We offer boarding services with a vet on call to keep your pet safe and happy while you're away. We are here for you whether your pet needs a routine spay or neuter, soft tissue, or orthopedic surgery. Companion Animal Hospital is a full-service small animal practice that is dedicated to providing progressive, personalized, quality animal health care to pet owners in Hammond, Ponchatoula, Loranger, Tickfaw, and Independence, Louisiana.
Our wide array of services includes, but is not limited to boarding, dental care, digital radiography, grooming, new pet visits, adult wellness, senior and geriatric care, microchipping, and surgery, in addition to in-house diagnostics and treatment of sick animals. The doctors and staff at Companion Animal Hospital realize that your pet is an important part of your family.
With this in mind, our team of friendly and compassionate professionals treats each and every patient and pet parent as a member of our family. We take the time to get to know you and your pet and focus on communicating with you and giving you the information you will need to make the best decisions about your pet's health care.
Our wide array of services includes, but is not limited to boarding, dental care, digital radiography, grooming, new pet visits, adult wellness, senior and geriatric care, microchipping, and surgery, in addition to in-house diagnostics and treatment of sick animals. The doctors and staff at Companion Animal Hospital realize that your pet is an important part of your family.
With this in mind, our team of friendly and compassionate professionals treats each and every patient and pet parent as a member of our family. We take the time to get to know you and your pet and focus on communicating with you and giving you the information you will need to make the best decisions about your pet's health care.
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Dr. Joe Austin opened Companion Animal Hospital in the 1950's, giving it the distinction of being the oldest veterinary practice in the Hammond/Ponchatoula area.
Dr. Austin primarily serviced the dairies of southern Tangipahoa and would do some small animal practice when he had the time.
Gradually, the dairy industry declined and his emphasis changed so that when he retired in 1982, the practice had become exclusively small animal.
Dr. Karan Gillane joined the practice in 1978 and became an owner in 1981.
Dr. Austin primarily serviced the dairies of southern Tangipahoa and would do some small animal practice when he had the time.
Gradually, the dairy industry declined and his emphasis changed so that when he retired in 1982, the practice had become exclusively small animal.
Dr. Karan Gillane joined the practice in 1978 and became an owner in 1981.
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If you live in the communities of Hammond, Ponchatoula, Loranger, Tickfaw, or Independence, Louisiana, and you need someone to look after your pet when you are away from home, bring your baby to Companion Animal Hospital, and we'll supply plenty of tender loving care.
We offer professional boarding services with a vet on call to keep your pet safe and happy while you're away.
Pet owners have the choice of roomy outdoor covered runs supplied with heating and cooling fixtures, or indoor climate controlled kennels.
We offer professional boarding services with a vet on call to keep your pet safe and happy while you're away.
Pet owners have the choice of roomy outdoor covered runs supplied with heating and cooling fixtures, or indoor climate controlled kennels.
R.W. Gilbert, DVM
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Dr. Gilbert moved to Covington when he was 10 years old.
He graduated from Covington High School and went on to attend Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
He acquired a Bachelor's degree in Zoology and then his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981.
Dr. Gilbert practiced for one year and then purchased Dr. Joe Austin's portion of Companion Animal Hospital.
He has been in partnership with Dr. Karan Gillane ever since.
Dr. Gilbert enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, and he has a special interest in orthopedics and dentistry.
He graduated from Covington High School and went on to attend Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
He acquired a Bachelor's degree in Zoology and then his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981.
Dr. Gilbert practiced for one year and then purchased Dr. Joe Austin's portion of Companion Animal Hospital.
He has been in partnership with Dr. Karan Gillane ever since.
Dr. Gilbert enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, and he has a special interest in orthopedics and dentistry.
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Companion Animal Hospital offers routine cleaning, scaling, polishing, fluoride treatment, and examination for pet owners in Hammond, Ponchatoula, Loranger, Tickfaw, and Independence, Louisiana.
Our experienced veterinarians recommend initiating regular dental cleanings and exams when your pets are young to prevent the development of periodontal disease and keep your pet's mouth healthy and pain free.
Veterinary medicine has taken great strides in advancing the improvement of pet dental health.
Our experienced veterinarians recommend initiating regular dental cleanings and exams when your pets are young to prevent the development of periodontal disease and keep your pet's mouth healthy and pain free.
Veterinary medicine has taken great strides in advancing the improvement of pet dental health.
Digital Radiography
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Digital radiography has become an extremely effective and essential diagnostic tool for veterinarians because it is painless, safe, non-invasive, and it provides information about interior parts of the body quickly and without the need for numerous retakes.
At Companion Animal Hospital, digital radiography enables us to assess the status of injuries or diseases that may be affecting your pet.
The images produced through this digital technique help our veterinarians diagnose fractures, locate foreign objects, detect masses such as tumors, measure organ size for disease, diagnose pneumonia, discover pregnancies, bladder stones, chronic arthritis, and certain spinal cord diseases.
At Companion Animal Hospital, digital radiography enables us to assess the status of injuries or diseases that may be affecting your pet.
The images produced through this digital technique help our veterinarians diagnose fractures, locate foreign objects, detect masses such as tumors, measure organ size for disease, diagnose pneumonia, discover pregnancies, bladder stones, chronic arthritis, and certain spinal cord diseases.
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