Welcome to Our Hospital
Serving you and your pets! We take the time to listen, to explain and most importantly, to care.
Pets are loved family members and we understand this special bond. Therefore, our first goal is to assist you in helping your pets to live the longest, healthiest and happiest lives possible. For you, we will provide the knowledge it takes to keep your pet in optimum health. For your pets, the finest quality preventive and medical care will be given at every visit or stay with us.
Our second goal is to provide you with knock-your-socks-off service so that every encounter with us is a satisfying experience. You will always be greeted and served by experienced, knowledgable, friendly and courteous doctors and support personnel. We are here to serve you and your pets.
We look forward to welcoming you and your pets to VCA St. Mary's Animal Hospital!
Local Medical Issues
In Southern Maryland, year-round preventive care is critical to keeping our pets in optimum health. Our weather conditions enable parasites to survive all year. Heartworms and intestinal parasites roundworms, hookworms, whipworms and giardia, which also can be transmitted to humans, are the internal parasites of concern. The external parasites of concern are fleas and ticks. Not only are fleas a nuisance, but they can also contribute to skin allergy, tapeworm infestation and anemia. Ticks transmit Lyme and Ehrlichia disease. These parasite risks can be minimized by regular stool testing, annual heartworm / Lyme / Ehrlichia testing, Lyme vaccination and year-round administration of heartworm and flea and tick prevention medication.Vaccination is also important for preventive care. Feline diseases commonly diagnosed in our area such as distemper, feline luekemia, respiratory disease and feline immunodeficieny virus can be avoided with routine vaccination. The same is true with the canine diseases distemper, lyme disease, parvo, kennel cough and leptosporosis. Locally reported rabies cases have recently increased, which makes rabies vaccination for all dogs and cats a must.
