Advanced Care

We have a large medical isolation room with 10 generously sized stainless steel isolation cages and 2 porcelain tile isolation suites to provide confinement and isolation with the utmost in comfort and specialized attention.

This room has its own dedicated heating system to raise the temperate above what is found above the rest of the hospital to ensure that your pet has an extra warm and supportive environment while it is under treatment for its infectious illness. The dedicated heating system is very unique and has a heater attached directly to the room’s own thermostat so as to maintain a constant warmth in the room. Electrical drop lines are available for fluid pumps and fluid warmers and a dedicated sink and water line provides isolation room only services.

Available Services
  • Our dental suite includes a Midmark Vetpro 1000 Dental Delivery System complete with a ultra-sonic scaling hand piece and a polishing hand piece, the high speed/low speed drill with fiber optic lighting and a compressed air and water flush hand piece. This unit allows us to perform the most basic dental cleaning with polishing as well as the most sophisticated tooth extractions. Our drill and tooth sectioning hand piece allows us to carefully cut and remove the most infected tooth and to drill out any remaining tooth roots or other pathology located in the mouth.... Read more

  • VCA Becker Animal Hospital and Pet Resort is teaming up with Texas Speciality Veterinary Services to provide rehabilitation to orthopedic surgical patients, geriatric pets, and any other pets that would benefit from rehabilitation ... Read more

  • Orthopedic surgery involves surgery of the bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments Fractured bones and torn ligaments are some of the most common injuries seen by the veterinary surgeon In many cases... Read more

  • Our hospital is equipped with a therapeutic laser (K laser), which we use for pain control and to stimulate healing after trauma or surgery. We have also found this treatment effective for chronic painful conditions and non-healing wounds, such as chronic back pain and chewing lesions on the paws and legs. .... Read more

  • Our hospital offers a number of diagnostic imaging services Diagnostic imaging refers to the techniques and processes used to create images of your pet's body or body parts for medical purposes ... Read more

  • We use digital whole-body and digital dental X-rays and ultrasound to diagnose problems with your pet. Our digital x-ray equipment allows us to rapidly get the imaging we need with multiple computerized adjustments to enhance the viewing of everything from soft tissue organs to the bony skeletal structure. When a very detailed analysis is needed, we are able transmit the original radiographic image to one of several board-certified radiography groups around the country that will provide us with a complete analysis of your pet's images within four hours.... Read more

  • Our hospital routinely performs Electrocardiograms as part of our Cardiology Services. An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a readout of the electrical activity of the heart. If your veterinarian hears a heart rhythm abnormality (called an arrhythmia) in your pet's heart beat, they will recommend an ECG.... Read more

  • Endoscopy is a minimally invasive diagnostic medical procedure that is used to assess the interior surfaces of an organ by inserting a tube ... Read more

  • Our hospital offers OFA x-rays for identification of hip dysplasia in dogs. OFA is the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals and is an organization that was created to aid breeders in helping reduce the incidence of hip dysplasia. Dogs must be over 2 years of age and the x-rays must be taken using general anesthesia for accurate diagnosis.... Read more

  • Our hospital offers many Soft Tissue Surgery Services. Soft tissue surgery refers to surgery on any body part excluding: bones/joints (orthopedic surgery), heart (cardiac surgery), or nervous system (neurologic surgery). Examples of common soft tissue surgeries include:

    • gastrointestinal surgery (to remove foreign objects or removed diseased sections of intestine)
    • bladder surgery (to remove stones or polyps)
    • liver surgery (to remove masses or diseased lobes)
    • spleen surgery (often to remove diseased spleens or masses).... Read more

  • SonoVet is a mobile ultrasound consultation service serving veterinarians in San Antonio, Austin & I-35 Corridor of the Hill Country of Texas. SonoVet is independently owned and operated by Dr. Marty Henderson, founded in June 2008.... Read more