet visits, diagnostics (bloodwork, urine/fecal testing,etc.), ultrasound, management of chronic diseases, hospice, and end-of-life care.
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Skin Condition and Allergy Treatment
- Upper Respiratory Illness Treatment
- Leptospirosis TreatmentEven if you have a sociable pet who loves going to the clinic, housecalls offer an added aspect of care. Because the doctor is at home with your pet, he or she can see and understand the environment and will tailor their recommendations to your pet’s specific needs and circumstances. For example, a dog who lives next to a stream or pond needs a leptospirosis vaccination, but a dog in a highrise apartment who never goes near a lake can skip this vaccine. Or the doctor may notice that your older, arthritic dog’s food bowls are on the ground and it might be easier for her to eat if they were raised up a bit. When our doctors can see and relate to your pet’s experience this way, they can offer medical care that combines both the clinical picture of exams and diagnostic tests with the bigger picture, resulting in the best possible care.
- Parvovirus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection TreatmentUrine testing can help us determine whether there is a urinary tract infection and, if so, what specific antibiotics will best treat the infection. Signs of a urinary tract infection include frequent urination, a cat urinating outside of the litterbox, or a dog having urinary accidents in the house.
- Diabetes Treatment
- Heart Disease TreatmentHeartworm disease is an infectious disease spread by mosquitoes. A mosquito carrying the heartworm larvae essentially injects these microscopic larvae into your dog by way of mosquito bite. The larvae mature into adult heartworms that can grow to a foot long. The adult worms set up shop in the heart, preventing proper functioning of the heart and eventually sending the dog into congestive heart failure.
- Kidney Disease TreatmentWe also use urine testing to diagnose and monitor conditions such as kidney disease, diabetes, and cystitis (inflammation of the bladder).
- Veterinary Surgery
- Laboratory ServicesBloodwork helps us assess and monitor the overall health of your pet’s internal organs and systems. We offer a full range of blood tests, from standard panels and profiles that assess a number of different values to specialized tests that focus on specific organ functions and conditions.
- X-Ray
- MicrochippingMicrochips reunite lost pets with their owners. As veterinarians and pet owners, we recommend microchipping as a safe, permanent, and effective way to identify your pet should he or she ever stray from home.
- GroomingWe provide only limited grooming for our veterinary patients (such as nail trims on dogs and cats we are already seeing for medical needs). For other grooming, we recommend trying a mobile pet groomer who can provide full grooming services.
- House CallsDr. Liz Oram was born in Scituate, Massachusetts and she knew from a young age she wanted to be a veterinarian. She completed her undergraduate work in pre-veterinary medicine at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. She received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. After graduation, Dr. Oram was accepted into a oneyear internship program at VCA South Shore Animal Hospital in Weymouth MA. Since completing her internship, Dr. Oram has worked at hospitals in the Metrowest and South Shore areas. Dr. Oram is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Animal Hospital Association, and the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association. She enjoys that veterinary house calls allow her to spend more time with her patients and their families. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, traveling and spending time with her husband, two kids, dogs Maisy and Luke, and cat Alice.