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High Call Volume Alert:
Due to high call volume, all phone lines may be in use when you call.
If you call during business hours and are put through to a voicemail, please try calling back in 5 minutes, this voicemail does not work.
Hospital Update:
Due to COVID-19, we are currently providing services curbside.
When you arrive for your appointment please stay in your vehicle and call the office at 860-434-8387. A technician will then come out and bring your pet into the office.
Please stay in the parking lot. The doctor and technician will call you at the number you provide. Check that it is on and not on silent.
Old Lyme Veterinary Hospital is committed to continually provide top-quality care to you and your pets, and we thank you for your understanding during this time.
*Updated 12.18.2020
(860)434-8387
www.oldlymevets.com
Why do our pets need surveillance screening? Firstly, our pets can't speak, they cannot tell us if they feel off color or unwell or have any other indicators of internal illness. We need to examine them every 6 months as well as run some routine screening tests to detect underlying disease BEFORE it is clinically apparent. Secondly, pets will actively mask signs of illness until late in the course of disease. This stems from survival instincts in a pack or colony situation. Use the age chart below to find your pets age in "people" years and the screening testing recommended for each stage of his or her life. We believe the following tests give us the best chance of helping your pet's live longer, healthier lives. These are approximations and may vary by gender, species and breed.
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