Animal Care Clinic San Luis Obispo Veterinary Hospital

Veterinary Information/Standards

• American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) – This organization provides standards to raise the bar of veterinary excellence, making sure our pets receive the care they deserve. Check this site to view their pet care library and find out if your animal hospital has AAHA accreditation!
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) – Want to know more about veterinary medicine, public and animal health? This site has some great resources!

Pet Health Info

• Veterinary Partner.com – This website is designed specifically for clients by the veterinarians and experts of the Veterinary Information Network (VIN), the largest online veterinary database.

• Merck Veterinary Manual – Want to find out more about specific diseases/ailments? Check out this site. It’s loaded with tons of good scientific inormation on anything you can think of!
• Toxic Plants Database – Check out either Cornell University or the University of Illinois for some great info and pictures regarding plants that are dangerous for your pet to ingest.
• National Animal Poison Control Center (NAPCC) – There are so many things you might not think of that can be dangerous to your pet. The ASPCA has tons of info on poison prevention tips, lists of poisonous substances and other things you should know!
• Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) - Find out more about common parasites and your pet. This site has great information regarding parasites and parasite control.
• Pet CARE Television Network – You may see some videos playing on our flatscreen TV in the lobby while waiting for you appointment. This programming is very informational and the company also provides take home DVDs if you’re interested.

Nutrition

• Purina Diets – We carry and recommend Purina’s premium line of dog and cat food Pro Plan.  We also carry a full line of Purina’s Veterinary Prescription Diets.  These links will give you more information on the Purina diets we prescribe and recommend.
• Reading Pet Food Labels - Here’s a page from the FDA that explains and goes through how to read and interpret pet food labels.  There are certain regulations on the information that should be present, which can be very confusing.

Specialists/Referrals

• UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) – Three of our four doctors came to us with an education from Davis, and have not hesitated at referring some of our more complicated cases there.
• Washington State Universiy College of Veterinary Medicine – Our own Dr. Greenberg obtained her veterinary education here.
• Veterinary Medical & Surgical Group (VMSG) – We’ve sent some very happy clients down to Ventura for certain more advanced procedures.
• Veterinary Surgical Associates (VSA) – Another place we’ve referred many happy clients.  They have three locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Local Businesses

• Farm Supply Company – Located across the street from us on Tank Farm Road, you can find anything you need for your pet and home.
• Thousand Hills Pet Resort – Located just around the corner from us, Thousand Hills offers doggie daycare and pet boarding.

Miscellaneous

• Second Chance at Love Humane Society – Our hospital works very close with Second Chance in taking care of their dogs medically. Cheri Lucas has some great dogs needing homes. If you’re looking for an addition to your family check out their dogs available for adoption!
• CareCredit – Vet bills or other medical bills piling up? Check out CareCredit! It works like a credit card and can be used for your veterinary bills. They offer various payment plans for your situation.
• Microchip Lookup – AAHA has now launched a site to aid in microchip identification, petmicrochiplookup.org.  The purpose is to identify which registries should be contacted if a lost pet is found to have a microchip since there are multiple registries, not just one.