July Specials: 10% off FIV and FeLV testing in cats! 10% off geriatric blood work in horses! Our office will be closed on Friday, July 3rd through Sunday, July 5th. For small animal emergencies, please call 706-769-0229. For large animal emergencies, please call 706-542-3223.

Seminars

Listed are seminars available to animal owners on health care issues of interest in Georgia and other states. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are aware of a seminar or talk that is not listed on this website.

February, 2009

March, 2009

  • Date TBD: GVMA Annual Food Animal Conference, Perry, GA. Further information currently pending.

 

April, 2009

May, 2009

 

June, 2009

 

July, 2009

August, 2009

September, 2009

October, 2009

November, 2009

  • November 609: Georgia Veterinary Medical Association Fall Convention, Marietta, GA.

December, 2009

January, 2010

ProxyRx is a home delivery system of prescription medications that we offer our clients  as part of our services, through a veterinary pharmaceutical company. In order to take part in this program, we must have seen and examined your pet within the past 12 months. Through this service, we are able to have routine medications delivered directly to your home! The only extra charges that occur are related to shipping fees. The following charges will be applied to your account:

Regular/Standard Shipping Fee ($8.00)

UPS Next Day Air Saver ($18.99)

Next Day Air Saturday Delivery ($28.99)

All other charges remain the same as our in house charges. If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact us via phone (706-743-7614 or 706-224-3200) or email (drferguson@crossroadsvetservices.com) or fill out the attached facsimile form and fax it to us at 706-743-7614. We reserve the right to deny a prescription refill if the animal has never been seen by us or if the animal has not been seen in over a year. The cost of the medications will be billed to your account upon placing the order. Payment is required at the time the order is placed.
Included in this section are a copy of our veterinary agreement forms and surgery release forms. You may copy either form, fill it out and bring it to our office or prior to our visit if you wish to.

We are happy to welcome veterinary students as externs to our practice. Students interested in finding out more about our practice should contact Dr. Ferguson via email at drferguson@crossroadsvetservices.com.

Past Externs:

May 2008: Jennie Osborne, DVM (UGA 2008)

Dr. Jennie Osborne graduated from the UGA CVM in May 2008 with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. She became an associate for Hope Animal Hospital and Moseley Mobile Veterinary Care, both small animal practices, in Shelby, NC. Her favorite areas of practice include client communication, dentistry, routine care and wound management. Her advice to new veterinarians is "be flexible, look for a progressive, high quality practice and seek good mentorship". Dr. Osborne is married to Kevin and they had their first child, a little boy, this past September. They also have a beagle, a mutt and a cat-dog names Ernest. Her future plans include raising a family, having a self-sustaining farm, doing overseas missions work and owning her own practice one day.

 

We offer the following low cost programs to reduce pet overpopulation on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are currently offering sterilization procedures Saturday mornings from 8 am until 1 pm, with a drop off time of 8:00 am. Please contact us to set up an appointment to get your pet sterilized! Animals MUST be on a leash or in a carrier or humane trap. We recommend that animals be current on their vaccinations at the time of surgery. We will vaccinate animals at the time of surgery; however, there is no guarantee that the vaccination will be effective at protecting against infectious diseases for a 2 week period following vaccination. Animals must be dropped off between 8 am and 9 am and may be picked up by 5 pm that day or by 9 am the following morning. There is no additional charge for overnight stays. We perform pediatric spays and neuters and encourage early spaying and neutering. Dogs and cats with fleas will receive Capstar (approximately $5.00 charge) prior to surgery. In addition, animals observed with diarrhea will receive a fecal flotation ($18.00) to rule out parasites. A complete physical examination will be peformed on each animal prior to surgery; any abnormalities observed will be recorded and the owner will be contacted if surgery is deemed to be too risky at the time.

DOGS:

Neuter $60.00

Spay < 50 lbs $70.00

Spay > 50 lbs $80.00

In heat/pregnant $25.00 added to the above spay charges

Distemper/Parvo/Lepto Vaccination $12.00

3 year DAP vaccination $20.00

4 way Lepto Vaccination $10.00

Bordatella Vaccination $10.00

Rabies 1 Year Vaccination $8.00

Rabies 3 Year Vaccination $15.00

Heartworm Test $22.00

Deworming $9.00

HomeAgain Microchip $29.00

Nail Trim $5.00

CATS:

Neuter $35.00

Spay $55.00

Feline Distemper Vaccination $12.00

Feline Leukemia Vaccination $12.00

FIV/FeLV Testing $25.00

FeLV Testing $15.00

Rabies 1 Year Vaccination $8.00

Rabies 3 Year Vaccination $15.00

Deworming $9.00

HomeAgain Microchip $29.00

Nail Trim $5.00

Female animals that are spayed will receive a pain injection during surgery and will receive pain medication to go home (additional $12.50-15.00). Male dogs will undergo the same. Dogs and cats 12 weeks of age and older will be vaccinated against rabies if unvaccinated. Other vaccinations are recommended based on risk of exposure to disease. We recommend that all dogs older than 6 months of age remain on heartworm prevention year-round or receive the twice annual Proheart injection. Please contact us for further information and to set up an appointment at (706) 743-7614 or (706) 224-3200.

 

 

For routine and emergency visits, an initial examination fee for consultation with the veterinarian on duty will be assessed. For emergency or in depth visits, the veterinarian will discuss diagnostic and treatment options. Our veterinarian will provide a written itemized estimate of charges for all procedures and medications he or she recommends prior to treatment of your pet. We require payment in full upon discharge of your pet.

Pre-payment of all estimated fees is required, and all fees must be paid in full prior to your pet's release during emergency hours. The clinic will accept American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, CareCredit, cash and personal checks, with valid identification, if check has your current address and telephone number printed on the check and can be authorized through our check verification vendor. Check or credit card writer must be present. A return or insufficient funds check fee in the amount of $35.00 will be billed in addition to the balance owed.

Crossroads Veterinary Services, LLC may not provide the same payment services as your regular veterinarian's office. It is not possible for your regular veterinary office to bill you for services rendered as an emergency treatment at Crossroads Veterinary Services.

Preventive Care 

Routine preventive medicine is the most important component to small animal medicine as this allows us to protect your small animals against endemic and infectious diseases, as well as enable early identification of diseases affecting a variety of organ systems. Annual vaccinations, heartworm testing, feline leukemia virus and FIV testing, fecals, deworming, flea and tick prevention, and dental prophylaxis are offered in house. In addition, we offer in house and external laboratory testing.

We offer several wellness programs for our young and adult small animals:

·         Outdoor puppy wellness program

·         Indoor puppy wellness program

·         Outdoor kitten wellness program

·         Indoor puppy wellness program

·         Indoor and outdoor canine annuals

·         Indoor and outdoor feline annuals

These programs are customized to your pet with regards to his/her lifestyle and risk of exposure to disease.

We also offer routine services for our exotic animal clients:

  •  
    • ferret distemper and rabies vaccination
    • routine physical examination
    • rabbit/guinea pig neuters/spays
    • beak, nail and wing trimming
    • avian profiles run in house
    • fecals
    • collection of samples for further laboratory diagnostic testing

 

Heartworm Prevention and Flea/Tick Control

We carry the following products in house:

  • Heartgard Plus
  • Triheart Plus
  • Vectra 3D and Vectra for Cats and Kittens: Vectra Products are available for purchase ONLY to clients of Crossroads Veterinary Services, LLC.
  • Frontline Plus
  • Comfortis
  • Capstar
  • Revolution

 Nutrition

We carry Hill's Science Diet and Prescription Diet in house and are happy to place orders for our clients. In addition, we offer Purina Prescription Diets, ProPlan and Royal Canin.

 

Microchipping

As part of our small animal services, we also offer HomeAgain microchipping to ensure that your pet identified if lost or stolen. A small microchip is implanted under the skin between the shoulder blandes and can be detected using a microchip scanner. HomeAgain services include the following:

·         Advanced pet recovery services if your pet goes missing

·         Emergency pet center to notify owners of the location of emergency veterinary services

·         Medical insurance for lost pets

·         A pet ID card

Dentistry

In small animal medicine, routine dental prophylaxis treats periodontal disease and ensures that your pet does not have any discomfort with regards to dental disease. We strongly promote dental awareness and recommend that all pets with any degree of tartar obtain a routine dental. In our geriatric patients that may be more prone to a variety of diseases, ensuring proper dental health will reduce the risk of bacteria from the mouth spreading to other areas of the body and worsening any disease process that is occurring.

Surgery

Routine soft tissue surgeries, such as neutering and spaying, are offered to our clients. In addition, exploratory and emergency surgeries, such as C-section, GDV and splenectomy are performed. Eye surgeries include third eyelid gland replacement, entropion surgery and others. Although we do not offer surgical repair of fractures at this time, other orthopedic surgeries are offered, such as femoral head ostectomy (FHO), cruciate repair, medial patellar luxation repair and amputation. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information regarding our surgical services!

 

Gastroscopy (endoscopy of the stomach) enables us to visualize the esophagus (passage from the mouth to the stomach), the stomach and part of the duodenum (first part of the small intestine) and evaluate for the presence of stomach ulcers. We also use a gastroscope to evaluate the esophagus for signs of stricture or ulcers after severe episode of choke, to perform bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) procedures in order to collect fluid from the lungs and to perform a cystoscopy (endoscopy of the bladder) in male horses. The use of the 3 meter endoscope requires a good degree of sedation in order to minimize risk of damaging the endoscope, as well as maintaining the horse in a good level of comfort. Although the procedure is not painful, most horses do not like having any instrument placed into their nasal canal. In addition, visualization of some of the organs of interest requires us to inflate them (such as the stomach and bladder) and there is a mild level of discomfort associated with this. Deflation of the organs is performed prior to removing the endoscope. The following pictures are from horse gastroscopies:

1. Normal appearance of the stomach. The division between the pink tissue (the portion of the stomach that is acid secreting, or the glandular mucosa) and the white tissue (the squamous mucosa) is called the margo plicatus. Squamous tissue cells are similar to those of our skin and is the part of the stomach that is usually affected by ulcers. This picture shows a normal margo plicatus with food particles and saliva on the surface of the stomach.

2. Gastric (stomach) impaction with feed/shavings. A biopsy forceps is being passed through the endoscope in order to help break up this ball of feed. Gastric impactions are not very common, but can be a serious cause of colic. Treatment by the referring veterinarian included daily coca-cola and mineral oil. The impaction on recheck gastroscopy 30 days later had reduced in size, was softer and more of the stomach was visualized.

3. Ulcers at the entrance to the small intestine (pylorus). The tissue affected by ulcers is thickened compared to the normal, pink surrounding tissue. Numerous ulcers are present in this area, with mild healing as reflected by the presence of the yellow, fibrinous tissue on the surface. It is easy to see why gastric ulcers can be a frequent cause of colic, reluctance to eat grain and discomfort during exercise. A normal pylorus is visualized on a 30 day recheck gastroscopy.

 

Large Animal

Preventive Medicine

Preventive medicine is the most important component of medicine to ensure that your animals remain healthy and is necessary for the early detection of many diseases. Routine vaccination programs, deworming recommendations tailored to your farm, equine infectious anemia (EIA) or Coggins testing for all horses older than 6 months of age, as well as routine dentistry procedures in horses, are included in our wellness programs. The programs are tailored to your animal’s lifestyle and recommendations will be given based upon risk of exposure to disease. In addition to offering tailored wellness programs to the equine clients, we also offer the PreventiCareTM Program through Pfizer, a unique wellness program that may qualify your horse for the PreventiCare Colic Assistance PlanTM. There are six minimum requirements when enrolled in the above program:

·         Annual physical examination

·         Annual dental examination along with any advised treatment

·         Appropriate immunizations as recommended by us

·         Annual nutritional consultation

·         Strongid® C or Strongid® C 2XTM administered daily, year-round

·         Twice-yearly treatments of Equell® (ivermectin) or Equimax® (ivermecin/praziquantel)

The three disqualifications to enrollment in PreventiCare are:

·         Any horse that has had colic surgery

·         Any horse that has experienced colic in the last 12 months or has had colic surgery

·         Any horse under five months, or not fully weaned, or any horse over 20 years (horses officially enrolled before age 20 may re-enroll each year up to the age of 24)

All Strongid C or Strongid C 2X may be purchased from us or from another source, with proof of purchase. Coverage for eligible horses begins 30 days after receipt of the application and you will receive an Official Enrollment Certificate in about 30 days. Horse owners will also receive the date the horse will be eligible for surgical reimbursement. In the event that an enrolled horse suffers a case of colic serious enough to require surgery, Pfizer will pay for the surgical costs and as many as three days of aftercare up to $5,000, as outlined in the program's Terms and Conditions.

To learn more about the program, please go to http://www.equinepreventicare.com

In addition to the equine preventive programs mentioned above, we offer herd health programs for ruminants and camelids.

 

Small ruminant and camelid herd health programs can be optimized for your farm to include the following:

·         Annual vaccinations

·         Annual hoof care

·         Body condition scoring

·         Deworming

·         Vitamin E/selenium injection

·         OPP testing (sheep)

·         CAE testing (goats)

·         Johne’s testing

·         Brucellosis and TB testing (sheep and goats)

Equine Dentistry

Routine and corrective equine dentistry is offered, including routine hand floating as well as power floating with the Swiss Float. These services are included in our wellness programs at a discount and are recommended yearly for all horses. Good dental care will ensure that your horse can maintain an adequate level of nutrition as long as possible. Inadequate dental care may lead to a wave mouth that reduces the ability to effectively chew, as well as sharp points and hooks that are painful. Early detection of dental disease can lead to adequate treatment with the possibility of saving any affected teeth.

Attached are several powerpoint presentations from AAEP on immunizations, parasites and nutrition.

 

 

 

Front Sign

 

 

Reception

Entry to Examination Room with dog scale.

Science Diet Prescription Food display in reception area.

 

 

Examination/Surgery Room with a wet-prep table for use during examination and surgical procedures. The stainless steel cover is removable, as well as the prep cover. We perform surgeries and dentistry in this room, as well as intensive care treatments/procedures.   

We monitor the animal's heart rate and oxygen saturation through the use of a pulse oximeter during all surgeries.

A warm water circulating blanket is used to keep anesthetized animals warm during surgery.

 

Examination Room with a refrigerator for our vaccinations and other medications requiring refrigeration, a variety of intravenous fluids and a mobile anesthesia machine for surgery. Delivery of oxygen is also possible with the anesthesia machine.

Xray Machine and Table/Xray Viewbox and Storage Room. We offer ultrasound with abdominal and rectal probes, endoscopy with 1 meter and 3 meter endoscopes, as well as 8 x 10 and 11 x 14 size x-ray plates. Our x-ray machine is portable and battery-powered for field use.

 

Laboratory and autoclave. Our laboratory room includes a chemistry machine, complete blood count machine and blood gas/electrolyte machine. We can perform fecal examinations, urinalyses, heartworm testing, FeLV/FIV testing, parvovirus testing, as well as providing bloodwork to outside laboratories for more diagnostics.

 

Treatment and hospitalization cages. Our cages consist of a bank of 2 large cages, 3 medium cages and 4 small cages. We carry Purina veterinary diets as well as Science Diet veterinary diets. We have the capability for long-term hospitalization and have 2 fluid pumps for more accurate fluid delivery.

Popeye, the clinic kitty, makes sure that all is in order!

Dr. Ferguson in front of the ambulatory vehicle for large animal calls. Our vehicle is fully equipped for routine and emergency calls.

Dr. Ferguson and Caitlin performing a gastroscopy in a horse on site. Portable equipment facilitates the use of advanced diagnostics in the field.

Radiography 

We offer conventional radiography with the MinXray HF100+ portable unit with 8 x 10 and 14 x 17 plates and standard processing equipment. The 8 x 10 plates enable us to evaluate cats, small dogs, distal limbs for routine survey radiographs as well as lameness evaluations in horses. The 14 x 17 plates allow us to evaluate the thorax and abdomen on small animals, camelids, small ruminants and foals, as well as perform survey radiographs of the cervical spinal cord and skull on all large animals. Although digital radiography is not offered at this time, we hope to include this service in the future.

We offer routine in-house radiography with our portable until and have automatic processing capabilities with the Ectomax™ Automatic Film Processor. This allows us to process our x-ray films in house.

Ultrasonography

Ultrasound examinations of the chest and abdomen are routinely performed to diagnose and monitor diseases, such as pleuritis, neoplasia, colic and chronic weight loss. We offer diagnostic capabilities with the SIUI CTS-485V veterinary ultrasound imaging system. Our system includes a 5-10 MHz equine transrectal probe for reproductive and tendon work and a  2.5-5 MHz convex probe for abdominal and thoracic ultrasound work. Ultrasonography allows us to assess the architecture of multiple organs as well as determine the stage of pregnancy. Liver, kidney, spleen, intestine, heart and lung are all visualized with ultrasound. In addition, ultrasonography allows us to perform biopsies of various organs, such as liver, spleen and kidney, by visualizing the location of the biopsy probe. In neonates, ultrasonography is commonly used to assess the umbilical structures and ensure there are no signs of umbilical infection (omphalophlebitis), which is a common cause of sepsis in foals and calves.                      

Endoscopy

Endoscopy allows imaging of the respiratory tract, stomach and urinary bladder, and enables us to perform diagnostics essential in helping us decide which treatments are optimal for that animal. Our endoscopy services include a 1 meter endoscope and a 3 meter endoscope. The 1 meter endoscope is used for evaluating the upper respiratory tract and guttural pouches for chronic respiratory diseases and infections, and cystoscopy (endoscopy of the bladder) in mares. This endoscope may be used to perform tracheal washes using a specialized tube to collect samples in a sterile manner for culture and cytology. The 3 meter endoscope is an Olympus Video Endoscope System that is portable, allowing an image capturing device on a 17” HP laptop. This technology enables us to save images of the endoscopic examination. The 3 meter endoscope is most commonly used for gastroscopy (endoscopy of the stomach) to evaluate for the presence of gastric ulcers. This is the only diagnostic tool to evaluate the presence and degree of gastric ulceration and is helpful in assessing response to treatment. It is also used to help assess the integrity of the esophagus after an episode of choke, as well as evaluate the lungs to evaluate for the presence of aspiration pneumonia. The 3 m endoscope may also be used for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to assess the lower respiratory tract for infection, inflammation and signs of recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) as well as for performing cystoscopy (endoscopy of the bladder) on stallions and geldings. Endoscopy is minimally invasive and only requires routine sedation needed for comfort during the procedure. The information that is made available to us by the use of our endoscopic equipment is invaluable in allowing us to tailor your animal’s therapy in order to treat a specific disease. Both endoscopes have biopsy forceps allowing us to obtain tissue samples in areas otherwise not accessible.

Internal Medicine

Internal medicine services include gastroenterology, neonatology, neurology, cardiology, respiratory tract diagnostics and many other services evaluating the animal’s general health and well-being. Evaluation of liver disease, kidney disease, chronic weight loss, myopathy and pediatric diseases are services that may be performed on site. Frozen hyperimmune equine plasma and llama plasma are available for plasma transfusions, most commonly due to failure to ingest an appropriate amount of high quality colostrum.

Surgery

Large animal surgical services are limited to field surgeries at this time. These include routine procedures such as castration, Caslick’s procedures, small tumor removal, as well as emergency procedures such as wound and laceration repair. Small animal routine and emergency surgical services are offered in house. Routine surgeries such as spays and neuters, as well as a variety of soft tissue surgeries are performed. Orthopedic procedures at this time are limited but include femoral head ostectomy (FHO), cruciate ligament repair, limb amputation, patella groove widening for dogs with medial patellar luxation and elbow luxation repair.

Reproduction

Reproductive services include routine pregnancy checks, artificial insemination, infertility evaluations, uterine culture and biopsy and uterine flushes. We hope to offer further reproductive services in the future.

Vet-Stem

Vet-Stem, a regenerative cell technology, is offered as part of our services. Dr. Ferguson is certified to perform Vet-Stem procedures in small animals and horses. Vet-Stem technology uses an animal’s own natural healing cells to regenerate injured tissue and is used to treat tendons, ligaments and joints. To date, small animals and 3,000 horses around the country have been treated with this technology. The process from collection to injection of injured tissue takes 48 hours and involves collecting a small sample of fat from your animal and sending the fat sample to Vet-Stem. At the laboratory, the regenerative cells are isolated and shipped back to us in order for these cells to be injected in the lesion under ultrasonographic guidance.

Miscellaneous                                           

Ophthalmology, dermatology, parasitology, laboratory testing in house and to external laboratories and many other services can be provided by Crossroads Veterinary Services, LLC. Dr. Ferguson is certified by the State of Georgia in Johne’s Testing and is available to work with dairy and cattle producers to assess their farms for Johne’s disease. Laboratory profiles that may be performed in house include a complete blood count to evaluate the red and white blood cells, a chemistry profile to evaluate the liver and kidney analytes, an electrolyte panel and a respiratory panel. The fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) using the McMaster method is performed in order to evaluate for the presence of dewormer resistance. The in house laboratory results are usually available in less than one hour.

Crossroads Veterinary Services, LLC is open for routine care and medical emergencies of large and small animals for Oglethorpe and all surrounding counties. Routine vaccinations, elective surgeries (spay, neuter or other surgeries), dental prophylaxis, radiography, ultrasonography and hospitalization are offered in house for small animals. For emergency treatment of non-client animals, please contact your regular veterinarian the next business day.

 

For your animal's safety, all cats should be transported in a carrier or box. Dogs should be on a leash when entering or leaving the clinic. If you have forgotten your leash, we will gladly lend you one.

 

All non-client hospitalized animals must be discharged before 8:00 A.M. the following morning unless hospitalized over the weekend. Animals that remain in house the weekend will be checked out prior to 8:00 A.M. Monday. You will be responsible for making sure your animal is picked up prior to closing and transported to your regular daytime veterinarian's clinic or to your home. We will send with you any information about follow-up care or continuing hospitalization. If you are unable to pick up your animal to transfer to your regular veterinarian’s office, we offer pet transport at a fee of $65.00.

 

For large animal clients, we offer routine and emergency services, as well as consultation in internal medicine for referral veterinarians. We offer routine preventative health care, field surgery, internal medicine consultation, endoscopy, ultrasonography and radiography for our large animal clients as well.

Click on the following links to find out more about our clinic and services we have to offer!

 

Cystoscopy is performed to evaluate bladder and urethral abnormalities in horses. Bladder endoscopy is useful to determine the location of urethral rents or tears, evaluate urine production from both ureters, for the presence of pus or blood from the ureters, the presence of bladder wall abnormalities, urinary stones, sabulous urolithiasis, and any other problems that may affect the lower urinary tract. Some diseases that can be detected using cystoscopy are:

  • urethral rents or tears, usually resulting in bloody urine
  • bladder stones (uroliths) or sabulous urolithiasis
  • blood or pus coming from the ureters, indicating a problem with the kidney
  • tumors emanating from the bladder wall
  • bladder or urethral atony

Crossroads Veterinary Services (706) 743-7614 or (706) 224-3200

Something Different for Joomla!

3 Year Vaccines

We now offer 3 year canine and feline vaccines. Contact us to find out more about switching your pet to a 3 year program. Yearly examinations are still required and necessary to ensure that your pet remain healthy! For more information, go to: http://www.continuum3.com/

Heartworm Disease

Protect your dogs year-round against heartworms! Contact us to find out more about Proheart 6, the twice yearly heartworm prevention!

HomeAgain Microchips

Ensure your pet does not get lost with HomeAgain microchips. For more information visit http://www.homeagain.com/.

Care Credit

Find out more about CareCredit, the card that gives you peace of mind for your pet's routine and emergency needs!

Platinum Performance

We now offer owners Platinum Performance equine and canine products! Contact us to find out how to receive products directly from the company! For more information, go to www.platinumperformance.com or click on the icon for products available to you!

ProxyRx

ProxyRx Home Delivery of Medications! We are able to meet your prescription home delivery needs with ProxyRx. Click on the mailbox or contact us for more information regarding this service!

Georgia Sterilization Program

The Georgia Sterilization Program allows veterinarians that sign up to perform up to 3 dog and cat neuters a month at low cost to their clientele. If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact our office at (706) 743-7614 or (706) 224-3200. For more information about this program and for a list of participating veterinarians, visit the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Rebates & Specials

 

Frontline Plus: Buy 6 doses of the same size and receive one dose free!

Vectra Cats and 3D for Dogs: Buy 6 doses for one animal and receive a $10 rebate! Buy 12 doses for one animal or 6 doses for 2 animals and receive a $25 rebate! Vectra products are available for purchase ONLY to clients of Crossroads Veterinary Services, LLC.

 

Heartgard Plus: Buy a 12 month supply of the same size and receive a $5.00 rebate!

 

Hill's Science Diet or Prescription Diet: Buy any bag or case of canned food and receive a rebate for up to $25.00 for your purchase!

Campaign of the Month

June is National Pet Microchipping Month! To find out more about microchipping your pet, contact your veterinarian!

Veterinary Associations

American Veterinary Medical Association: www.avma.org & www.avmatv.org

American Association of Equine Practitioners: www.aaep.org

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine: www.acvim.org

American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners: www.aasrp.org

American Association of Bovine Practitioners: www.aabp.org

American Animal Hospital Association: www.aahanet.org

 

Welcome to Crossroads Veterinary Services

Thanks for stopping by!

Crossroads Veterinary Services, LLC, established in 2008, is a mixed animal practice located in Lexington, GA. We enjoy working on large, small and exotic animals. The practice is owned and led by Nicole Ferguson, DVM, MS. Dr. Ferguson is intent on providing valuable veterinary services to the community and educating clients as well as diagnosing and treating their animals. Her goal is to promote preventive medicine in all species and provide early detection and treatment of disease. Although starting out as a solo practitioner, Dr. Ferguson hopes to provide further veterinary services by hiring associates with varying areas of interest in order to encompass the spectrum of veterinary areas of expertise. Future plans include offering large animal hospitalization facilities for intensive care treatment and surgery. Our goal is to provide a progressive practice and a valued service for our clients. We provide in-house small  and exotic animal services, including medicine and surgery, as well as mobile small animal routine services. Our large animal practice is currently ambulatory only, but is well equipped to handle routine and emergency cases. Dr. Ferguson is also intent on providing ambulatory large animal internal medicine consultation to veterinarians in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

 

Telephone:

(706) 224-3200 or (706) 743-7614

 

Hours of Operation:    

Monday 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Tuesday 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Wednesday 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Thursday 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Large & Small Animal Emergency Services After Hours

 

Since we are frequently on the road with ambulatory calls, we aim to schedule visits by appointments only unless it is an emergency. We only schedule 2 small animal consultations per hour per doctor.  This routine also helps us to maintain a better on-time appointment schedule. Emergencies and unexpected arrivals can still create an occasional delay; however, we strive to ensure that all scheduled appointments are timely. Since we are a mixed animal practice, large animal emergency calls may delay scheduled appointments; all attempts will be made to contact clients and notify them of such a delay. All large animal appointments will be scheduled by appointment only unless it is an emergency.

 

 

Philosophy

Crossroads Veterinary Services’ philosophy is simple: Improve and maintain each animal’s health in order to help that animal perform at the peak of its ability, enjoy a longer, more successful career and productive life. Any species worked on will be treated with compassion and respect. We aim to satisfy our clients by providing excellent veterinary services as well as clientele education. 

Veterinarians

The veterinarian’s oath is to be maintained at all times:

  "Being admitted to the profession of veterinary medicine, I solemnly swear to use my scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering, the conservation of animal resources, the promotion of public health, and the advancement of medical knowledge. I will practice my profession conscientiously, with dignity and in keeping with the principles of veterinary medical ethis. I accept as a lifelong oblication the continual improvement of my professional knowledge and competence."  

 
 

News Flash

Due to the mild winter we have had, we expect this year to bring a lot of mosquitoes to the area! We highly recommmend vaccinating your horses against mosquito-borne diseases (EEE, WEE and West Nile Virus) PRIOR to the onset of the mosquito season! These diseases have variable mortality rates (30-80%) and are easily prevented by vaccinating! Please call us now to schedule an appointment to vaccinate your horse! Update as of 6/16/09: 5 cases of EEE in central and SE Georgia have been confirmed so far this year.

Announcements

Cold weather does not stop the need for flea and tick preventives! Despite the current cold weather, we recommend keeping your pets on flea and heartworm preventive to ensure that you don't experience an explosion of fleas when the weather warms up! Temperatures down to 52 degrees Fahrenheit are the threshold for the adult flea to emerge from a pupal stage. With the current winter we are having in Georgia, it is likely that owners that don't keep their pets on year-round preventive will experience an infestation this spring and summer.

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