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Your Trusted Veterinarian in South Berwick, ME
Salmon Falls Animal Hospital has been a trusted community-based veterinary practice serving South Berwick, Maine, and surrounding areas for over two decades. Our dedicated team of experienced veterinarians and staff specializes in comprehensive medical care, emphasizing preventive wellness programs tailored to each pet's unique needs. We prioritize individualized attention, combining advanced diagnostics and treatment with compassionate customer service to ensure optimal health outcomes for companion animals.Our facility offers a wide range of services including routine wellness exams, vaccinations, dental care, surgical procedures, pain management, and emergency care through specialized partnerships. With a strong commitment to client education and community engagement, we strive to maintain transparency in all interactions while fostering long-term relationships built on trust and expertise.
Services
Wellness Exams
Vaccinations
Dental Care
Spay/Neuter
Surgical Procedures
Highlights and features
- We offer 20+ years of dedicated veterinary experience in the South Berwick community.
- Our team provides individualized care tailored to each pet's specific needs.
- We maintain advanced diagnostic and surgical capabilities with board-certified partnerships.
- We implement comprehensive wellness programs emphasizing preventive health care.
- Our staff demonstrates proven emergency response capabilities through specialized partnerships.
What people say
Compassionate staff
Prompt emergency care
Exceptional treatment outcomes
Professional expertise
Lifelong client relationships
Services
Wellness Exams
Our comprehensive wellness examinations assess pets' overall health through physical evaluations, preventive screenings, and tailored care recommendations. We emphasize early disease detection through age-specific diagnostics and vaccination protocols. This service helps create customized wellness plans that evolve with pets throughout their life stages.
Dental Care
We provide complete dental services including routine cleanings, periodontal disease management, and extraction procedures to maintain pets' oral health. Advanced diagnostics identify hidden dental issues while professional treatments prevent systemic complications from oral bacteria. Our preventive education helps owners maintain proper at-home dental care.
Surgical Procedures
Our surgical suite offers soft tissue and orthopedic procedures using modern anesthetic monitoring and pain management protocols. We perform spays/neuters, mass removals, and trauma repairs while maintaining strict sterility standards. Complex cases receive specialist referrals for advanced expertise and equipment.
Parasite Control
We implement customized parasite prevention programs targeting heartworm, fleas, ticks, and intestinal parasites through year-round medication regimens. Diagnostic testing identifies existing infestations while species-specific treatments ensure effective elimination. Client education emphasizes zoonotic disease prevention for household safety.
Emergency Care
We provide immediate triage and stabilization for critical conditions through partnered emergency facilities while offering urgent daytime care for acute injuries and illnesses. Our protocols ensure rapid assessment of emergencies like toxic ingestion, trauma, and acute illness during operating hours.
People
Aimee Zelman
Veterinarian
Dr. Zelman has dedicated her veterinary career to compassionate companion animal care, emphasizing client communication and personalized treatment plans for pets in South Berwick.
Kevin Chermak
Veterinarian
Dr. Chermak brings extensive small animal medical experience to our team, focusing on diagnostic accuracy and treatment effectiveness for community pets in the greater Maine area.
Dana
Practice Manager
With veterinary technology expertise, Dana oversees daily operations while maintaining hands-on patient care standards across all medical and administrative hospital functions.
Cassie
Veterinary Assistant
Cassie supports our medical team with dedicated patient handling and client communication, bringing specialized attention to animal comfort during veterinary visits.
Makenzie
Veterinary Assistant
Since joining our team, Makenzie has applied her veterinary training to enhance patient care coordination and assist in medical procedures with compassionate animal handling techniques.
Questions
What services does Salmon Falls Animal Hospital offer?
We provide wellness exams, vaccinations, dental care, surgical procedures, parasite prevention, and emergency triage. Specialized services include pain management, nutritional counseling, and life-stage specific treatment plans.
How can I schedule an appointment?
Contact us directly at 207-384-2123 during operating hours Monday through Friday to schedule wellness visits, vaccinations, or diagnostic appointments for your pet.
What should I bring for my pet's first visit?
Bring current vaccination records, existing medical history, and a list of medications or supplements for comprehensive medical evaluation and treatment planning.
Do you handle emergency situations?
We provide urgent care during operating hours and partner with Critical Care and Referral of NH for after-hours emergency services. Contact us immediately for triage guidance.
How does the hospital manage pet pain?
We implement species-specific pain management protocols including preemptive analgesia for surgeries and chronic pain treatment plans for degenerative conditions like arthritis in senior pets.
What wellness programs are available?
Our preventive programs include annual/semi-annual check-ups, heartworm/tick disease screening, intestinal parasite testing, and age-appropriate diagnostics to maintain lifelong pet health.
Reviews (4)
Ryan Grogan
Nov 21, 2021
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Please do not go there! They charge you for every little thing and still seem to do nothing. Our dog broke his nail off and somehow cost us $182. Yet they didnt remove the rest of the nail that was hanging on. Gave him a comprehensive exam lol! for $58. We will never bring our animals back to this place they are frauds.
Please do not go there! They charge you for every little thing and still seem to do nothing. Our dog broke his nail off and somehow cost us $182. Yet they didnt remove the rest of the nail that was hanging on. Gave him a comprehensive exam lol! for $58. We will never bring our animals back to this place they are frauds.
Ursula Hilton
Sep 18, 2021
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Not good service. Veterinarian had to be told by tecnition what do do. Veterinarian had to be told animal was up to date on shots. If tecnition had not been there. Animals would have gotten un necessary shots. Also had to get urine sample for them. That is what I pay them for. Like really. Will not go back there.
Galen Goforth
May 25, 2021
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We have been coming here for just over a year now and they are amazing with both of my dogs and my cat. They treat them like they are their own every time!
Jacob Staples
May 21, 2021
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I have recently moved to the area from the south and had no clue how bad the tick concentration is in the area (worse than Alabama!), I found some on my pup and was worried. Salmon Falls was amply accommodating toward my schedule and maintained safe practices for covid. After finding out my hound needed medication and treatment I thought the bill would be stout but I was pleasantly surprised when the bill was a mere fraction of what I was expecting. The vet and associated techs and staff were more than informative of course of treatment and other plans to keep my old pooch happy and healthy. Highly
