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 Our new building "Just Like Home!" Family Veterinary Clinic’s New Home is Now Open! Crofton, Gambrills and Bowie, thank you for allowing us to serve you for twenty seven years. In that time we have been known as the vet clinic “in the house”, now it is our pleasure to introduce our new home. After much consideration for your ideas and concerns we believe that our new home will mix all of the “feel” that you have come to expect with all of the technology your loved ones deserve. The pictures say it all, a state of the art facility wrapped in the arms of a home. Enjoy!
 Deconstruction! Deconstruction!We are happy to announce that deconstruction, of the old clinic, has started. After much consideration, we decided to donate the entire structure to two local entities, Second Chance of Baltimore and The Anne Arundel Volunteer Fire Department. Second Chance is a non-profit deconstruction and material retailer located near M&T Stadium in Baltimore Maryland. Their mantra is Retrain Reclaim and Renew. In the process of completely deconstructing and salvaging materials, from the building they provide career training to people who need a “Second Chance”.
Second Chance started their “skim” on Thursday the 6th. This is the preliminary removal of all salvageable goods, fixtures and finishes. After three days, they were ready to proceed with the first phase of complete deconstruction; they completely removed the left side. Next, it was the fire departments turn, for a day of training.
On February 13th, The Anne Arundel Volunteer Fire Department completed a day of hands on training. Smoke drills combined with search and rescue scenarios and ventilation techniques gave the department some rare “real-life” training. Finally, Second Chance took the stage again to complete their deconstruction of the remaining building. It seems fitting that the “old” Family Veterinary Clinic, known for its intimacy and character and filled with memories, will not go to a landfill but instead will continue to enrich the lives of people, through training and maybe even a piece of her will show up under paws again.
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Medical InfoPhilosophyMedicine – including veterinary medicine – is “practiced.” This means that although there are known facts and accepted ways of doing certain things, medicine is an ever-evolving science. Every veterinarian and clinic has their own philosophy and strategy on how to best approach patient care. We at FVC believe it is important for you to know the approach we take to provide optimal veterinary care to your pet. We treat your pets as if they were our own. The recommendations for care we make are based on what we consider to be the very best medicine. We practice high quality medicine and surgery, utilizing diagnostics to get a diagnosis. This means we take a systematic approach at determining exactly what is wrong with an animal before undertaking any action. FVC stresses absolute safety in surgery. Lab work is either sent out or done in our in-house lab pre-anaesthetically to rule out any pre-existing conditions that cannot be detected clinically. Our surgery suite is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment such as pulse oximetry, ECG, respiratory and temperature monitors, to keep track of how animals are responding during surgical operations. We also use isoflurane gas for anesthesia, as it has a long safety record. Since each pet is different we apply an anesthetic protocol tailored to the individual pet, based on the animal’s specific needs. We believe it is important to be proactive in medicine. Therefore, we place emphasis on wellness and preventative medicine. This is very important since it is usually more effective to treat diseases when they are caught early. It is also the reason we employ tests such as blood work, blood pressure, urinalysis, 4DX (Heartworm, Lyme, Erlichia, Anaplasma) and ECGs. Individualized attention for patients and clients is important, so we endeavor to provide ample support staff to offer quality care. Pain can be managed. FVC engages in proactive treatment of pain secondary to surgery or dentistry, as well as chronic pain associated with arthritis or cancer. The comfort of your pet is a significant part of treatment and recovery. Both you, the pet owner, and FVC are partners in managing the health and well-being of your pet. Therefore, we encourage you to ask us any questions you may have regarding this topic. ServicesFamily Veterinary Clinic offers a full range of veterinary care services, focusing on wellness and prevention, as well as care for sick pets.
Obedience classes will resume after the new building is completed. |
