Appointments
Appointments begin at 8:30 a.m. each day. Surgeries can be scheduled Monday through Friday. Medical appointments and well care checkups are scheduled Monday through Saturday.

We welcome and encourage drop off appointments (additional fee), who can to be picked up at a time convenient for you later that day. If you plan to use our drop off service for a medical problem concerning your pet, we recommend that you visit with a doctor in advance. For an additional fee, a doctor can make a house call if necessary.

Preventative Medicine
Prevention of disease and early treatment of disease are the essentials of our philosophy of optimal pet care and will ultimately save you time and expense, as well as save your pet unnecessary suffering. Recognizing the speed of our pet's aging, relative to our own, underlines the importance of thorough yearly physical and dental examinations. Fecal examinations for internal parasites, heartworm testing and prevention, flea and tick control and vaccinations are all essential components of preventative medicine. Vaccinations for puppies and kittens can begin as early as six weeks of age. As your pet ages, we may recommend blood and urine analysis as part of your pet's preventative health care.

Veterinary Services
Providing the highest quality of care possible is a priority of Gardner Animal Hospital. Our hospital is equipped with diagnostic ultrasound, X-ray and ECG capabilities, gas anesthesia (isoflurane), reproductive ultrasound, ultrasonic dental scaling and polishing equipment as wellas a digital dental X-ray machine, and laboratory equipment to perform urinalysis, cytology and the routine blood chemistry and CBC tests. More extensive blood work, cytology or histopathology analysis is sent either to local reference laboratories or to Kansas State University. Our doctors are thorough in workups of medical cases and will recommend those tests necessary for diagnosis and treatment of your pet's condition. Surgical procedures include all elective spay, neuter, declaw, tumor removal, and cosmetic surgeries (i.e. ear crops, tail docks, eyelid surgeries). In addition, we perform emergency surgeries and orthopedic procedures such as cruciate ligament rupture, patellar luxation and fracture repairs. Advanced dental procedures available include root canals, fillings and gingivectomies. Reproductive services include estrus and semen evaluation, artificial insemination, pregnancy evaluations (ultrasound and radiographic), assisted breeding and birthing. Our doctors consult regularly with veterinary specialists and may refer your pet's care to those specialists if in your pet's best interest.
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​Surgery Patients
All patients being admitted for surgery should arrive by 8:00 a.m. These patients should have no food or water after 10 p.m. the night before. For protection of other animals in the hospital as well as your pet's, vaccinations are required to be up to date at admission. A member of the office staff will contact you as soon as your pet has recovered from anesthesia following surgery. Patients will be discharged based upon their recovery from surgery, their health status and potential complications. Most neuter, spay, dental and skin tumor removal surgery patients can go home the same day they are admitted. Declaw patients will be discharged the day following surgery. When you drop off your pet, please make a discharge appointment to pick up your pet for after care instructions.

Hospitalized Patients
In most cases, we encourage you to visit your pet when it is hospitalized for more than one day. Exceptions may be if your pet needs to be kept very quiet or has a contagious disease. Please call before visiting to make sure that the visitation time is best for your pet and the hospital staff