OUR SERVICES
GENERAL WELLNESS
Wellness & Preventive Care
Making sure your pet receives all appropriate treatment and services is vital to their overall health and happiness.
Some routine services we offer are:
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Vaccinations
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Spays and Neuters
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Dentals
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New Pet Exams
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General Wellness
We have all new state of the art diagnostic equipment including digital x-ray, in-house blood and urine analyzers, dental x-ray equipment, small animal diagnostic ultrasound, endoscopy and rhinoscopy.
We also have veterinarians on staff with a special interest and expertise in the following medical specialty areas. They have the expertise and equipment needed to take some of the more challenging cases in these areas:
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Dermatology
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Internal medicine
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Ophthalmology
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Dentistry/oral surgery
GENERAL SURGERY
Expert Surgery.
Gentle Care.
Our clinic is fully equipped to care for your animal should they ever need surgery. We recently built a brand new state of the art surgery suite equipped with an electrosurgical unit, electrosurgical vessel sealing system, intra-op x-ray system, surgical suction unit, and positive pressure ventilation with our gas anesthesia system. We also have multiple state of the art anethesia monitors to keep your pet safe during surgery.
Surgeries we do include but are not limited to:
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Spays and Neuters
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Tumor/Lump Removals
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Orthopedics
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Emergency Surgery
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Abdominal Exploratory Surgeries
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GI foreign body removal
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Laceration Repairs
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Expert Care for
Bones & Joints
Over his 25 years in practice, Dr. Bettin has found a passion for surgery, especially orthopedics. He has built up a successful referral clinic right here in Lake View, IA and now spend 100% of his time on surgery cases
Some procedures he offers are:
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Hip Repair
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Fracture Repair
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Amputations
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General Orthopedics
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Luxating Patella
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Knee (Cruciate Ligament) Repair
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Extra-capsular
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TPLO
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CRUCIATE LIGAMENT REPAIR
We Build For People
Of the many orthopedic procedures Dr. Bettin specializes in, repairing cruciate ligaments has become one of the most common surgeries he does. He offers a couple options, but the TPLO is the gold standard in the industry for repairing cruciate injuries in dogs. Currently, he averages 2-3 TPLO surgeries per week with a great success rate.
Please check out the following video version of our consultation appointment. Dr. Bettin covers all the information talked about in the appointment including the anatomy, surgical procedures, complications, and aftercare instructions. At the following time stamps you will find specific sections of the video:
