Bay Creek Mobile Veterinary Services PC

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Mon - Fri:	9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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General Info: In home veterinary care for dogs and cats. We offer wellness care including check ups, vaccines and routine testing, as well as diagnosis and treatment for minor illness or injuries. Dr. Arp is also certified in hospice and palliative care for pets, and available for these services, as well as quality of life consultations and in home euthanasia services.
Email: Email Business
Extra Phones: Primary Business Number: (678) 863-9408
Services/Products: In home veterinary services including exams, routine testing and blood work, vaccinations, hospice care and at home euthanasia.
Payment method: check, all major credit cards, cash, android pay, apple pay, samsung pay
Location: Mobile services only
Amenities: In home veterinary care, no trip to an office required!
Associations: American Veterinary Medical Association, Georgia Veterinary Medical Association, International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care, American Association of Mobile Veterinary Practitioners
AKA: Bay Creek Mobile Vet
Other Link: Primary Website
Categories: Veterinarians, Pet Services, Pet Specialty Services, Veterinary Clinics & Hospitals, Veterinary Labs, Veterinary Specialty Services

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Bay Creek Mobile Veterinary Services PC

Preventive Care

Nutritional Counseling
Having opportunity to see their deceased friend may lessen the grieving they go through later as a result of missing their buddy. Some pets will show grief (lethargic, clingy, decreased appetite, searching) regardless of what you do, but in most cases, it improves over a week or two. If it does not, or other signs of illness are noted, consult with your regular vet right away.

Illness Treatment

Pain Management
1. I ALWAYS give my patients heavy sedatives that reach the level of light anesthesia before doing anything else. I give this by means of a small injection, much like a vaccine. It may sting a little for some pets, while others don’t seem the least bit concerned. Either way, I do my best to distract from this bit of aggravation. After this is given, they get more and more relaxed and sleepy, and more comfortable as the pain medication included in their sedative begins to kick in. During this time, you and your family are able to talk to them, love on them and be their comfort and company. I want these moments to be the last things they know in this world, rather than me poking them with an IV. Generally in about 10-15 minutes, they are under enough sedation that they no longer are aware of anything else that happens. If for any reason, they don’t get as sleepy as I expect, I will always provide more sedative, rather than forcing them to tolerate anything more. I test their level of sedation by pinching their toes to look for any response, as well as assessing their overall relaxation. Only once they have reached a level where they no longer notice a good hard pinch, will I place the small IV that allows me to give the euthanasia solution.
Vomiting Treatment
Upper Respiratory Illness Treatment
If your pet, regardless of age, has been given a life limiting or terminal diagnosis, they will benefit from hospice support until it is time to tell them goodbye. Most often, hospice care is expected to be for 6 months or less. Pets enter hospice after having received their diagnosis from the regular vet or specialty vet. Having a specific diagnosis is important to providing the best hospice support, both for management of symptoms, but also for supporting the family and being able to answer their questions about what to expect in the coming weeks and months. There is no attempt or intent to cure the condition or to treat aggressively. The only focus is on maintaining a good quality of life for the time that it is possible to do so. Some examples of diagnoses/conditions that would benefit from hospice are cancers, end stage congestive heart failure, end stage chronic kidney disease/kidney failure, respiratory disease, end stage chronic gastrointestinal diseases, orthopedic conditions like end stage osteoarthritis, neurological conditions and end stage cognitive dysfunction. Hospice programs are intensively focused on comfort care and caregiver support, and visit frequency is general dictated by this. As your pet’s condition worsens, visits need to be more frequent in order to adapt to rapidly changing conditions, and to be able to work closely with the family to monitor quality of life and make end of life decisions.

Chronic Condition Treatment

Arthritis Treatment
Cats: They really, really don’t want to be open about their pain. The clues the give are very subtle, and sometimes seem totally unrelated to pain. Perhaps the most universal sign that something is wrong with a cat (pain or otherwise) is that they begin hiding or resting in unusual places. This may be under the bed, behind the couch, in the back of a closet, or a room that is infrequently used. Sometimes they are just much more grouchy than usual. Their ears are flattened and they are in a crouched position. They may not tolerate physical touch that normally be welcome. They may not be grooming themselves normally, and they likely don’t want you to do it either. Their appetite may be decreased. For cats with orthopedic pain like osteoarthritis, it is common for them to no longer jump on to beds or counters or other furniture that they frequented before. They may also struggle with their litterbox behaviors. Sometimes, they will have trouble getting into or out of a box due to their pain, and will instead choose to eliminate just next to it instead. Sometimes they are able to get into the box, but cannot get into the correct position, and therefore only partially hitting their target. Other times it is as subtle as failing to cover their bowel movements, or as dramatic as completely giving up on traveling to the litterbox at all. escription text goes here
Heart Disease Treatment
Scheduling an appointment to say goodbye can seem off-putting, or even a bit dark. Consider this, however. When a family schedules their pet’s passing, they most often will avoid the sudden and severe suffering that can come from an emergency situation. Whether it is a fall that causes a fracture, a tumor that ruptures and bleeds severely, congestive heart failure that is making it hard to breathe, or any other end of life emergency, this is most certainly suffering that you do not want your baby to endure. These situations force urgent responses and last minute decisions. There can be regrets and guilt, and scary memories for children and adults alike. This isn’t the farewell we would want for our baby!
Kidney Disease Treatment
There are not enough words to express the praise and gratitude I have for Dr. Arp. I am new to the area and have taken my pets to a family vet for the best 15 years, but now I live in Walnut Grove and they are in Lithonia. I had a precious dog named Hope and her sister Faith, for the past 12 years. They are wonderful dogs, but Hope is the most loyal and sensitive. She was diagnosed with kidney disease last July. She put up a great fight, but is was very obvious last week that she was getting progressively worse. Hope has always hated to go in the car and to go to the vet. I could not see taking that long trek with her in this condition. I googled mobile vets, and thankfully for me, Bay Creek came up with fabulous reviews! I called them on Wednesday and they were at my house Thursday afternoon. Both Dr. Arp and her husband were so compassionate to Hope and me. What should have been an awful experience, was not, thanks to them. Dr. Arp even wrote a sympathy card. It was not just signed but she wrote such a wonderful, caring card! How many people actually do that in this day and age. She is truly an angel on Earth! What a blessing!

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