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Animal Hospital of Lake Villa
Improving the lives of others, by improving the lives of their pets!
Animal Hospital of Lake Villa
Improving the lives of others, by improving the lives of their pets!847-356-8387
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It’s an honor to welcome you and your animal companion to our family! Every pet that walks through our door, we treat as our own. We take great pride in not only our service and care but our true compassion for our patients, from the happy to the nervous and fearful. Truly adhering to the Fear
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What is AAHA Accreditation?
What AAHA Accreditation Means to You
Our AAHA accreditation means you can feel confident that we have achieved challenging benchmarks in every aspect of our practice—and have done so since our first accreditation in 1996.- Our hospital is evaluated on more than 800 standards—the most rigorous in the industry—directly correlating to the care we provide your pet.
- We must open our doors willingly and without reservations to an AAHA consultant for an inspection that lasts all day and is repeated with added sets of standards every three years.
- We meet or exceed standards that are widely used as benchmarks of excellence in veterinary medicine and are periodically updated to reflect clinical advances.
Fear Free Certified
Fear Free Practice
Our entire team believes in positive veterinary visits because… well, we love our patients! We want them to be just as happy to see us as we are to see them. As many pet parents have realized through experience, veterinary visits can be extremely scary for our beloved pets. Fear, Stress, and Anxiety can not only weaken the immune system, it can also give off false test results and make treatment much more difficult. For this reason, we are proud to announce that our entire team has become Fear Free Certified. The team has gone through rigorous modules, and training to learn how we can relieve stress, fear, and anxiety for all our patients. With the help of pheromones, iCalm music, sedatives and fear free handling techniques, we are able to treat our patients with decreased stress. If you know your pet is extra stressed during visits, give us a call on how we can ease some of that stress prior to even walking into the building. Watch the video below for more information!AAHA-Accredited Hospitals: Champions for Excellent Care
Did you know that accreditation for animal hospitals is voluntary? Surprising, isn’t it? Nearly 60 percent of pet owners believe that their pet’s veterinary hospital is accredited when it is not. In actuality, only 12-15% of animal hospitals have gone through the accreditation evaluation process by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). We are proud to call ourselves an AAHA-accredited hospital.
We are an AAHA-accredited veterinary hospital. That means we hold ourselves to a higher standard. Pets are our passion. And keeping them healthy is our #1 priority. Here, we strive to deliver excellent care for pets. Because your pets deserve nothing less.
Learn more about AAHA accreditation and why our accreditation is important to you and your pet. Visit aaha.org/petowner.
Fear Free Practice
Our entire team believes in positive veterinary visits because… well, we love our patients! We want them to be just as happy to see us as we are to see them.
As many pet parents have realized through experience, veterinary visits can be extremely scary for our beloved pets. Fear, Stress, and Anxiety can not only weaken the immune system, it can also give off false test results and make treatment much more difficult. For this reason, we are proud to announce that our entire team has become Fear Free Certified.
The team has gone under rigorous modules, and training to learn how we can relieve stress, fear, and anxiety for all our patients. With the help of pheromones, iCalm music, sedatives and fear free handling techniques, we are able to treat our patients with decreased stress. If you know your pet is extra stressed during visits, give us a call on how we can ease some of that stress prior to even walking into the building. Watch the video below for more information!
Testimonials
Our client’s reviews are the best compliments we can get!Always love bringing my pets here. Amazing doctors and great staff! So cool I get texts and pictures so I don’t have to worry about my fur babies when they got surgeries! Thank you for all you do!
I wouldn’t take my best friend any place else… unless an emergency and you are closed. I trust you with Winston and all my previous furbabies. Thank you for always taking such amazing care of my family.
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Overbooked Schedule
“You’re the 5th clinic I’ve called today, they’re all booked. Do you have any openings to see my dog today?” This is not an exaggeration and we’re getting numerous phone calls like this per day. Pre COVID-19 there was already a shortage of veterinarians. We know this...
Yes, we’re still curbside!
Yes, we are still Curbside! I know, those weren’t the words you wanted to hear and we get it. We honestly can’t wait until the day we can welcome our clients back into the building and we talk about this very regularly. While we have perfected our curbside protocols,...
Testimonial: OraVet – It Works!
OraVet Works! When I dropped my dog Beanie at Animal Hospital of Lake Villa for her yearly checkup and vaccinations, I knew that I would be told that she needed her teeth cleaned. Last year she had 10 teeth pulled and the year before she lost seven. How many would she...
Pet Dental Care: Teeth Cleaning
By Erica Morton, DVM - Jan 23rd, 2020 Once tartar and plaque build-up on the teeth, the ONLY thing that will remove it is a dental cleaning. For animals, dental cleanings need to be done under general anesthesia. Once asleep, we perform a full exam by probing the gum...
Another Winter Older
So, you and your furry loved one have spent another year together! Memories have been made and the bond between pet and pet parent has grown stronger. Through all these great times of owning a pet, we can often overlook the fact that they age faster than us. With...
Vet Visits Can Be Scary…But Not Here!
Founded in 2016, Fear Free provides online and in-person education to veterinary professionals, the pet professional community, and pet owners. Our courses are developed and written by the most respected veterinary and pet experts in the world, including boarded...
Best of the Best
Voting has opened up for the 2019 Daily Herald Best of the Best! Just follow the links below to vote for Best Animal Hospital and Best Veterinarian!
Welcome Home: Setting Your New Dog Up For Success
Have you ever wondered how to help reduce stress in your new furry addition to the family? The following video has some great information some essential items you can use to help ease the transition of owning a new dog!
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Call or email us today to schedule an appointment for your furry friend! Our client care reps are happy to assist you!