ENTRANCE DRIVEWAY HAS RE-OPENED AS OF SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4th
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LIBRELA
(NEW) monoclonal Arthritis Injectable Therapy
From Dr. Wheelock:
NEXT GENERATION ARTHRITIS MEDICATION
Librela has been on the market in Europe for over 2 years with pretty astounding results. Librela has just been approved for use in the U.S. May 2023.
Zoetis' early release program gave Dilworth Animal Hospital access to Librela 6-8 weeks ahead of the general public. We have been quite impressed with some of our patients' results!
If you are interested in more information or would like to start treatment please contact us. This medication is appropriate for moderate to severe CHRONIC arthritis dogs. (Dogs generally on chronic dosing of NSAIDs like Rimadyl, Galliprant, Previcoxx, Metacam, etc.)
Please see website - Librelavetteam.com for early information on the product and studies.
Additional notes-
1) Librela can be used in combination with other arthritis medications, but expectations would be that Librela would allow your pet to come off other medications,
2) If you could take a 10-20 second video of your dog's arthritic limitations BEFORE treatment, it would be very helpful.
FOR CATS-
SOLENSIA - monoclonal treatment is also available for arthritic cats. (Most cats over 7 years of age have some arthritic pain.) We have been treating a number of our senior cats with Solensia Injectable since it's release in early 2022. There has been a great response. This is particularly exciting as cats are limited in treatments for chronic arthritis since their metabolism prevents long term use of drugs used by dogs and humans. Our team would be happy to discuss if this monoclonal therapy is appropriate for your fuzzy feline.
Thank you for your interest!
In order to best serve all clients we have instituted a few policies to smooth the transition to our practice.
1- We need your pet's medical record prior to your visit in order to provide best care. Please provide us with either a copy of your records or the name of an animal care facility to contact to get your records at least 48 hours prior to your appointment. If you are unable to get your pet's medical records, we may need to reschedule your visit to offer complete care.
2- Given the high demand for appointments at this time, we now require a $25 "no show" deposit for all new clients. This deposit will be collected when you make your first appointment. The entire amount will be applied to your first visit. Should you elect to cancel your appointment your deposit will be refunded, as long as cancellation happens before the close of business the day prior to your appointment (Monday- Friday 6pm, Saturday 12pm.) If you do not cancel or reschedule before the allotted time and then elect not to come to your scheduled appointment, the $25 will pay the "no show" fee.
It is not our intention to be punitive, with the high demand for appointments, we are attempting to help as many animals as we can each day. Any “no show” appointments are a missed opportunity to help other furry(and scaly) friends.
We will have some 30-minute closures to the driveway in the future, for construction material delivery. We will have two-way traffic on the back alley when these closures occur. Our team will communicate these closures to the appointments affected and to clients who call in at these times.
Thank you all so much for your kindness, support, and patience while we build.
-Team Dilworth Animal Hospital
Our original office was in an historic 1910 Bungalow that sadly was destroyed by a fire in 2019. The footprint of that building is the gravel parking lot. We have started rebuilding a house/clinic on that location. We apologize for any inconvenience construction causes.
While we are in progress we will share our plans both here and on site.
We are truly excited to be getting more exam rooms and treatment space to care for our fuzzy friends.
Week of October 30th
This week the driveway was reopened. The framers have been working hard on building the second floor walls and adding sheathing to the building. The plumbers have started getting the "rough in" work done. Many kind visitors this week commented that it is really starting to "look like something!" We agree!
Week of October 23rd
The dirt was filled back against the building on all sides and the framing continues. The first floor walls are mostly in and the floor system to the second floor has been almost completed as well.
Week of October 16th
The first walls went up! Our floor system was installed and the walls started going up. The dirt was put back around part of the foundation.
Week of October 9th
Moisture barrier was added to the crawl spaces and the rebar was added to the portion that will have a concrete floor. After significant prep work, the crawl space concrete floor was poured.
Week of October 2nd
Waterproofing and CMU block walls were added this week. The foundation is almost complete.
Week of September 25th
The foundation team started first thing this week setting the forms for our foundation walls. By Wednesday, they were pouring more concrete to create the walls.
Week of September 18th
The footings were completed and all the rebar was set in place to prepare for concrete pouring. All of the concrete footings were poured this week.
Week of September 11th
The rough shape of the footings has been dug out and much more dirt has been hauled away.
Week of September 4th
The surveyor is setting the exact parameters of the new building this week. Footings will start next week. Our driveway remains closed for safety.
Week of August 28th
Dirt removal is ongoing. If you happen to visit us, you will find the gravel parking lot being removed. To allow the big trucks to haul away the dirt our front driveway is blocked.
Week of August 21st
The basement and foundation rough will be dug this week!
Our entrance driveway will be closed this week to allow all of the rock fill to be loaded into trucks and hauled away.
Week of August 14th
We got started! The safety fences are set and the dumpster has been delivered. All of the old foundation plantings have been cleared to allow room for building.
Our original home was a 1910 Bungalow that was largely destroyed in a fire Thanksgiving weekend 2019. It was torn down in July 2021. We are currently building the replacement.
Our custom built modular animal hospital gives us exam rooms, reception area, medical treatment, extra storage and laundry space. It will be with us until the replacement building for 814 is built.
Basic Information-
1) We are in our original location 814 East Blvd and in our renovated old house at 820 East. Please call our normal phone number 704-808-7387 to talk with reception about making an appointment.
2) On-line pharmacy is working and is checked daily for approvals.
3) We are offering full veterinary services including x-rays, surgeries, and dental cleanings in our new facilities.
Dear Dilworth Animal Hospital Family,
Thank you so much for the love and support sent out and expressed to us and our staff. We continue to offer our care and compassion to our patients and clients. We feel that our love of animals and the joy they bring to our lives is the link that brings us together. Thank you for continuing to share your fuzzy family with us.
With Love and Thanks,
Team Dilworth Animal Hospital
Our Philosophy-
Our philosophy can be summarized in two words: “Compassionate Care.”
This means top quality medicine paired with a sensitivity to the needs of your family. We recognize that there are many factors that come into play for each patient and their family. We strive to listen to and address all of these needs. We take great pride in the amount of time devoted to educating our families. Your family deserves to know why a particular protocol is recommended and what the value of these treatments will be in the long term. We also feel that it is important to help differentiate between what is needed versus what is optimal. We will always treat your “family members” as if they were our very own.
We are honest, hardworking, and very good at the medicine that we practice. We are also ferociously proud that we are able to help and serve our community around us. Mostly we love what we do and we have a fun time doing it!
Locally owned and operated
Dilworth Animal Hospital Address: 820 East Blvd Charlotte, NC 28203 (704) 808-PETS or (704) 808-7387 Fax- (704) 808-7388 Contact Us at: ContactUs@DilworthAnimalHospital.com