ACL Repair
A ruptured ACL is the most common knee injury in dogs. In fact, in most cases, a sudden lameness of the hind limb tends to be [...]
Anesthesia
For most surgical procedures, anesthesia is required. We utilize the safest available anesthetics to provide an extra margin of safety, especially for our older or high-risk [...]
Behavioral Counseling
Behavior issues can often be overwhelming for pet owners. A dog that barks, digs, and chews can be very frustrating. It isn’t uncommon for these pets [...]
Dermatology
Allergies are quite common in cats and dogs of all breeds and backgrounds, usually from food or irritants like dust or pollen. The most common symptom [...]
Diagnostic & Therapeutic
Our hospital is equipped to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to care for your pet’s complete healthcare needs. We will use a variety of methods including [...]
Dietary Counseling
Nutritional Counseling Pet owners are bombarded every day with advertising for pet food, each one proclaiming that their product is the best. How do you choose? [...]
Digital Radiography
Digital radiography has become an extremely effective and essential diagnostic tool for veterinarians because it is painless, safe, and non-invasive, and it provides information about interior [...]
Emergency Care
When Care Can't Wait Medical emergencies for a beloved pet can, and often do, happen outside of normal business hours. To best meet all your pet's [...]
End-of-Life Care
For many pet owners, even thinking about their pet’s final days is difficult and emotional. Animals play significant roles in the family. This bond, born from [...]
Immunotherapy
Like humans, pets can suffer considerably from allergies. A variety of sources ranging from food and fleas to environmental irritants such as dust, grass, and pollen, [...]
International Travel
St. Francis Hospital for Animals is equipped to meet your pet’s international travel preparation needs. We provide Interstate and International health certificates. We ask that you [...]
Laboratory
Providing diagnostic services for pets in the greater Charlotte metropolitan area of North Carolina, St. Francis Hospital for Animals’ full-service in-house laboratory enables our experienced veterinarians [...]
Laser Therapy
Reducing pain and promoting healing is one of the medical team's top priorities. To that end, we have invested in a therapeutic laser that we use [...]
Pain Management
One of the most difficult areas of animal healthcare is pain management. Our pets are unable to describe to us the location or degree of pain [...]
Permanent Identification
Microchipping Each year numerous pets go missing from greater Charlotte and the surrounding areas of North Carolina, and many of them never make it back home [...]
Pet Insurance
Payment is due the day services are rendered. Our staff is happy to assist clients by submitting insurance claims on their behalf. Simply leave a signed [...]
Regenerative Therapy
Stem Cell Therapy Stem Cell Therapy is an alternative drug-free therapy that uses the pet’s own adult stem cells to regenerate and repair damaged tissue. Stem [...]
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is a painless, safe, non-invasive procedure that we use to evaluate your pet's internal organs. It is one of the many ways we strive to [...]
Vaccinations
At St. Francis Hospital for Animals in Charlotte, NC, we believe that one of the most important aspects of caring for your pet's health is vaccinating [...]
Wellness Care
At St. Francis Hospital for Animals, we believe that a key factor to keeping your pet healthy and happy is an annual health examination. Annual physical [...]