What should I do if I notice visible parasites on my pet?
If you notice visible parasites on your pet, call us today and schedule an appointment so that our veterinarians can recommend the appropriate treatment for your pet. Flea and tick preventatives have improved greatly in recent years. These preventatives are safe and effective and come in a wide variety of forms. At Mountains View Veterinary, we fit the preventative product to the pet's problem and environment.
What if my pet has an after-hours problem?
If your pet is a patient with our clinic and your animal has been injured or is sick after business hours, you can call us for a brief after-hours phone consultation to determine if your pet can be evaluated the following business morning or requires immediate assistance. This service is available from 5:00PM until 8:00PM. Please leave a message and the on-call doctor will return your call within 30 minutes - 2 hours. If you require a veterinarian to see your animal, there is a $125 after-hours charge in addition to services or medication your pet may receive.
Should you have an emergency require immediate assistance outside of office hours, please contact:
Clinic: Animal Medical Center
Address: 234 River Rock Blvd.
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
Phone: 615-867-7575
At what age should I have my pet spayed or neutered?
While most dogs and cats are spayed or neutered at 6 and 9 months respectively, there are several factors that help determine the best age for spaying and neutering including your pet’s breed (larger breeds wait longer) and individual health status. Please contact the office to discuss and schedule your pet’s spay or neuter.
What are heartworms, and how can I prevent my pet from getting them?
Heartworms are a serious, year-round parasitic threat to your pet’s health. After an infection occurs, treatment is not only very expensive, but can also be life threatening.
Heartworms can infect both our canine and feline companions. Heartworms are spread when a mosquito bites an infected animal and then transfers the juvenile worms when it bites a healthy animal. Unless your pet is taking a heartworm preventative, these immature worms can grow into adults that can cause serious damage to your pet’s blood vessels, lungs and heart, and may even cause death.
There are several options available for prevention of this potentially life-threatening disease. A monthly preventative can keep your dog or cat healthy and is much less expensive than having to treat adult heartworms. Our veterinarians at Mountains View Veterinary will determine which preventative is right for your pet, based on needs and lifestyle.
What financing options do you offer, or is payment expected at the time of service?
Payment is expected at time of service. However, we realize the unexpected can happen and when it does, we will work with you to take care of your pet, please view our Payment Policy here for more information. We also accept CareCredit.
You can find more information on Care Credit at https://www.carecredit.com/.
We accept: Cash, All major Credit Cards, Checks and CareCredit.