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Laketown Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary medical facility, located in Springfield, IL. The professional and courteous staff at Laketown Animal Hospital seeks to provide the best possible medical care, surgical care and dental care for their highly-valued patients. We are committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and health-related educational opportunities for our clients. Laketown Animal Hospital strives to offer excellence in veterinary care to Springfield, IL and surrounding areas. Please take a moment to contact us today, to learn more about our veterinary practice and to find our more information about how Laketown Animal Hospital can serve the needs of you and your cherished pet.
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The receptionists will greet and admit you in our spacious front lobby area.
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We have a dual-sided lobby to allow extra space for you and your pet to be comfortable.
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Our exam rooms are equipped with all of the tools our doctors and staff need to treat your animals.
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The state-of-the-art surgical suite ensures the safety of your pet during surigcal procedures.
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Our Digital Radiographs are an important diagnostic element here at the clinic and are performed by experienced staff members with top of the line equipment.
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Virtually unseen by clients, this is the treatment area which is the center of our hospital.
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One of the many "procedures" performed in our treatment area!
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When your pets come to stay with us for a weekend or more, they will be right at home in the comfort of one of our canine suites.
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When your cats come to stay at the hospital, you can be assured they are living in the lap of luxury.
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The staff at Laketown Animal Hospital not only is caring, but we're fun too! We enjoy ourselves just as we enjoy servicing our clients and patients. Our staff participates in group activities in order to build a stronger team.
For after hours emergency care please call the Animal Emergency Clinic at 217-698-0870. During normal business hours please call us at 529-4211 for an appointment.
Bordetella Protocol Changes
Did you know we have recently changed how often we recommend your dog is vaccinated for kennel cough? We sent out reminders to all of our canine patients to let you know that we are following the recommendations of the American Animal Hospital Association. Studies have shown that the bordetella vaccination does not truly protect dogs for 12 months. It is now recommended to have your pet's bordetella boostered every 6 months. At Laketown Animal Hospital we typically administer the intranasal bordtella vaccine, which protects your dog against more strains of the kennel cough virus.
Laketown Animal Hospital is undertaking a technological upgrade!
We now have pages on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter! Laketown invites you to come visit us on these sites and share your stories, photos, or even questions. We have also recently acquired a digital x-ray system to provide enhanced imaging capabilities for diagnosing. To showcase the images to clients we currently have 24" computer monitors in all of our exam rooms. Our exam room computers are also equipped with educational software such as Dia; which features detailed articles, descriptions, diagrams, and informational videos for our clients. Laketown has also converting to electronic medical records. Therefore, we now can e-mail you your pet's medical records, vaccination certificates, x-rays, and estimates.
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