Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  The American Veterinary Dental College provides resources to veterinary dental specialists, primary care veterinarians, veterinary technicians (veterinary nurses), and animal owners. One main resource for pet parents is a list of questions to ask your veterinarian before your pet has a dental procedure.
• Vaccination
  It’s a routine vaccination administered to countless cats and kittens every year. The FVRCP shot fights three feline viruses: rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and panleukopenia. The vaccination is named after the viruses: “FVR” for feline viral rhinotracheitis; “C” for calicivirus infection and “P” for panleukopenia (distemper). Knowing more about these illnesses, and the threats they present to your cat, will illustrate why cats need protection from them. Here’s why the FVRCP shot is so important to your cat’s health...
• Behavioral Counseling
  Pets with behavioral problems can often pose a frustrating challenge for pet owners. However, through behavioral consultations, we can correct unwanted behaviors and enrich both your life and your pets’ life.
• Nutritional Counseling
  Dr Fransik loves helping her patients by providing gentle and accurate manipulation therapies of chiropractic adjustments and myofascial release to provide immediate and long-term release of muscle tension and pain. Her patients love to come in for their regular adjustments. She is also currently working on her certification as a Veterinary Food therapist through the Chi Institute, focusing on weight loss in overweight and obese pets.
• Comprehensive Examination
  At Westridge Pet Hospital & Wellness Center in Schertz, TX, we believe that regular checkups and wellness exams are critical to your pets’ well-being. These wellness exams give us a chance to evaluate the overall health of your pet while also giving us a baseline for their unique bodies and tendencies. Pets are genetically wired to hide any illness. Through routine wellness exams, preventable disease like obesity, ear infections and dental disease can be addressed, and early screenings for arthritis, diabetes and kidney disease can be performed. The net result of routine wellness exams is early detection and prevention of disease, which means a healthier and longer life for your pet!

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  The American Heartworm Society aims to further scientific progress in the study of heartworm disease. Their mission is to lead the veterinary profession and the public in the understanding of heartworm disease. The AHS provides valuable resources to pet parents regarding heartworm disease basics, incidence maps, Heartworm life cycle, videos and more.
• Behavioral Disorder Treatment
  Panleukopenia, also called feline distemper, is a highly contagious virus affecting blood cells in the intestinal tract, bone marrow, brain, and developing fetuses. Most commonly seen in kittens between four and six months, panleukopenia can strike any unvaccinated cat. Symptoms include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite and vomiting. Diarrhea, either bloody or mucus-like, combines with vomiting to cause severe dehydration, and a cat can die within 12 hours of onset.
• Vomiting Treatment
• Diarrhea Treatment
  Parvo virus is an intestinal virus in dogs. The virus can remain in an area for months to years and can be transmitted on your shoes or other articles of clothing. Because of this, your dog does not necessarily have to be around a sick puppy in order to contract Parvo virus. The symptoms include depression, bloody diarrhea, profound weight loss and vomiting. The treatment is aggressive supportive care with IV fluids and medications for GI upset. Without proper veterinary care this disease is most often fatal. Vaccinations are generally very effective in preventing the disease.
• Skin Condition and Allergy Treatment
  All that may be admirable, but fleas on your pet or in your household aren’t. Fleas can cause reactions in your pet varying from a mild skin irritation to a severe allergic reaction. Because fleas feed on blood, an extreme infestation can cause anemia or even death in animals. All cats and dogs, and other mammals too, are susceptible to flea infestations, except for some that live in high elevations or in extremely dry environments.
• Upper Respiratory Illness Treatment
  Kennel cough is fairly common and highly contagious respiratory disease in dogs. It is also known as Infectious Tracheobronchitis. It is easily spread when dogs or are in close contact with infected dogs, such as: kennels, dog parks, veterinary hospitals, grooming facilities or other boarding situations.
• Injury Treatment
  We are proud to offer laser therapy, an innovative new way to treat pain and inflammation in pets. Laser therapy uses specific wavelengths of light to create therapeutic effects such as improved healing time, pain reduction, decreased infection, increased circulation and decreased swelling. Multiple studies have shown laser therapy can help with a variety of problems including arthritis, joint pain, ligament sprains, muscle strains, dog/cat bites, feline acne/asthma, hotspots, post trauma/surgery pain, hip dysplasia, lick granulomas and snake/bug bites.

Infection Treatment

• Leptospirosis Treatment
  Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease which can affect many animals, including humans. It is rare in cats, but more common in dogs.
• Parvovirus Infection Treatment
  Core vaccines are considered vital to all dogs based on risk of exposure, severity of disease or transmissibility to humans. Canine parvovirus, distemper, canine hepatitis, and rabies are considered core vaccines by the Task Force.
• Bacterial and Viral Infection Treatment
  Bacteria, such as Bordetella bronchiseptica may be a sole causative agent or may be a secondary infection after initial viral damage. Other bacteria, usually gram negative bacteria, may also be secondary infectious agents after an initial viral infection.
• Ear Infection Treatment

Chronic Condition Treatment

• Hip Dysplasia Treatment
• Diabetes Treatment
• Kidney Disease Treatment
  Dental care is vital to the overall health of every pet. In fact, 80% of dogs and 70% of cats over 3 years of age suffer from some form of dental disease, making it the most common pet health issue among our pet population. Because dental disease can also be a gateway to heart, liver, immune and kidney disease, our veterinarians take dental health seriously. Westridge Pet Hospital offers comprehensive dentals which includes all of the following...
• Periodontal Disease Treatment
  More than 85% of dogs have evidence of periodontal disease. Periodontal disease is a progressive inflammation of the supporting structures surrounding the teeth and is the main cause of …

Surgery

• Veterinary Surgery
  At Westridge Pet Hospital we provide a wide range of surgical services for our patients. From routine surgical procedures, such as spays and neuters, to more complex surgeries, we strive in making the process easy and stress free for our patients and their pet parents. Please request an appointment to discuss our surgical options with one of our staff veterinarians and be provided with a free estimate!
• Spaying and Neutering
  Spaying and neutering is the most effective and humane way of decreasing the euthanasia of homeless animals in shelters. At least three million adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized in the U.S. each year because they don’t have homes — numbers largely attributable to unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or neutering.

Lab and X-Rays

• X-Ray
• Microchipping
  Every year, thousands of pets go missing. That is why we have partnered with HomeAgain to help aid our pet parents in reuniting with their families in case they become separated from their much loved furry friends. This is a simple, safe and effective way to ensure your pet’s safety and retrieval should they ever become lost. As a bonus, new microchips also read your pet’s temperature – no more rectal thermometers!

General Pet Care

• Boarding
• Grooming