AAH Has Two Boulder Locations to Serve You!
Our hospital has been serving pets' health, happiness, and
emergency medical needs since 1954
-- and in 2007 we opened a
second location at 1730 15th Street in
Downtown Boulder (between Arapahoe and Canyon) to serve you. Our DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL is open Mon - Fri for all your
pet's needs. Our MAIN HOSPITAL at 5585 Arapahoe Ave. is
open 7 days
a week with Day & Evening hours, premier Pet
Boarding, and outstanding Doggie Day
Care. Our boarding dogs can also enjoy supervised
Doggie Day Care fun Monday thru
Sunday
-- and over 1/3-acre tree-shaded
play
yards!
Arapahoe Animal Hospital is an
accredited and distinguished member of the American Animal
Hospital Association (AAHA), consistently meeting the
Assocation's highest standards in all areas
of hospital operation and in all medical and safety procedures.
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Hospital Alumnae -- New DVMs!!
We are very proud that many of our former staff members
have been accepted at Veterinary Colleges throughout the country (and
world)! Many have already graduated and become dedicated, practicing
veterinarians. We wish them all the very best in their academic and
veterinary careers and know they will be outstanding
doctors!
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Blessed Event
Dr. Bonnie (Barrios) Abbott and George Abbott became the proud parents of
a beautiful baby boy, Ethan Witt Abbott, on March 2,
2009. Bonnie has returned to our Hospital this summer,
working part-time, and plans to return to her full-time veterinary schedule in
the fall.
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Our AAH Team and Hospital Family...
Dr. Scott Smith and Dr. Carisa Ralph joined Arapahoe
Animal Hospital as Associate Veterinarians in the spring and fall of 2007
(respectively), bringing a wealth of diverse medical experience and
knowledge to our practice. ~~ Also, many of the pets featured in the photos
throughout our website are "family members" of our hospital
staff
. (We hope you'll come
in to meet their relatives and doctors at our two
hospitals!) NOTE... please be sure to hold your mouse arrow over
the photos in our website for special messages from and about these very special
pets!!
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* * * * * Five-Star Comfort / Therapeutic Warmth!
Our hospital provides Bair Hugger forced-air warming blankets (used in
human hospitals) for patients needing extra warmth during their hospitalization,
surgery, and recovery. These special blankets provide gentle,
consistent heat which can quickly and dramatically reverse hypothermia
-- and prevent debilitated animals and surgical patients from experiencing
decreased body temperature.
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Bow-WOW!!
"Pinkie" Hayes , prize-winning Golden Retriever of Becky and (Dr.)
Greg Hayes, won Best of Breed
at the Westminster
Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in
New York City on
February 11, 2002. Born at our hospital in 1996, Pinkie retired from show business to
a quiet family life, after her fabulous win
-- residing with her devoted owners and watching as new
generations of Golden Retriever puppies from the Hayes' superb Redog Kennels
unite with new families and begin happy lives! We hope you'll come
in and see Pinkie's Westminster photos and her Winner's Coin and
Ribbon, displayed at our hospital!
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For Your Pet's Dental Health...
Our hospital uses Dental Digital Radiography , the most advanced below-gum x-raying techniques
and diagnostics for your pet's teeth. Digital
radiography eliminates
lengthy film-development
time -- allowing quick dental film
reading and dramatically-reduced anesthesia
time for patients. Animal teeth (dogs have 42 teeth, cats have 30)
are often much smaller than humans', and dental digital radiography allows
visual enlargement
of x-rays to any size needed for
optimal reading and complete examination of even
the tiniest pet teeth and gums!
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Indoor vs. Outdoor Cat Life
On average, indoor cats live 12-15
years
(many live much longer and, sadly, some have
shorter lives). Outdoor cats, however,
have an average lifespan of only 2-3 years
. Although many outside adventurers live long and healthy lives, going outdoors
can create serious and often fatal problems for cats when they are exposed to
contagious diseases, animal fights and predators, and traffic.
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EMERGENCY and Intensive Care for Your Pet
Our doctors and staff are here seven days
a week for your pet's
emergencies and critical care needs, providing intensive
advanced veterinary care for pets of all species. Our
Intensive Care Unit provides
oxygen-enriched, climate-controlled
cage areas and nebulization
(for pets of all species and sizes experiencing respiratory distress), comforting
heated caging, and state-of-the-art medical
treatment.
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Hot Town, Summer Dogs and Kitties
Every year brings tragic accounts of animals left in
unventilated cars during hot weather. Car interiors can quickly reach
fatal temperatures for pets who are left unattended without water or
properly opened windows for cooling air flow. Even a
short
shopping stop can create the very real danger of heat stroke and fatality when a
pet is left in the car! Please be
sure your loved ones always have adequate air ventilation.
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Lost and Now I'm Found...Why Microchip?
Microchip implantation is a quick
and painless identification procedure for pets, widely used and nationally recognized, that
can save your pet's life
and bring him/her home
safely to you. Animal Shelters and most veterinary hospitals now routinely
scan for imbedded microchips when a lost animal is found. When an
identifying microchip is detected, a simple call to the 800#
can reunite owner
and pet. Please ask us about microchipping if your pet has not yet
received this valuable identification precaution!
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Boulder City Dog Licenses
Arapahoe Animal Hospital, in cooperation with the Humane Society of
Boulder Valley, issues Boulder City
Dog Licenses for properly
vaccinated
animals. Nell Myers (right) is
wearing her collar and all her tags, though they're hidden in this
picture by that beautiful fur!
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Pet Care and Medical Information Resources
Please visit the Pet Care
Information page on our website for
valuable reference information
and hyperlink
resources
. We update and
add to
our information resources list regularly!
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Employment Opportunities at AAH
We're always
interested in receiving and reviewing the
cover letters and resumes
of qualified candidates seeking career and volunteer opportunities at our
hospital. Drop-in interviews are not possible, but we respond to every application received. PLEASE NOTE:
We are not able to offer seasonal, temporary, or summer only
positions.
Please send or bring your cover
letter, job objective , and
resume to: Arapahoe Animal Hospital, Attn: Human Resources, 5585
Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80303. We appreciate and
thank you for your interest in
our
hospital!
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