Updated 07/02/09
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Welcome to our Web site! We're committed to providing the best possible care and services and our Web site is now available for you twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week. We specialize in affordable, high quality pet health care including complete diagnostics, cardiology, radiology, ultrasound, microchip implant, dentistry, & surgery.
Dr. Gower has been licensed since 1983 in the veterinary field. After having worked at his clinic in Brooklyn for the past 20 years, he is pleased to return to Oceanside, the town where he graduated from high school and opened the Woods AvenueAnimal Clinic. He and his wife, Valerie, love spending time with their six children who are an enormous part of their lives and an ongoing source of joy! Our professional, caring, and dedicated staff is looking forward to helping you develop a long term healthcare plan for your pet. Give us a call today!
We put this website together to show our existing clients and potential clients who are looking for a veterinarian to see what our clinic is all about. On this website you will find helpful website links,articles and information that you may be curious to know about. Keep in mind you can also make appointment requests right from this website and email us at anytime. The links to do both are located directly at the bottom of any screen that you are in. Enjoy!
And we leave you with some kisses goodbye! =)
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The Truth behind K-9’s and Chocolate We have all heard people say things such as “Don’t give your dog chocolate, it will kill him!” or “Even a small amount of chocolate will kill a dog.” Fortunately for all cabinet opening dogs out there...
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Helping Dogs with Low Vision or Blindness As veterinary medicine advances, dogs are living longer and longer. With advancing age, more geriatric diseases are becoming prevalent. Problems with vision, such as occurs with cataracts, glaucoma, a...
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Pet Insurance Explained As the amount of money spent on pet health care increases steadily at an estimated rate of 40% a year, and as pets become more like family, owners are looking to spend a little more for their pets. Ma...
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Food Allergies Food allergies occasionally occur in dogs and cats. They usually manifest themselves as itchy skin, ear infections, chronic vomiting, or diarrhea. If you suspect that your pet may have a food allergy,...
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A Guide to Pet Nutrition In 2007, several million bags of pet food were recalled in the United States due to contamination. Though some of the recalls were done by the manufacturers voluntarily to “be safe,” some of the recal...
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Fleas, the Frustrating Pest Consider the following scenario: You arrive home from a long flight from a wonderful, two-week vacation. As you drive home, you remind yourself the boarding kennel is already closed and you have to ...
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