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Bethel Park Animal Clinic
Expands Its Pawprint
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fter being a staple of the Broughton Road area since
2011, Bethel Park Animal Clinic has moved into a
new facility in the community that will allow the staff
to better serve their patients. They’ll be celebrating
the move with an open house scheduled for June 15, from 2 to
5 p.m.
“It’s a brand-new facility that gives us 7,000 square feet of
space to work with,” said Dr. Marina Siegert, practice owner.
“We can expand the number of patients we’re able to see and
brought on two more doctors for a total of five veterinarians
on-site.”
Bethel Park Animal Clinic is a general practice catering to
dogs, cats and small, furry “pocket pets” like rabbits, guinea
pigs, mice, rats, and ferrets. The full-service facility also offers
advanced dental care, surgery, internal medicine, dermatology,
acupuncture, pain management, and other special-interest
medicinal offerings.
“It’s all about general wellness and preventive medicine. We
practice quality medicine with care and
compassion. We have a personable,
highly trained and professional staff
that focuses on our relationship with
our clients and their pets,” Dr. Siegert
said. “We know how stressful it is
coming in when your pet is sick, and
we are here to help both the owner
and patient through that process the
best we can. We’ve always been on
the forefront with our technology and
this new location is no different—
we still offer state-of-the-art digital
X-rays, digital dental X-rays, anesthesia
machines, you name it.”
Bethel Park Animal Clinic also is
committed to giving back to the
community. Dr. Siegert sits on the
board for Rabbit Wranglers, a rabbit
rescue group, and travels to Greene
County several times a year to donate her services to a low cost
spay and neuter surgery clinic. Staff members also work with
Animal Advocates, a local rescue group involved in dog and cat
adoptions. Locally, the practice holds a rabies clinic annually on
the first Saturday in June in Bethel Park, and it excels in providing
pet owners the latest information on Lyme Disease due to its
prevalence in Western Pennsylvania.
“Western Pennsylvania’s unique because we have a lot of
wildlife wandering through our backyards, so there’s a natural
increased risk of disease. We try to educate pet owners at a
preventive level, providing information on intestinal parasites,
bacterial and viral infections carried by wildlife”, Dr. Siegert said.
“With Lyme Disease, one in seven pets tests positive for exposure
to the Borellia bacteria, which causes Lyme, so we want pet
owners to be aware of that prevalence of Lyme in our area, and
how dogs and humans can take precautions to avoid tick bites.”
Lyme Disease in pets can result in a treatable form of joint
swelling and pain, however some patients will develop kidney
failure as their first sign of disease.
Labrador and Golden retrievers have
an increased likelihood of developing
kidney failure, but all dogs exposed to
Lyme have a 30 percent increased risk
of kidney disease. Vaccinations and
tick-preventing products are available
for pet owners to help keep their
pets safe.
For more information on Bethel
Park Animal Clinic, or to schedule
your pet’s appointment today, go to
bethelparkanimalclinic.com. You can
also call directly with any questions
at 412.595.7843. The practice has
early morning and later evening
hours to accommodate clients with
hectic schedules. Bethel Park Animal
Clinic is located at 4792 Library Road,
Bethel Park, 15102.
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