Erin Pedersen DVM

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AKA: Pedersen Erin
Categories: Veterinarians, Pet Boarding & Kennels, Pet Grooming, Veterinarian Emergency Services, Veterinary Clinics & Hospitals, Veterinary Specialty Services

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08/27/2012

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Dr. Pedersen did the teeth cle...

Dr. Pedersen did the teeth cleaning on my dog, who is very nervouse and tries to get away. Dr. Pedersen suggested a tranquilizer before the work to be done and it made Sassy nice and relaxed to get the procedure over with.

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Phone: (307) 587-4324

Address: 2627 Big Horn Ave, Cody, WY 82414

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Preventive Care

Dental Care
Lifetime Animal Hospital is a well-established, full-service, small animal veterinary hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical and dental care.
Vaccination
If your dog lives, works or plays where rattlesnakes live, you should consider vaccination with a rattlesnake vaccine. Rattlesnake venom can cause serious injury and even death. Rattlesnake vaccine is available at Lifetime Animal Hospital. The vaccine works extremely well at getting dogs to generate protective antibodies against rattlesnake venom. These protective antibodies start neutralizing the venom immediately. This means that vaccinated dogs experience less pain and have a reduced risk of permanent injury from rattlesnake bite.
Behavioral Counseling
Deana is the go to technician for any questions on laboratory evaluations and behavior consultations. When she isn’t at work she is spending time with her furry family. She has done obedience competitions with numerous times with her dogs. Her many years of experience brings a beneficial knowledge to the team.
Nutritional Counseling
We often prescribe special diets to help control certain health problems your pet may experience, such as heart, kidney, liver, and intestinal disease and obesity. We also have special low magnesium diets to help prevent Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease. Besides the doctors, there is a Certified Veterinary Nutritional Consultant on staff.
Comprehensive Examination
Today’s modern anesthetic monitors have made surgery much safer than in the past.Here at Lifetime Animal Hospital, we do a thorough physical exam on your pet before administering anesthetics, to ensure that a fever or other illness won’t be a problem. We also adjust the amount and type of anesthetic used depending on the health of your pet.

Illness Treatment

Parasites Treatment and Control
When health problems are identified, a medical plan will be outlined to evaluate the problems in depth. If your pet appears to be healthy enough for routine preventive care, your veterinarian will discuss which immunizations are advised, as well as parasite prevention including heartworm disease, intestinal parasites, and ectoparasites (fleas, ticks, etc.). Annual age-appropriate lab tests, testing for heartworm and/or tick-borne diseases, and fecal tests for parasites may also be recommended for your pet. Finally, your pet’s nutrition, diet, and exercise routines can be assessed and optimized to help your pet be in best physical condition for their lifestyle and age. Remember, keeping up with preventive care for your pet is the best way to keep your pet happy and healthy for life.
Behavioral Disorder Treatment
Dogs need distemper/parvo, bordetella (kennel cough) and rabies, and cats need rabies, feline distemper and the upper respiratory complex.
Pain Management
Anything that causes pain in people can be expected to cause pain in animals. Pets may not show the same symptoms of pain as people do; they usually don’t whine or cry, but you can be sure they feel it. Pain medications needed will depend on the surgery performed. Major procedures require more pain relief than things like minor lacerations.
Vomiting Treatment
Diarrhea Treatment

Infection Treatment

Leptospirosis Treatment
SNAP tests: point-of-care “snap” tests are available for certain infectious diseases such as Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, Canine Parvovirus, Giardia, and Leptospirosis.
Parvovirus Infection Treatment
Puppies and kittens should receive a series of immunizations starting at 6-8 weeks of age, followed by yearly boosters. Pets kept mainly indoors need vaccinations also. They may be more susceptible to infectious diseases due to the lack of outdoor exposure that produces natural immunity. Dogs are vaccinated for canine distemper, parvovirus, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza and rabies. Cats are vaccinated for feline distemper, feline leukemia, rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, pneumonitis and rabies. Whenever your pet is to be exposed to a lot of other pets, such as training classes, boarding, grooming, or when traveling, we recommend additional vaccinations such as Kennel Cough, Corona Virus or Lyme disease for dogs.
Feline Retro Virus Treatment
Bacterial and Viral Infection Treatment
One of the most common but also frequently overlooked health problems for companion animals is dental disease. By age 3, most pets have some degree of periodontal disease. This occurs as a result of bacterial infection along the gum line, due to the formation of plaque. Plaque is a sticky substance containing millions of bacteria that forms along the tooth surface and gum line. Without frequent removal, plaque eventually hardens into tartar. Left untreated, this leads to gradual destruction of the gum tissue and supportive structures around the teeth, which can result in tooth loss. Not only is periodontal disease harmful and painful because it results in loss of teeth, but it can also cause damage to important vital organs such as the...

Chronic Condition Treatment

Arthritis Treatment
These conditions will start to become more prevalent as your pet gets older. For this reason, we recommend twice-yearly veterinary visits for pets over 7 years of age. Your aging pet may be showing early signs of osteoarthritis such as stiffness after rest or play, difficulty going up or down stairs and reduced activity. Early intervention with joint supplements and prescription arthritis medications when indicated, along with modified nutrition and exercise plans, can greatly improve your pet’s comfort and mobility. Likewise, performing annual screening lab work on your older pet can help identify early stages of medical problems that might go unrecognized, and progress significantly without treatment.
Heart Disease Treatment
Heartworm is another important endoparasite, but one which is not zoonotic. Heartworm infections result from pets being bitten by infected mosquitos. The larval form of the heartworm travels through the bloodstream to the heart where it develops into an adult. The adult heartworms live in the right side of the heart and left untreated, result in progressive heart failure and death. In initial stages of heartworm disease, pets may be asymptomatic. As the condition progresses, symptoms may evolve including a cough and exercise intolerance in dogs, and vomiting/coughing in cats. Treatment of heartworm disease can be very risky for the pet, and very costly.
Kidney Disease Treatment
Any pre-surgical testing that is recommended – baseline laboratory testing is beneficial so that there are no surprises on surgery day. Knowing that your pet has normal blood test results can help prevent anesthetic complications or surgical complications such as excessive bleeding, which can occur when patients have low platelet counts or abnormal clotting. When there is liver or kidney disease, this may affect the choices of anesthetic drugs recommended by your veterinarian, to prevent anesthetic complications and promote a smooth anesthetic recovery.
Periodontal Disease Treatment
Cancer Treatment

Wound and Fracture Care
Lets talk about fighting in dogs…it is inevitable that if you get a group of dogs playing together some one may get a scratch to small “owie” now and then. Dogs often come to day care because they have high energy and play rough, therefore they seek out other rough players. But no day care should have a continuation of full blown fights. Play nips that may have resulted in a wound can occur, you must know this going in. DOGS PLAY HARD…this is the nature of dogs. But know this, every day care… no matter how great, has had a dog fight before…don’t let anyone kid you. We do our best to stop this from occurring and our doctors are on call for any wound care needs.
Poisoning Treatment

Veterinary Surgery
At some point in your pet’s life, they may need a surgical procedure. Whether your pet is having an elective surgery such as spay or neuter, or an emergency surgery for intestinal obstruction, you can rest assured that our staff will provide the very best care possible for your pet.
Spaying and Neutering
Spaying and neutering are additional topics to consider; the appropriate age for the timing of sterilization surgery may vary upon the species and breed of your pet. You may also want to consider Pet Health Insurance – a great way to get your new little family member off to a good start. Last but not least, you’ll also want to consider whether your new puppy or kitten may need preventives such as monthly heartworm prevention, and flea/tick preventives. We realize that adding a new family pet can come with lots of questions... but don’t forget, we’re here to help, so please don’t hesitate to call.

Laboratory Services
Laboratory testing for baseline blood counts and organ function tests, or infectious disease. Blood and/or urine samples may be collected from your pet, for point-of-care testing, or reference lab tests. Point-of-care tests are those tests that are done on-site in our hospital so as to be able to determine results and make treatment recommendations in the most timely fashion possible. In other cases, lab samples may need to be sent off to off-site laboratories (reference laboratories) – when the test cannot be performed with in-hospital lab equipment, or when the test results are not needed urgently.
X-Ray
Dental Radiology
We provide services such as 24 hour on-call emergency, in house lab work, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, ultrasound, cold laser therapy, boarding, advanced surgical equipment, chemotherapy treatment, and veterinarians who are always increasing their knowledge. We also work closely with other local practices when special diagnostic procedures are needed. Our facility includes a well-stocked pharmacy, in-hospital surgery suite, in-house x-ray and ultrasound capabilities, a closely supervised hospitalization area, and indoor boarding kennels with outdoor walking areas.
Microchipping

General Pet Care

Boarding
We are proud to offer pet boarding and daycare, under the supervision of our veterinary team. By choosing us, you can rest assured that if your pet has a health problem while you are away, they will be in trained hands to contact you and recommend appropriate diagnostics and treatment. For our boarding and daycare patients, we require the following...
Grooming
Senior Pet Care
We love Senior Pets! Senior pets have special needs, and benefit from more regular veterinary visits compared to their younger counterparts. Age-associated conditions include...

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