Our Services | Our Standards | Accolades
Welcome!
From all of us, a heartfelt welcome to North Shore Veterinary Hospital. We have found that our clients generally regard their pets as members of the family. That's great, because we feel the same way! We understand that your trust in us for your pet's good health is a very special responsibility.
Headed by Daphne Schmidt-Hall, D.V.M. and Michael Hargrove, D.V.M, M.B.A., the staff of North Shore Veterinary Hospital provides a wide variety of special services, including:
Behavior Counseling Geriatric Counseling Dental Care Dietary Planning Preventative Health Examinations Emergency Services Accupuncture/Massage Therapy
Grief Counseling Surgical Services Electrocardiographic Exams Radiology/Ultrasonography Puppy Socialization Classes Medical Imaging Services Geriatric Boarding
Our Services
Regular Health Examinations
Early detection of health problems is an important benefit of regular exams. It's also a wonderful assurance to know your pet is in good, sound physical condition. The care which starts with your puppy or kitten can pay extra dividends when they reach their geriatric "twilight" years.
Vaccinations
Immunization is one of the most effective ways to protect your pet's overall good health. North Shore Veterinary Hospital programs each pet's vaccination to their individual needs.
Dental Care
The proper care of your pet's teeth is just as important as your own and our hospital strongly urges and teaches proper dental and preventative care. Our specialized services include cleaning, polishing, tooth extraction and oral surgery. Research shows that 80% of aging disease starts at the gum line.
Dietary Planning
A sound diet is vital to the health of your pet at any age. We can counsel you on the dietary requirements for proper weight maintenance, performance, growth and a prescribed diet can be important in the aid of treatment for some diseases.
Convenience
We understand today's hectic pace and do everything we can to make the care of your pet as easy as possible. For example, you can admit your pet for inpatient exams by 8:00 a.m., or earlier by special arrangement. For additional convenience, we have hours extending to 6:00pm Monday-Thursday and have Saturday hours until noon.
Emergency Services
Emergency needs are handled on a top priority basis. After office hours, there is a full service veterinary emergency clinic available in Duluth. Please visit our "Emergency Services" page for more information.
Our Standards
We have voluntarily complied with the high standard of the American Animal Hospital Association since 1969. Our hospital has reached the highest level of accreditation as an AAHA Hospital. This applies to all facilities, equipment, practice, management, ethics and standards at the North Shore Veterinary Hospital.
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Accolades
In 1995, North Shore Veterinary Hospital was highlighted in "Veterinary Forum," a national trade publication. In addition, in 1996, North Shore Veterinary Hospital was named a "Practice of Excellence" and was featured in "Veterinary Economics," another trade publication. This award was one of only 9 given out nationally in 1996. This places us among the top small animal veterinary hospitals in the United States. We are very proud of this recognition and we strive to continue to provide the high level quality care which led to these accolades.
In December of 1998, our hospital website was recognized as a runner-up in a national veterinary website-of-the-year contest held by DVM Newsmagazine.
In 2000, the pet care portion of our website was selected as a featured site in Lightspan's StudyWeb as one of the best educational resources on the web. StudyWeb is one of the Internet's premier sites for educational resources for students and teachers. Since 1996, their expert reviewers have scoured the Internet to select only the finest sites to be included in StudyWeb's listing of educational links. Each site in StudyWeb includes a detailed review describing its editorial and visual merits.
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