Bay Cities Veterinary Hospital in Marina del Rey, CA | Veterinary Medicine

Bay Cities Veterinary Hospital

Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick and our expert team of veterinarians and caring staff are committed to bringing your pets better health by providing them with extraordinary care and services. We value communication with our clientele and attempt to provide a family style approach to our bond with our clients and their cherished pets. We want our clients to know our doctors and staff and trust completely in the care that we give and the professionalism with which we adhere to always. We are a large practice with a full range of services that can not be provided by smaller clinics, yet we do not allow our size to impact the personal service that we provide. We aim to give you the highest quality of care and service possible! It is a primary goal of our staff to be attentive, compassionate and receptive to each client's needs. We always do our best to cooperate with your individual needs and unique circumstances while maintaining a superior and professional environment for both our employees and the pets that we care for. In your search for a veterinary facility, we believe you expect high quality care as well as great service. Our goal has been to assemble a veterinary health care team committed to providing exceptional client service and veterinary health care. Our commitment to you is to continue to offer extraordinary service for each of your pet's individual needs in a state of the art veterinary facility.
Veterinary care is crucial and effective for a wide variety of conditions. The following is a partial list of some of the most common.
- Arthritis: Treatment for arthritis should be directed to the inciting cause if possible. Surgery may be needed to stabilize a joint. DJD may be treated with NSAID’s, pain medication such as Tramadol, cartilage protective agents such as glucosamine or Adequan, acupuncture, or as a last resort, steroids.
- Bloat & Gastric Torsion: Bloat & Gastric Torsion is a serious condition and your pet should be rushed to the emergency room if this occurs. Certain breeds of dogs
with deep chests and narrow waists, such as hounds, Bouvier des Flandres, or Doberman Pinschers are more susceptible to a syndrome of gastric torsion and bloat.
- Canine Distemper: Canine distemper is caused by a virus that is shed in bodily fluids of infected animals. The virus affects primarily the lungs, intestines, and nervous system. Symptoms of the infection can include coughing, diarrhea, vomiting, inappetance, dehydration, weight loss, seizures, and encephalitis. Secondary infections can present as discharge from the eyes and/or nose, and pneumonia.
- Cancer: There are many different type of cancer treatment: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or any combination of these treatments. The important thing is to destroy the abnormal cells without damaging the normal cells. Veterinary oncologists, veterinarians that specialize in the study and treatment of cancer, can be consulted to help determine what treatment would be best for the patient.
- Canine Parvovirus
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Feline Distemper
- Fleas
- Heartworm
- Hip Dysplasia
- Hookworm
- Leptospirosis
- Luxating Patella
- Mites
- Obesity