A Note on Online Prescriptions

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Are you concerned about the rising cost of veterinary care for your pet? One of the causes of the increasing cost is the rising use of online pharmacies such as Chewy. Historically, veterinary medicine has kept fees lower by selling pharmaceuticals like heartworm preventative, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatories for your pet. With this increase of online pharmacies, fees for services like physical exams, surgeries, and diagnostics have had to increase to maintain income to pay salaries, fund continuing education for doctors and staff, purchase equipment to improve diagnostic capabilities and provide better care for your pet. Most of the time, online pharmacy prices are comparable to the Howell Animal Hospital online pharmacy, and that money is used to keep prices of services lower, improve staffing, improve equipment and allow us to continue to provide your pet with up to date diagnostics and treatments. Please consider our online pharmacy as opposed to nationally branded online pharmacies which only contribute to that company’s profits and do not benefit your pet.

Thank you for your consideration of filling your prescriptions with us or through Howell Animal Hospital’s online store. You can access our store here or on the home page of our website. If you are in need of a prescription for an outside pharmacy, please let the doctor know at your visit so we can provide you with a print prescription form that you can take or send to the pharmacy of your choice. If you decide later that you would like a paper prescription for an outside pharmacy, we will provide you one for the prescription fee of $15 that covers staff time.

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We Have New Phones!

To improve our service, we have updated our phone system.

As a result, the only number we can be reached at is (517) 546-1340. Please remove all other numbers in your phone that are associated with us including those ending in -2618 and -0926.

Thank you for your patience as we learn how to use our new phones!

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NEW Telemedicine Service

Now for a small fee of $25 for 10 minutes, clients can speak with a doctor to answer all of their pet related questions.

How it works: Give us a call with your question, we will take your credit card information and then connect you with a doctor as soon as one is available. We will do as much as we can over the phone while continuing to provide the same quality healthcare as we always have.

If your pet’s health concern cannot be managed at home and needs to be seen by the clinic, we will not charge the cost of the phone consultation to you.

This new service allows us to continue to be here for your furry family during this difficult time. Thanks for your continued support!

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COVID-19 Hospital Procedures

As of March 29th, Howell Animal Hospital is open to all appointments. We are continuing to operate at our regular hours of business. However, our updated COVID-19 hospital procedures will remain the same.

The number of staff at the hospital has been minimized to reduce potential exposure. Because of this, we appreciate your patience as we do our best to answer the phone and handle appointments in a timely manner.

Appointments

As of March 29th, we are no longer restricting appointments and are open to new clients, routine surgeries (such as spays, neuters), dentals both small animal and equine, as well as nail trims. Please remember to continue to follow our hospital procedures to protect yourself and our staff.

Small animals:

  • The front doors are remaining locked.
  • Upon arrival, please call from your car at (517) 546-1340 to let us know you are here. When we have a room available, we will then escort you directly to an available exam room.
  • If you are elderly, have a pre-existing health condition or are concerned, you may drop your animal off at the front door and we will communicate with you about the appointment over the phone.
  • Only one healthy person will be permitted inside the building with the animal. We ask that everyone wear a mask.
  • Please stay in the exam room the entire time during your pet’s visit. You will not have to check out at the front desk. Hand washing supplies are available in these rooms for when you enter and exit.

Equine patients:

  • We are still scheduling appointments as normal including floats.
  • Only one person will be allowed to hold the horse during the appointment.

Safe and easy ways to fill your pet’s medication or food

Online

All medication and food can be easily ordered through our online store. It is simple to set up an account and all products will be delivered straight to your door. Please keep in mind that it takes approximately 3-5 days for your order to arrive.

We are more than happy to set up your account and order your prescriptions for you when you call during our normal business hours.

CLICK HERE to shop for your dog or cat

CLICK HERE to shop for your horse

In Hospital

We are still here to fill medication and food prescriptions. Please call ahead of time with your request. At this time we will take your credit card information from you to process your payment. When you arrive, please call from the parking lot and we will deliver your medication to you.

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New Ultrasound

We have now added a new ultrasound to our practice. This allows for better image quality and detail for small animal and equine reproduction, musculoskeletal and abdomen.

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Laser Therapy

Howell Animal Hospital welcomes a Class IV (the most powerful laser available) therapeutic laser! The therapeutic laser is licensed for all species. It can help decrease pain and inflammation associated with arthritis, ligament and tendon injuries, to improve wound healing both post surgical and traumatic, as well as sore backs. It is a good complement to Dr Lindamoods alternative therapies – accupuncture, chiropractic and herbal medicine. This treatment can be used in conjunction with medication or as a stand alone treatment option.

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Coggins Forms

Attention Equine customers: We offer digital coggins thru Global Vetlink. Owners can download their results from the website www.myvetlink.com

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Avid Microchips

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