851
Oakton St.| Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 | (847) 439-8090
Are
you looking for a hospital that offers tender loving care for
your pet?
Welcome to Oakton Animal Hospital. We pride ourselves in
providing a clean, comfortable, odor-free environment for both
our patients and their owners. We are committed to providing you
and your pet with the best possible veterinary care. All of our
staff members are well-trained to help make your visit more pleasurable.
Our Hospital is
accredited by the American
Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). This professional
organization requires that our hospital meet the highest standards
of excellence for the practice of veterinary medicine. It also
requires that our hospital be inspected periodically in order
to maintain our accreditation.
Visits to our hospital are by appointment,
however, for your convenience we offer a special service. Your
pet can stay with us for the day at no extra charge to you, and
be given its annual exam,
vaccines,
medical diagnosis and
treatment or whatever
the need may be. You can feel confident that your pet will receive
the best of care and will rest comfortably in a clean environment
with a "soft blanket".
We have high expectations for our doctors,
staff, and hospital.
Our goal is to meet those expectations on a daily basis and to
tend to your pet's needs in the best way we know how, "because
pets are people too".
Sincerely,
Oakton Animal Hospital
(Doctors & Team)
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Growing
up in rural Connecticut, I decided by age 7 that I wanted
to be a veterinarian. It seemed to be the only career choice
which made sense since I
was always bringing home injured animals to "doctor them
up". So I combined my two
main interests, animals and medicine. Fortunately, with the
aid of supportive parents, I was able to pursue my goal and
graduated from the Iowa State University College of Veterinary
Medicine in 1987. After graduation, I came to Chicago and
have worked at this hospital ever since. In September, 1996,
I became the owner here at Oakton Animal Hospital. I am fortunate
to have a wonderful, caring, well-trained staff and we hope
to provide you with the kind of high-quality, personable,
family practice you and your pets have been looking for and
deserve.
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I
grew up in Missouri on a family grain farm. I started working
at a local veterinary clinic at 14 years of age to earn a Girl
Scout service badge which started a life long association with
Veterinary Medicine. I graduated from the University of Missouri
College of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. After graduation, I
pursued an Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at
the University of Illinois. I moved to the Chicagoland area
in 1990 and have worked in this area since that time. I have
a special interest in surgery. I am fortunate to have been associated
with excellent clinics and wonderful, caring, loving clients
and their pets. My most sincere goal would be to provide you
and your pet with the highest quality of compassionate, knowledgeable
and personal care.
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(Left
to right)
Front Row: Christine, Debbie, Melissa, Dr. Ephraim, Denise,
Mike
Back Row: Michelle, Jill, Chris, Leslie
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Welcome
to Oakton Animal Hospital. We pride ourselves in providing a
clean, comfortable, odor-free environment for both our patients
and their owners. While we strive to have your wait time be
as short as possible with scheduled appointment times, sometimes
we need to respond to patients with immediate needs. Oakton
Animal Hospital's reception area includes a child's play area,
satellite TV, aquarium and a refreshment center.
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A
thorough physical examination from head to tail is the most important
thing you can do for your pet. In most cases, our examinations
reveal a healthy pet. Sometimes though, problems are detected.
A health problem discovered in its early stages allows for early
treatment. This early intervention gives the best chance of providing
a longer and healthier life for your pet.
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A
large treatment area is located at the back of our hospital.
We utilize this
area for multiple procedures including examinations of hospitalized
patients, radiology, specific blood collections, treatment procedures
and dental care.
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Oakton
Animal Hospital has an impressive laboratory right here in our
hospital. Our hospital laboratory gives our doctors information
within 15 minutes from a single blood sample. This gives us the
opportunity to quickly diagnose your pet's illness without delay,
while you wait. Blood chemistry panels, complete blood counts,
and microscopic examinations are completed within minutes providing
information to our doctors in order for them to diagnose and begin
treatment of your pet in a critical situation. For additional
tests that we run at Oakton, we have an excellent laboratory outside
of the hospital which responds with a quick turn around time.
An in-house pharmacy allows you and your pet to go straight home
from our hospital saving you a stop and adding the convenience
of answering any questions you may have concerning your pet's
medication.
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Oakton
Animal Hospital has a complete x-ray facility with automatic processing
of radiographs to minimize your wait time. Diagnostic imaging allows
our doctors to properly evaluate your pet's medical condition. It
gives us the opportunity to look inside your pet in a quick and
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Surgeries
& laser assisted surgeries are performed at Oakton Animal
Hospital include spaying, neutering, and declawing, as well
as procedures to correct medical problems or injuries. We
also offer laser declawing surgery. All procedures are done
using Isoflourane, a very safe gas anesthesia. Pulse
rates and tissue oxygen levels are monitored electronically
throughout surgery. Surgeries are done at our hospital Monday,Tuesday,Thursday
and Friday. We ask that you call for an appointment so we
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Good
oral hygiene is important to ensure
proper overall health. This becomes
increasingly important as your pet ages.
For routine maintenance, tooth brush kits are available. For those
times when tarter buildup has become too extensive and gingival
inflammation or tooth loss is likely to occur, we highly recommend
having your pet's teeth cleaned. This procedure is done under
a very safe general anesthetic. At this time, teeth are thoroughly
scaled & polished and the gums & teeth are evaluated.
The cleaning of your pet's teeth is essential for a long and healthy
life.
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Cardiology
&
Ultrasound
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Oakton
Animal Hospital is proud to offer the service of two of the areas
most highly respected specialists. This allows us the opportunity
to offer you the very best medical and surgical care all in one
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Specialized
Surgery
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For
your convenience we offer a special service. Your pet can stay
with us for the day, and be given its annual exam, vaccines, medical
diagnosis and treatment or whatever the need may be. You can feel
confident that your pet will receive the best of care and will
rest comfortably in a clean environment with a "soft blanket".
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We
now offer the service of boarding cats.
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