laser TreaTments
a less painful alternative for your pet
Dominion Animal Hospital now offers a progressive new option for our patients. Laser treatment is a safer, less painful way to help your pet through the recovery process.
Our hospital now provides laser surgery procedures and laser therapy treatment.
LASER THERAPY
Laser therapy can help improve the quality of your pet's life. In many cases, pain medication can be reduced or eliminated after laser therapy treatments.
The Benefits
- Non-surgical treatment
- No patient sedation or restraint required
- Extremely safe with no measurable side effects
- Can be combined with other medications or other arthritis treatments.
- Immediate Results: Most treated pets feel relief in 12-24 hours after treatment.
- Speeds the healing process
Laser therapy is recommended for procedures including…
- Arthritis
- Acute & Chronic Pain
- Back Injuries
- Sprains & Strains
- Inflammation & Edema
- Wound Healing
- … and more
LASER SURGERY
Laser surgery can be extremely beneficial over traditional surgery and
allows many common operations to be preformed faster, more safely, and with
significantly decreased recovery time.
The Benefits
- Less Pain – The laser seals nerve endings throughout the procedure decreasing the amount of pain your pet feels after the surgery.
- Less Bleeding – The laser seals small blood vessels resulting in less bleeding and quicker operations. Your pet is under anesthetics for a shorter amount of time.
- Less Swelling – With laser technology only light comes into contact with the tissue, causing minimal swelling.
- Extreme Precision – The laser enables your pet’s surgeon to only affect or remove the targeted tissue, leaving healthy surrounding tissue untouched.
- Reduced Risk of Infection – The high heat of laser energy kills bacteria and micro-organisms during the operation, reducing the chance of infection.
- Quicker Recovery – For all of the above reasons your pet is likely to feel less discomfort after surgery and return home to normal activities sooner.
Laser surgery is recommended for procedures including…
- Declaw
- Spay
- Neuter
- Tumor Removal
- Ear Cropping
- Skin Tags
- Cyst Removal
- Soft Palate Procedures
- Gingival & Dental Surgery
- …and much more
As your dog ages the probability of arthritic pain increases greatly: at ages 8-10 years 27% of dogs suffer from arthritis. The number increases to 37% for dogs 11-13 years old. If you’ve seen signs your dog is slowing down, this may be due to joint and muscle pain common in arthritis.
It is difficult to diagnose arthritic pain in cats due to their stoic nature. If you’ve noticed your feline friend slowing down, having problems reaching the litter box or isolating themselves from the family, pain may be the cause.
Ask us how Laser Therapy may help your pet’s muscle and joint pain. Call us to setup a Laser Appointment today at (703) 437-6900 or contact us here:
