Primary Care

Primary Care at the Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital provides full-service primary care to dogs and cats in the Ames and surrounding communities including quality, comprehensive wellness, illness, and preventive medicine to our canine and feline patients. Our focus is to provide quality care for your pet while offering professional development experiences for the College of Veterinary Medicine’s fourth-year students. The hospital also maintains separate waiting areas for cats and dogs for patient consideration and owner convenience.

Services

Primary Care offers physical examinations, vaccinations, acute illness care, internal and external parasite prevention programs, reproductive surgical altering (spay, neuter), and other minor surgeries. The service has up-to-date diagnostic capabilities and access to other veterinary experts within the small animal hospital.

Wellness care for all life stages
Vaccinations and parasite prevention
Treatment for injuries and illnesses
Diagnostics
Management of chronic conditions
Nutrition consulting
Preventive dentistry

Our Team

Gretta Albrecht, DVM

LeAnn M Anderson, DVM

Ashley McCann, DVM

Jennifer A Scaccianoce, DVM*

Bill Williams, DVM

Tara S Luher, RVT

*Board-Certified Specialist

Primary care clinicians Drs. McCann and Albrecht — Drs. Ashley McCann and Gretta Albrecht

Appointments

Primary Care generally sees patients within the week and frequently can set appointments on the same day of inquiry. Spay, neuter and other elective procedures are scheduled within one month.

Appointments for dental procedures can have up to a six-month waiting period and clients interested in a procedure are placed on a waiting list. While the list is generally first-come, first-served, patients are also triaged for disease severity.

Clients should send in any previous records prior to the appointment and should inform the receptionist of all concerns when scheduling an appointment.