Abbott Road Animal Hospital

05/23/2026

The clinic will be closed on Tuesday, May 26th in observance of the Memorial Day holiday, as we are always closed on Mondays. We will return to the office at 8:00 am on Wednesday for our regularly scheduled business hours. In the event of a medical emergency with your pet over the long weekend, please contact one of the local emergency clinics for assistance.

Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center
(716) 662-6660

BluePearl Veterinary Emergency Clinic
(716) 839-4043

Green Acres Veterinary Center
(716) 694-0122

04/21/2026

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04/09/2026

Did you know your dog has 5 possible fear responses? These are emotional responses and can’t be rewarded or punished.

Fight - this might look like lunging, barking, growling. This is common when our dogs are on lead and have limited options.
Flight - generally this will be your dogs first response, to flee an approaching threat.
Freeze - dog becomes completely stiff with fear. It’s sometimes seen at the vets.
Fidget - dog can’t sit still, this may include pacing, fool around, nibbling at themselves.
Fawn - Appeasing behaviours, laying on their back, going low and sometimes urinating.

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04/02/2026

It is the first Thursday of April and you know what that means - Buffalo Academy! Our doctors and technicians will be leaving at noon for continuing education today, but our reception crew will be available until 4:45pm to assist you with scheduling and medication pickups. We apologize for any inconvenience.

In the event of a medical emergency when we are unavailable, please contact one of our local emergency clinics:

Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center
(716) 662-6660

BluePearl Veterinary Emergency Clinic
(716) 839-4043

Green Acres Veterinary Center
(716) 694-0122

03/24/2026

This upcoming Saturday, 3/28/26, the clinic will be extremely short staffed. Due to this staffing issue, we are unable to schedule any additional appointments on Saturday so any urgent cases may need to go to the emergency clinic if they cannot wait until we reopen next Tuesday.

If your pet is in need of medication refills, please call us prior to Saturday so we can guarantee a timely fill.

Thank you so much for your understanding!

03/05/2026

It is another Buffalo Academy Thursday, so as per usual, our veterinarians and technicians will be attending continuing education for the evening. Our reception staff will be in the office until 4:45pm for any medication pickups, appointment requests, etc.

As always, if your pet is in need of urgent medical attention while we are unavailable, please contact one of the local emergency clinics for assistance:

Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center -
(716) 662-6660

BluePearl Veterinary Emergency Clinic -
(716) 839-4043

03/03/2026

It's girl scout cookie season once again at the clinic and we are supporting TWO troops this year! Consider stopping by for your cookie fix this month - just $6 a box 🍪🍪🍪

03/01/2026

Only licensed veterinarians should perform surgery and anesthesia. Ear cropping and tail docking is surgery.

A woman was arrested Thursday after law enforcement discovered she was performing surgeries on dogs while unlicensed.
https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/polk-county-woman-accused-of-performing-unsafe-surgeries-on-dogs-while-unlicensed/

02/20/2026

Did you know that if your pet is displaying signs like increased frequency of urination, squatting to urinate but not producing much, and/or blood in the urine, it might be more than just a urinary tract infection?

Uroliths (bladder stones) can also be a cause of these symptoms and can be mistaken for a UTI without proper diagnostics, namely x-rays. Sometimes, if they are small, a prescription diet can be used to dissolve them. However, some require surgical removal, like these ones did. In fact, these may be among the biggest uroliths we have ever removed from a patient here at the clinic!

Can anyone guess what kind of dog these bladder stones came from? 🤔

01/20/2026

Due to the inclement weather and weather forecast predicting the lake effect band moving back up through our area this afternoon/evening, we will be closing the clinic today at 2:00pm. In the event of a medical emergency with your pets while the clinic is closed, please contact one of the local emergency clinics below:

Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center
716-662-6660

BluePearl Veterinary Emergency Clinic
716-839-4043

Green Acres Veterinary Center
716-694-0122

Stay warm and stay safe! ❄️❄️❄️🌀🌀🌀