Our Services

Riverdale Veterinary Group is a full-service veterinary hospital. We offer complete medical, surgical, dental, and grooming services. We use modern, top quality equipment and new technology to deliver the highest level of veterinary care possible.

Surgery Surgery

Whether your pet requires elective or emergency surgery, our veterinarians are trained in state of the art surgical techniques. All anesthetized patients are monitored with an esophageal stethoscope, pulse oximeter, and continuous electrocardiogram. All animals are placed on a safe heating pad to minimize body heat loss during surgery.

Dental care is one of the most important but often overlooked aspects of your pet's overall health care and longevity. 85 percent of dental tartar is comprised of bacteria. Over time, those bacteria will lead to bad breath, gingivitis, pain, and loss of teeth. Eventually the bacteria make their way to distant organs such as the kidneys and heart.

Dentistry Dentistry

At Riverdale Veterinary Group we routinely use the OraVet plaque prevention system following scaling and polishing. This is a gel applied between the tooth and gum which forms a barrier against the build up of future bacteria and periodontal decay.

Routine dental care will help to maintain not only strong, clean teeth and gums, but also a healthy body and full lifespan.

Grooming

Riverdale Veterinary Group offers grooming services for dogs and cats Wednesdays through Saturdays. Whether it's just a bath or a full cleaning and cut, our professional groomer is ready for your individual needs.

All grooming is done in a separate room with no other animals present to help keep the environment quiet and comfortable. Please call us to make an appointment or just to meet and speak with our groomer.

Behavioral Modification and Puppy Training

Jorge Melara and Bobbie Bhambree are certified pet dog trainers who have extensive experience both in their own private practice as well as in rehabilitating and training shelter dogs at the ASPCA, where they worked as behavior counselors.

Their company, Divine K-9, Inc., relies on basic principles of learning, using a variety of reward-based techniques to teach obedience and correct behavior problems. By using a balance of meaninful rewards, humane corrections, and an understanding of pack dynamics, they create an extremely safe and effective training program for you and your pup.

Divine K-9 offers group classes and private sessons. They specialize in behavior problems and aggression, as well as obedience and manners training. Jorge and Bobbie hold puppy training classes every Monday evening at the Riverdale Veterinary Group. They can be reached at 718.432.2927. Learn more about Divine K-9 on line at www.divinek-9.com.

Radiology

Our radiology room is completely enclosed in lead to protect all patients and personnel. We utilize advanced x-ray technology, including intestinal and urinary contrast studies to best evaluate your pet's condition.

Lab Laboratory

At Riverdale Vet Group, our laboratory includes an in-house chemistry analyzer, so that blood can be collected and processed for immediate results.

Specialty Procedures

Should your pet require specialty diagnostics, these tests are done right at our premises. Board-certified veterinary specialists are called in to perform procedures such as abdominal ultrasound, chest echocardiogram, and endoscopy.

Pharmacy Pharmacy

Riverdale Veterinary Group has an extensive pharmacy for the treatment and prevention of animal diseases. Medicating small animals (especially cats) with pills can be challenging, and so we order a variety of drugs in liquid form from special compound pharmacies.

Isolation

To prevent the spread of infectious diseases, Riverdale Veterinary Group has a completely separate isolation ward. Animals with contagious diseases can be safely hospitalized and treated here.

Immunization and Wellness Care

Our wellness program includes a comprehensive physical examination; internal parasite testing; heartworm and flea control; a vaccination program; blood panels for young, middle-aged, and geriatric patients; a spay neuter program. For those clients who wish to be involved in the decision making process about which vaccines their pet needs, we welcome an open, honest discussion of the benefits of each.

Microchipping Microchipping

The Riverdale Vet Group offers the Avid Microchip to all of our canine and feline patients. A safe microchip is easily injected under your pet's skin at the shoulder blades. If your pet becomes lost and ends up in the hands of a shelter, humane society, or veterinarian, he or she would be scanned and identified by the microchip. Tens of thousands of lost pets have been reunited with their owners thanks to these microchips!

Medical Boarding

Some pets have medical conditions such as kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, or diabetes which require daily injections, oral medications, specialized diets, and close observation. When owners are away from home, RVG offers medical boarding at very reasonable rates (for example, $18 per day for cats).

Hospitalization Hospitalization

If your pet should become too ill to be cared for at home, we offer hospitalization. All patients are carefully monitored for changes in body temperature, appetite, urination, bowel movements, activity level, and vital signs.

Animals requiring intravenous fluids to correct dehydration are placed on digital fluid pumps to safely deliver a precise rate of fluids per hour.

For the most critical patients, we have a state of the art incubator to control environmental temperature, humidity, and oxygenation.

Pain Management

At Riverdale Veterinary Group, we feel strongly about the importance of pain management for all of our animal patients. Studies have repeatedly shown that controlling pain leads to faster recovery times, less patient suffering, and fewer treatment side-effects. All of our surgical and dental patients are given pain medications.

Other Services

We offer a variety of other services, including the following:
  • Allergy testing
  • Blood pressure monitoring
  • Electrocardiograms
  • Emergency care
  • Exotic animal care
  • Nutritional counseling
  • Obedience training and behavioral counseling
  • Routine physical exam
  • Spaying/neutering
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