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Sick Visits & Injury Care: Here When Your Pet Needs Us Most
When your pet isn’t acting like itself, whether it’s a sudden illness, a limp, or something just seems off—it’s important to get answers quickly. Our veterinary team is here to help assess, diagnose, and treat your pet when they’re not feeling their best.

We know how stressful it can be when your pet is sick or hurt. Our goal is to provide compassionate care and clear communication, so you’re never left wondering what’s next.

When to Schedule a Sick Visit

It’s always okay to call if you’re unsure. In general, we recommend booking a visit if your pet shows any of the following:

  • Vomiting or diarrhea

  • Limping or pain

  • Coughing or sneezing

  • Loss of appetite

  • Sudden weight loss

  • Excessive itching or shaking head

  • Eye or ear discharge

  • Trouble urinating or going to the bathroom

  • Lethargy or hiding

  • Open wounds, swelling, or visible injury

Even subtle behavior changes can be signs that something’s wrong—especially in cats or senior pets.

What to Expect During a Sick Visit

  • Thorough physical exam to assess the issue

  • Discussion of symptoms and any changes you’ve noticed

  • Diagnostics as needed, such as bloodwork, urinalysis, x-rays, or ultrasound

  • Treatment recommendations tailored to your pet’s condition

  • Clear explanation of options, costs, and home care instructions

In many cases, we can start treatment on the same day. If your pet needs further testing or specialist care, we’ll help coordinate that too.

Injury & Wound Care

Accidents happen. From minor scrapes to more serious trauma, we offer:

  • Wound cleaning, sutures, or bandaging

  • Pain management and anti-inflammatories

  • Digital x-rays for possible fractures or internal injuries

  • Monitoring for infection or swelling during follow-up visits

If your pet is bleeding, unable to stand, or in distress, please call us right away so we can prepare for urgent care.

No one knows your pet like you do. If something doesn’t seem right, don’t wait, we’re here to help you get to the bottom of it and guide your pet back to feeling like themselves.

🐾 Looking to keep your pet healthy and happy? Visit us—we’re here to support every step of the way.

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Grass Lake Animal Hospital FAQs

There is no question too big or too small for our veterinary team.

No, there is no advantage to letting your pet have one litter. However, Grass Lake Animal Hospital advises that there are plenty of advantages to having your pet spayed or neutered. These advantages include decreasing the chances of breast tumors later in life, decreasing the chance of cystic ovaries and uterine infections later in life, decreasing the desire to roam the neighborhood, decreasing the incidence of prostate cancer later in life, helping prevent spraying and marking, and also decreases the surplus of unwanted puppies and kittens. Please discuss any questions you might have about whether to spay or neuter your pet and when to do it with one of our technicians or doctors.

Most procedures involving external skin sutures require them to be removed in 10-14 days following the surgery. Most spays and neuters do not have external skin sutures and do not need to return here at Grass Lake Animal Hospital for suture removal.

This is a blood test that is run here in the clinic of Grass Lake Animal Hospital prior to surgery. It tests the organ functions, blood counts and clotting function of your pet. The pre-anesthetic blood screening is done to assure safety during surgery and the ability to heal following surgery.

Here at Grass Lake Animal Hospital, spaying or neutering can be done at approximately 6 months of age. Your pet is given an exam prior to surgery to help determine whether your pet is healthy enough to undergo the surgical procedure. Current vaccinations, negative fecal and up-to-date heartworm tests if appropriate are required at the time of surgery. A pre-anesthetic blood screen is recommended prior to undergoing anesthesia and surgery. You can find more information in our FAQ about anesthesia.

Payment is required at the time of service. Grass Lake Animal Hospital offers CareCredit as an option for those who need a way to make payments.

Grass Lake Animal Hospital accepts Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard and Visa.