Primary care veterinarians are welcome to refer patients to Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital for diagnosis and treatment or to obtain a second opinion of a specific medical or surgical problem. We feel it is important to have the patient’s complete medical records including radiographs, blood tests results and ultrasound reports. We, in turn, will communicate our findings to the referring primary care veterinarian so the records can become part of the patient’s permanent medical history. Once the diagnosis and treatment are complete, we will recommend that the pets return to their primary care veterinarians for any further care.
Typically, your primary care veterinarian will send us a referral form. The form will describe your pet’s problem and identify the appropriate specialty department to see your pet.
Upon arrival please check in with our client care representatives. While you wait you can relax in one of several waiting areas. Please ask our team members if you need help finding a good spot for you and your pet. A technician will collect you from the waiting area and bring you to the exam room to begin the appointment, getting a full history and taking vitals.
To schedule your appointment for your initial visit, call 303-424-3325. If you have questions about your appointment only, you can also contact us here.
Patients that have a Primary Care veterinarian at Wheat Ridge can make an appointment for their annual wellness exams, vaccines, sick visits, dental consults, and new puppy/kitten exams. To schedule an appointment, call 303-424-3325.
Prior to admission, you will receive information from the medical team about your pet’s specific condition and/or treatment plan. Please ask if anything remains unclear following this conversation. Our team’s goal is to ensure that all of your questions are answered. We will always go through an itemized treatment plan with you.
During your pet’s hospitalization, our medical team will call at regular intervals with updates on your pet’s condition. Please be sure to provide our Client Care Specialists with your preferred telephone numbers if you haven’t done so already. Our commitment to you and your pet is to provide the highest standards of medical care and personal service possible.
You will receive daily updates on your pet’s condition. We will also call if there are significant changes in your pet’s status. You may call for information about your pet at other times, but please understand that you may not be able to talk to a member of your medical team directly. If you are asked to leave a voicemail, a team member will return that call in a timely manner.
In an effort to streamline all communications, we ask that you designate one family member for all medical updates, and ask that he or she relay information to the rest of your family.
We treat each patient’s medical condition as confidential. You can be assured that we will not discuss your pet’s condition with anyone but you or the person you have designated on the patient information sheet, nor will we be able to discuss the condition of another patient with you. We will however keep your family veterinarian updated of your pet’s condition.
Please be prepared to spend up to one hour during the discharge process for your pet. It is important to have time to review your pet’s at-home care instructions and ask any questions you may have.
Once your doctor feels that your pet is well enough to be sent home, a member of our medical team will contact you to review:
