Newburgh Veterinary Hospital

10/24/2026

For more information visit https://newburghvet.com/kitten-packages/or to make an appointment online 👉 https://newburghvet.com/appointment/ 🐾

10/23/2026

Dr. Moose and Dr. Steinbeiser performing surgery on an owl’s leg.

10/23/2026

🐰 Expert Veterinary Care for Small Mammals 🐹

Did you know that pets like rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, chinchillas, and gerbils have very different medical needs than dogs and cats? At Newburgh Veterinary Hospital, our experienced team is equipped to provide specialized care for these unique companions.

We proudly offer comprehensive veterinary services for small mammals, including:
✨ Preventive wellness exams
✨ Sick pet evaluations and diagnostics
✨ Urgent care when your pet needs help quickly
✨ Surgical procedures performed with careful monitoring and attention to the special needs of small mammals

These pets are masters at hiding illness, which is why early evaluation and experienced care are critical. Whether your pet needs a routine checkup or prompt medical attention, our team is here to help.

🐾 Compassionate care for pets of every size — even the smallest members of your family.

📞 Call (845) 564-2660 to schedule an appointment, or book online anytime at https://newburghvet.com/appointment/

10/22/2026

10/21/2026

In honor of Veterinary Technician week here are 3 of our amazing techs doing various tasks. Danielle performing physical therapy in our water treadmill. Dee drawing blood from a cat. And Shawn restraining a parrot for a wing trim. We love our awesome technicians ♥️

10/21/2026

You can book your pet’s visit conveniently online, anytime! 🐾https://newburghvet.com/appointment

10/20/2026

10/19/2026

This week is Veterinary Technician week. Let’s show appreciation for our wonderful nurses for our pets ❤️

10/15/2026

Benny “the bee” is ready for Halloween 🎃

10/14/2026

Searching for a good diagnosis

How do veterinarians work up a case? There's a standard plan that we follow: we gather facts. We look at breed, age, lifestyle (indoors? outdoors? hunting in the woods? lounging on the couch? killing and eating mice? snacking on burger and fries?). We take a history (six months ago she had this happen, last week she was throwing up). We look at changes in weight, in diet, (now feeding grain free, not good; switched to canned food from dry).
All this happens before we set hands on our patient. We move from a general history to a more specific information gathering. When was he last normal? When the the limp start? Drinking more water? Less? Lethargic? More agitated than usual?
Then we pass to the physical examination, which is usually more subtle and complicated than it looks on the surface. You think I'm tickling your dog under the chin. I'm feeling lymph nodes. I'm assessing mucous membranes for color, hydration, capillary refill time. When I listen to your friend's heart, the hand on his back leg is not steadying him on the table. It's checking to see if the pulse wave from the heart is reaching the extremities in a regular fashion.
And then we put together a list of problems (weight loss; lameness, vomiting, dehydration, pain). And from there we start to look for plausible causes.
Often a list of three or four things present as the most probable causes; they bring all of the problems into one basket. In an elderly cat, weight loss can be caused by multiple things. Thyroid disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney dysfunction, inflammatory bowel issues. So we sift out symptoms and try to find our path to an answer.
Last week I saw a geriatric sweet skinny cat. He was losing weight, throwing up a little, had some bloody stool. The owner loved him dearly, and while we were trying to be realistic, I also had no desire to give bad news. So I had to keep a very clear head and not let my wishes interfere with the diagnostic tree I followed. None of the early tests were giving a clear answer, and the owner knew he would have to wait a few days to get an idea of what the future would hold for the man and the cat. I told him that I would try as hard as I knew how to find his cat a good disease, and would do everything in my power to put the kitty peg into the good slot.
Early in the morning, a pending lab test returned a very benign diagnosis with a very hopeful outlook for a cure. Everyone's relief was immense. We had managed - through no skill of our own - to get this nice kitty a good answer. The skill lies in finding the right questions to ask, but the answer is not anyone's to choose.
I just sighed and felt so glad for them. Somedays it's just like that, I guess.