House Call Animal Doctor-#DrDonDeForge~~VMD Home Calls-Let the Doctor Come to You! www.SilverSandsVeterinary.com
#Dr.DonDeForge
www.SilverSandsVeterinary.com
Milford Veterinary Hospital- General Practice of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery-[just across the street from Dan Perkins Subarus in Milford, CT]
17 Seemans Lane
Milford, CT 06460
Phone 203-877-3221 or 1-800-838-3368
DoctorDeForge@yahoo.com
House
Calls for Pets
VMD Home Calls
Let the Doctor Come to You!
VMD Home Calls
Let the Doctor Come to You!
Dr.
Don DeForge
1-800-838-3368
A
Part of the Silver Sands Veterinary Network
House Calls
House Calls for Pets provide a unique perspective on patients'
environment and health problems. The demand for house calls is expected to
increase considerably in future decades as the U.S. pet population increases.
With early intervention, house calls involving multidisciplinary
care may reduce in hospital admissions and long-term care can decrease
Dr. DeForge’s House Calls for Pets allows observation of the
patient performing daily activities, reconciling medication discrepancies, and
evaluating home care.
Dr. DeForge can offer house calls integrated into his general
practice-Milford Veterinary Hospital at Silver Sands Veterinary in Milford, CT
with careful planning, including clustering house calls by geographic
location.
Patients that need extensive imaging, urgent care, and
specialist intervention must be seen at Milford Veterinary Hospital-Silver
Sands Veterinary. [just across the street from Dan Perkins Subaru in Milford,
CT at the intersection of Bridgeport Av. and the Boston Post Rd.]
Dr. DeForge offers at Milford Veterinary Hospital- Internal Medicine
consults; Radiology-Special Imaging; Ultrasound Imaging; Echocardiograms; and
specialized Surgery along with advanced oral care at Milford Veterinary
Hospital-Silver Sands Veterinary. www.SilverSandsVeterinary.com
Dr. DeForge is a Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry.
House calls were standard practice
for physicians in 1930, when approximately 40 percent of patient encounters
occurred in the patient's home. By 1950, this had fallen to around 10 percent,
and by 1980, only about 1 percent of patient encounters were house calls. House calls can provide a unique perspective
on a patient's life that is not available in an office visit or during
hospitalization. A house call can foster the physician-patient-client relationship,
and enhance the veterinarians understanding of the patient's environment and
support system
Dr.
DeForge leads the way with compassionate animal house calls. He will sit with you and review your pet’s
health problems and set up a plan of health care just as the physicians did
in the 1950’s in the United States.
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Types of House Calls
Concierge Services-Health Promotion
and Prevention of Disease
Preventive Medicine-Shots/Vaccines-Rabies
Vaccine at Clinic fees
Fecal and Urine Analysis-Discussion
of Roundworm as a Zoonosis
Basic Lab
Testing-Heartworm-Lyme-Tick Born Diseases in dogs
Basic Lab
Testing-Leukemia-Immunodeficiency-and
Bartonella Testing in cats-Discussion of Bartonella as a zoonosis
Health Profiles and Complete Blood
Count-
Lab testing-Blood Work
Visits to the home to manage large
or giant breeds that are hard to transport to the hospital
Multiple dog and cat households
where it is inconvenient to make multiple trips to the veterinary hospital
Nervous patients in the hospital
that feel safe in the home environment
Acute or Chronic Condition
Management
Post-Operative Check-Ups
Skin and Allergy Exams
Oral Exams-to prevent gum disease
and tooth loss-
Consults on removing oral pain-Dr.
DeForge is a Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry. Dr. DeForge offers affordable oral care at
Milford Veterinary Hospital-Silver Sands Veterinary. Visit
www.SilverSandsVeterinary.com
Pain Management in Advanced Osteoarthritis
Some patients that are not able to
visit Milford Veterinary Hospital-Silver Sands Veterinary can greatly benefit
from a House Call Visit
Management of Chronic Lung and
Heart Problems at home
Nutritional Counseling-Treatment
Plans for the Overweight
Patient Blood Pressure Monitoring
in Heart and Kidney problems and with Primary Hypertension [high blood
pressure]
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Hospice
Care-Connecticut Pet Hospice-Silver Sands Veterinary
#DrDonDeForge
www.SilverSandsVeterinary.com
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| Hospice Care-Compassionate Care of the Sick and Teminally Ill Pet |
The goals of house calls for palliative care focus on symptom assessment and management, as well as monitoring the support of caregivers. Visits to dying patients can occur as part of House Calls for Pets. Dr. DeForge and his team can provide valuable support to patients and their families before and after death.
Continued involvement in caring for patients with terminal
cancer may improve end-of-life care and reduce the likelihood of death in the
hospital. A systematic review demonstrated that home care, and the
intensity of that care, is strongly associated with a patient-preferred home
death rather than death in the hospital.
Humane compassionate euthanasia can be performed by Dr. DeForge
at the owner’s request when quality of life is absent after continued Animal
Hospice Care. Silver Sand’s Veterinary
Connecticut Pet Hospice is modeled after the first Pet Hospice [Pawspice}
created by Dr. Alice Villalobos, DVM
Conducting House Calls
Advanced planning is necessary to develop the anticipated agenda
of a house call. This may include logistics (e.g., supplies, patient education
materials), obtaining directions and patient contact information, confirming
the visit with the patient and caregivers, and reviewing past medical records
before the visit. Dr. DeForge asks that
you please send all pertinent medical records of the last five years of care to
DoctorDeForge@yahoo.com before he makes his visit to your
home.
Feel free to call with questions about House Calls for
Pets
VMD Home Calls
Let the Doctor Come to You
#DrDonDeForge
1-800-838-3368
203-877-3221
Fax 203-877-8301
www.SilverSandsVeterinary.com
DoctorDeForge@yahoo.com
VMD Home Calls
Let the Doctor Come to You
#DrDonDeForge
1-800-838-3368
203-877-3221
Fax 203-877-8301
www.SilverSandsVeterinary.com
DoctorDeForge@yahoo.com
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